So it's Shark Week and I just realized I completely
forgot to cover the shark emoji in the Sealife
episode.
There are other emojis I've failed to cover
in their appropriate category episode but
I'll sweep them up in future in increasingly
tenuous categories.
Today, the 29th of July, is special because
it's both Shark Week and International Tiger
Day, making it Tiger Shark Day.
Apple's shark, Steven, is an awkward guy who's
in that weird halfway between menacing and
cute. I can relate.
Google's shark is in a bad mood. It looks
kinda fin-icky.
Microsoft Shark has a gawp-maw. It looks like
a really... badly-drawn... shark.
Samsung's is let down that I forgot it in
that last episode. Look, you weren't on Emojipedia's
Animals and Nature page. This is all down
to Jeremy Burge, and I can't really decry
him. If it weren't for him, there would be
no Mixed Emoji at all, because I'd be far
too lazy to put these things together without
the website. Personally, I'm glad he has nothing
better to do.
Emojipedia were ahead of the curve in designing
a shark emoji, and this one can stand on its
own two fins. It's kinda like a gun that you
need two hands to wield.
Facebook's has been captured at just the moment
when it realises the futility of marine life.
Awh.
Then, Twitter's is one who has always been
aware of that. Damn, shark. I getcha.
EmojiOne's is far more at peace with the sheer
meaninglessness of everything.
And fin-ally we have Emojidex, a keen boy
who subverts the familiar shape of a dorsal
fin protruding from the water's surface by
having its face on the fin. Don't you just
wanna throw it some... donuts?
So, I like EmojiOne the best. There's a sense
of fun in that smile that's really what emoji
is all about. And it's definitely better than
this old design.
If you liked this video, can I use you as
a reference on my CV?
