Angela Guzman is a Colombian-American graphic designer best known for designing the original set of Apple Emoji as a design intern at Apple.
Angela Guzman | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Rhode Island School of Design (BFA, 2006 / MFA, 2009) |
| Occupation(s) | Designer and entrepreneur |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Known for | designing the original set of Apple Emoji |
| Website | angelaguzman.co |
Early life and education
editGuzman was born in Bogotá, Colombia and raised in Key Largo, Florida.[1][2] She attended high school at Palmer Trinity School in Miami, Florida.[3] In 2006, Guzman graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Industrial Design, followed by a Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design in 2009.[4]
Career
editPrior to completing her Masters of Fine Arts (MFA), Guzman was offered an internship position at Apple on the iPhone design team in 2008.[5] As an intern working with Raymond Sepulveda she was responsible for designing hundreds of the original emojis found on Apple devices,[6][7][8] starting with the engagement ring.[9] After receiving her MFA, Guzman returned to Apple and worked there for five years on projects including FaceTime, iMessage, and additional emoji sets.[10][11] Subsequently, she has worked at Airbnb[10] and Google[10] where she managed experiences found on Google Assistant.[12] As of 2020 Guzman is the CEO and founder of Tijiko, a company centered on digital coaching.[13][10] She also speaks on the standardization of user interfaces and user design.[14]
References
edit- ^ Lovera, Patricia Sulbarán (19 December 2018). "Emojis de Apple: Ángela Guzmán, la joven colombiana que creó estos íconos hace una década". BBC. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Ella es la creadora de tus emojis favoritos". Azteca Noticias (in Spanish). 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Angela Guzman. From a curious PTS art student, to the designer of the Emoji". palmertrinity.org. Summer 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "RISD Undergraduate Viewbook 2018/19". palmertrinity.org. Fall 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ Brigham, Katie (26 October 2018). "Apple's Emoji Origin Story". CNBC. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ Paskin, Willa (15 April 2020). "Why Did Poop Get Cute?". Slate Magazine.
- ^ Mahindru, Megha (4 December 2018). "The secret origin of the poop emoji". Vogue India.
- ^ Pardes, Arielle (20 July 2018). "Exploji! A Timeline of Emoji's Sudden, Drastic Rise". Wired. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Raising a :) to 10 years of the emoji". CNN International. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d Simones, . From: Ivylise (28 September 2020). "This Emoji Designer Created A Digital Platform To Reconnect With Her Colombian Roots". The Huffington Post – via ProQuest.
- ^ Alarcón, Marcela (16 May 2019). "Do you know who created the emojis for iPhone?". El Espectador. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ Reyes, Ánderson Zapata (7 January 2019). "Angela Guzmán, la creadora de los emojis más populares de Apple". www.elpais.com.co.
- ^ Kelly, Samantha Murphy (May 12, 2020). "People can't stop using these emojis during the pandemic". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ "Cómo diseñar una mejor interacción entre usuarios y tecnología". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). 29 October 2019.