Microsoft redesigns its emoji portfolio: flat colors give way to 3D and new post-pandemic realities

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Yesterday we learned of Microsoft&39;s intention to revive Clippy through a survey on social networks if they exceeded 20,000 likes and in less than a day they had passed that amount. But Microsoft&39;s longtime assistants won&39;t be the only ones going under the knife, as the company is redesigning more than 1,800 of its emojis and icons for Windows, Microsoft 365, Office or Microsoft Teams."

Microsoft addresses a profound change in a large part of the icons that we have seen so far on its different platforms.From flat shapes, we started to have characters with relief where 3D is the protagonist New emojis that start their new journey from now on.

Adapted to the new times

There will be about 1,800 emojis that will be redesigned and of these, 900 will have animations in Microsoft Teams. Claire Anderson, the person in charge of supervising the process, affirms that this change is a tribute to Skype, an application that we remember, gives up its place in Windows 11 to Microsoft Teams.

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In a statement announcing the changes, Anderson says that as the world moves toward hybrid work settings that combine in-person with remote and expressive forms of digital communication, they are more important than ever. It is clear that the last few months where teleworking has gained strength have had an impact on Microsoft.It is enough to remember how they have announced Windows 365 in a clear commitment to rental software that facilitates teleworking and adapts to the new times. And the new emojis are just a way to expose these changes"

The new emojis, of which we only have hints for now, offer Microsoft's interpretation of what these changes mean Emojis that are not perfect circles now because people are not perfect and that express new realities to which we have all become accustomed.

The new emojis and icons are committed to the Fluent Design style so that they will integrate much better into Windows 11 and other Microsoft applications. New emojis that will not be available until almost the end of the year.

Via | The Verge