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Artists and collectors alike came out to support the Emoticon Project charity auction, which netted over $40,000 for non-profit Peace First. Attendees had a great time mingling with the artists, bidding on work and celebrating! 

For more on the event, including some kind words from project curator, Shepard Fairey, and Peace First’s Tal Gilad, visit the Peace First YouTube channel.

We asked six artists to rethink emoticons for a documentary series on TED.com. About the artistsLearn about Note.

:) BY STEVEN HARRINGTON

Steven Harrington reinterprets the :) emoticon for The Noteworthy Project.  About Steven Harrington.  Learn about Note.


:) BY STEVEN HARRINGTON

“A smile emoticon is a visual expression of happiness and joy. In reinterpreting the icon, I hope to breathe new life into its form by making it tangible and three-dimensional.”

OMG by Reza Ali

Reza Ali reinterprets OMG for the Noteworthy Project.  About Reza Ali.  Learn about Note.

OMG by Reza Ali

“OMG invites its audience to interact by speaking to it. Besides surprise, it can represent joy, sadness, anger, excitement, fear, shock, and relief. OMG changes in real-time to reflect that variation.”

>:-) by AJ Fosik

AJ Fosik reinterprets the >:-) emoticon for The Noteworthy Project.  About AJ Fosik.  Learn about Note.

>:-) by AJ Fosik

“I decided to transform the devious emoticon into an idol, taking a digital [way of conveying] emotion and meaning and merging it with a traditional physical one, subverting both to create something new.”

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