Emojify – not to be confused with Emojify – is a funky little iPhone app that transforms pictures into ASCII-style emoji art. Courtesy of Singapore-based app developers VoidWorks, Emojify lets ...

Like emoticons or ASCII art, emoji have been transformed from a visual vernacular into something that's used to create works of art. It’s been happening for while says Salditch.

Hey, keyboard art enthusiasts — we’re holding a contest on Underwire to see what kind of ASCII art skillz our readers have. A couple weeks ago, I posted an ASCII art slide show based on some ...

The simplest examples of this include <3 (heart) and : -) (the original smiley — precursor to today’s rich suite of emojis). If you don’t see the heart and smiley, try tilting your head to ...