Task 6: Emoji Story

Did you rely more on syllables, words, ideas or a combination of all of them?

For my process, I relied on a combination of words and ideas. I’m not very good at deciphering syllables from emojis, so I decided to create short emoji sentences to describe the plot of the story. I searched for words based on the ideas that I wanted to convey based on a very simplified plot, to make it easier for the viewer to understand.

Did you start with the title? Why? Why not?

Yes, I did start with the title for this assignment. I went through the titles in the series that I wanted to represent, and this was the first and easiest title to convey with emojis. I wanted to choose a title that could be easily identifiable with emojis, so the viewer wouldn’t have to do much guesswork. For me, I had trouble understanding the sentences from Emoji Dick, so I didn’t want my viewers to be stumped the same way I was. Also, having the title right off the bat made it easier for me to visualize what I wanted to show for the rest of the plot.

Did you choose the work based on how easy would it be to visualize? 

I based my work off of  how well I knew the story; I wanted to know it well enough to be creative in my depiction of the plot, so I chose to base this off of my favourite fantasy series. I was able to very easily type in the words that I wanted, although I was stuck on the last emoji sentence, as I couldn’t find the specific word that I was looking for.  Instead, I had to be creative and write a short emoji sequence that described what I wanted.