Just Kiddin

All Stereohype button badges available at stereohype.com are classic, high-quality, one-inch (25 mm) metal-back badges with a so-called D-pin fastening. Small stickers on the reverse provide details such as the artist’s name, release date and series number. This growing collection of mobile mini canvases includes more than 1,700 individual designs by over 650 graphic designers, illustrators, photographers and artists from around the world. It brings together all contributions to the FL@33 / Tomi Vollauschek-curated B.I.O. (By Invitation Only) series, winners of Stereohype’s international open-call button badge design competition, and additional collections including the special collaborations, AFOMFS Series, MICA Series, 10×10 Series and Emoji Series. All badges are manufactured in Europe.

‘When it comes to expressing yourself via emoji, it can be tricky to express negative emotions. There’s nothing stronger than an angry smiley or a “thumbs down”. But sometimes I do miss expressions of irony, a face-palm or maybe even a middle finger. You have to be careful with those though, because negative emotions might seem a lot more extreme in writing than in person. So, to minimize misunderstandings, I’ve prepared a “just kiddin” emoji. As soon as you’ve gone a little too far (or when you’re afraid that the person you’re conversing with might not get that you’re joking), this one comes in handy.’ — Friso Blankevoort

Excerpt from the book The Story of Emoji by Gavin Lucas. External link: thestoryofemoji.com

Friso Blankevoort (a.k.a. Freshco) is an illustrator / designer who lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. As far as he can remember he has always been drawing. Skateboarding culture has had a significant impact on his artistry, being inspired by the graffiti he saw around him when he first started skateboarding as a teenager in Haarlem and Amsterdam. Freshco studied illustration at the Willem the Kooning Academy in Rotterdam.

External link: frisoblankevoort.nl

Created by: Friso Blankevoort

These custom emoji artworks originally featured in the book The Story of Emoji by Gavin Lucas and designed by FL@33’s Tomi Vollauschek (Prestel Publishing). If you could create a new emoji, what would it be? Gavin Lucas asked a number of image-makers from around the world to design new emoji characters they wish really existed. Book contributions were submitted just before iOS 9 was released (which also included the 'Metal Fingers' / 'Devil's Horns' emoji addition). One day soon – hopefully – all these bespoke emoji suggestions will be included... This one inch (25mm) button badge series is a collaboration between Stereohype, Gavin Lucas and the selected emoji contributors Ali Graham, Crispin Finn, David Henckel, FL@33, Friso Blankevoort, Hey Studio, Jan Kallwejt, Julian Morey, Liza Nelson, Lucy Vigrass, Matt Chase, Matthew Bromley, Mr Bingo, Nick Shea, Noma Bar, Peskimo, Richard Hogg, Rob Flowers, Serge Seidlitz, Tane Williams and TwoPoints. Stereohype sells Emoji Series badges separately and we also give button badges away as free extra treats with each order. Released: April 2016 as part of the book launch exhibition. Please feel free to add a complimentary button badge of your choice to your next £/€ 5+ order using this add-on checkout voucher code: FreeBadgeOfChoice