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The evolution of communication

on YouTube 15m
Talkat Collision 2017 · 2017-05-02..05-04· [design-collaboration]

speaker

name:Ba Blackstock
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video:https://youtu.be/-hUPG8rOkdU
slides:none on file

summary

Spent 12 years on one cartoon then runs a one‑month experiment making 10 comics a day (ten 8‑panel strips = 80 panels daily) to force rapid iteration. Traces communication from face‑to‑face through phone, text, emoticons and emoji to stickers, arguing stickers become full cartoon statements but lack identity, so the avatar matters. Builds Bitstrips into mobile and launches Bitmoji turns you into a cartoon that combines avatar + cartoon language; product ships and scales, claiming it makes text more human again.

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chapters (10)

  1. 0:00Introduction
  2. 1:05Personal cartoon struggle
  3. 2:36Cartoons as a visual language
  4. 4:47Communication revolutions
  5. 6:15Phone vs texting limitations
  6. 7:44Emoticons and emoji evolution
  7. 9:32Stickers and cartoon language
  8. 10:35Identity in digital communication
  9. 11:17Avatars and bitmoji
  10. 13:08Future of communication

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