Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Jan 2024

Emojination Facilitates Inclusive Emoji Design Through Technical Writing: Fitting Tactical Technical Communication Inside Institutional Structures

John R. Gallagher ; Rebecca E. Avgoustopoulos University of Illinois System

Abstract

Creating new emojis is predicated on a system of technical writing that lobbies for new emojis to the Unicode Consortium. Emojination, an activist collective working for cultural inclusivity, helps everyday people write proposals for inclusive and culturally sensitive emojis. Through a case study of Emojination, this article describes ways that Tactical Technical Communication can work toward cultural inclusivity within regulatory frameworks.

Journal
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published
2024-01-01
DOI
10.1177/00472816231161062
Open Access
Closed
Topics
qualitative research multimodality technical communication

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