Graphic Design with the 1960s • Emoji Design Challenge
CREATE YOUR OWN EMOJI
Define → Ideate → Prototype → Showcase
📋 THE BIG IDEA: You are an emoji designer. Your mission is to research existing emoji, find what's missing, design an original emoji using only shapes in Canva, and pitch it to your classmates — who will act as the Unicode Consortium and vote on whether your emoji gets approved.
🚫 THE RULE: Shapes + Combo App ONLY. No pre-made icons, stickers, templates, or clipart from Canva. If you didn't build it, you can't use it.
🗺️ YOUR ROADMAP
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DEFINE
Day 1
Research & pitch your concept
✏️
IDEATE
Day 2
Sketch & plan your design
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PROTOTYPE
Days 3–4
Build in Canva + showcase slide
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SHOWCASE
Days 5–6
Gallery walk + Unicode vote
📱 YOUR FOUR STEPS
Tap each phase to open that day's assignment with full instructions.
STEP 1: DEFINE
Emoji history, Unicode Consortium, research your concept, submit your idea
STEP 2: IDEATE
Sketch thumbnails, shapes-only demo, start experimenting in Canva
STEP 3: PROTOTYPE
Build your emoji in Canva, export PNG, start your showcase slide
STEP 4: SHOWCASE
Gallery walk, peer review, Unicode Consortium vote
🔗 QUICK LINKS
📤 WHAT YOU'LL TURN IN
Day 1: Emoji Define Form
Days 3–4: Emoji PNG (transparent bg)
Day 4: Showcase slide completed
Days 5–6: Peer review sheets (paper — your teacher hands them out)
⚠️ REMEMBER: SHAPES ONLY
✅ Circles, rectangles, triangles, lines
✅ Combo App (union, subtract, intersect, exclude)
🚫 NO pre-made icons or stickers
🚫 NO templates or uploaded clipart
If you didn't draw it with shape tools, you can't use it.
🗺️ TU MAPA DE RUTA
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DEFINIR
Día 1
Investiga y presenta tu concepto
✏️
IDEAR
Día 2
Dibuja y planifica tu diseño
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PROTOTIPO
Días 3–4
Construye en Canva + slide
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PRESENTAR
Días 5–6
Galería + voto Unicode
📱 TUS CUATRO PASOS
Haz clic en cada fase para abrir la actividad de ese día.
PASO 1: DEFINIR
Historia del emoji, Consorcio Unicode, investiga tu concepto, envía tu idea
PASO 2: IDEAR
Dibuja bocetos, demostración de solo figuras, empieza a experimentar en Canva
PASO 3: PROTOTIPO
Construye tu emoji en Canva, exporta PNG, empieza tu slide de presentación
PASO 4: PRESENTAR
Galería, revisión de compañeros, voto del Consorcio Unicode
🔗 ENLACES RÁPIDOS
📤 LO QUE VAS A ENTREGAR
Día 1: Formulario de Definición
Días 3–4: Emoji PNG (fondo transparente)
Día 4: Slide de presentación
Días 5–6: Formularios de revisión (en papel — tu maestro/a los reparte)
⚠️ RECUERDA: SOLO FIGURAS
✅ Círculos, rectángulos, triángulos, líneas
✅ App Combo (union, subtract, intersect, exclude)
🚫 NO íconos ni stickers pre-hechos
🚫 NO plantillas ni clipart subido
Si no lo dibujaste con herramientas de figuras, no lo puedes usar.