Member joh… Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 This topic was imported from the Typophile platform Is it appropriate to use punctuation in the vicinity of smiley faces? For example :), does the comma look like a chin here? I'm really confused :(... Sometimes I feel that surrounding punctuation undermines the legibility of those symbols but on the other hand they should ideally be treated as full words. Link to comment
Member par… Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 :(... That's what I look like when I watch beach volleyball. Link to comment
Member Que… Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Great question :) I guess no one ever get to question this, cos smileys aren't really used in what you might call formal texts, so book typographers are probably never confronted with this question. And I wonder how many people design their emails and blog posts (If you'll find them anywhere, it's probably here...) Anyway, as smileys are made of punctuation, it's unavoidable that there are some conflicts there. I just try to integrate them somehow (like this :) ) Just try to have fun with it and make up your own rules, cos there is no rulebook yet (though there might be one someday, image that: A corporate identity manual regarding the use of smileys in documents) LOL =:~P cheerio Queneau Link to comment
Member Fro… Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 :-? That's me smoking my pipe. Link to comment
Member Que… Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Looks more like a cigarette to me, frodo frank... |-) cheerio Queneau Link to comment
Member Jon… Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 And how does one end parenthetical statements with emoticons? Link to comment
Member phr… Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 8| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...from the Fontry Link to comment
Member Fro… Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Queneau I'm open for suggestions! Link to comment
Member Chr… Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Because I know we're going to end up here anyway… Link to comment
Member joh… Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 wohhow, that Chris.com stuff is neat. Link to comment
Member Que… Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 @frode frank Ceci n'est pas une pipe ;) cheerio Queneau Link to comment
Member Fro… Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Love the image! Google search. Link to comment
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