Mind Blown (blue)

All Stereohype button badges available at stereohype.com are classic high quality one inch (25mm) metal back badges with so-called D-pin. Tiny stickers at the back mention the artist, release date, series number, etc. The growing collection of these mobile mini canvases – featuring over 1,700 individual designs by over 600 international graphic designers, illustrators, photographers and artists – consists of all B.I.O. (By Invitation Only) contributions, winners of Stereohype's annual button badge design competition and additional series such as the special collaborations: AFOMFS Series, MICA Series, 10x10 Series and Emoji Series. Badges are manufactured in the United Kingdom.

This artwork is from Stereohype's Emoji Series. The colour variant with blue background was added in June 2017.

‘There are a couple of missing emoji that I would use a lot. A “no brainer” and also the “mind blown” emoji that I chose to create on this occasion. This emoji would replace my regular use of emoticons O_O and O_o and the alternative “OMG” and “un-be-lievable” to express utter astonishment.’ — Tomi Vollauschek, FL@33

Excerpt from the book The Story of Emoji by Gavin Lucas (Designed by FL@33 and published by Prestel, 2016).

FL@33 is a multi-disciplinary design studio for visual communication with over 20 years of experience. Its two founders met on the Royal College of Art's postgraduate Communication Art and Design course in London and set up their company there after graduating in 2001.

Since then, FL@33 has created an award-winning, internationally published body of work, ranging from self-initiated projects to commissioned work for clients from around the world, across many different sectors, regardless of size and budget. Their work spans from logos and visual identity systems to tone of voice, image-making to complete book designs, from magazine and book cover designs to posters and websites, moving image and spatial design.

The Franco-Austrian founding directors have been described as multi-lingual, multi-specialised design activists consistently striving to exceed expectations of their demanding clients – using wit and humour to create fresh, imaginative and engaging visual communication, products and interior designs.

FL@33 is today led by co-founding Creative Director Tomi Vollauschek – a Frankfurt am Main, Germany-born Austrian. He is an inspirational, passionate and dedicated designer who gives international lectures, judges, art directs, consults, designs, curates, exhibits, contributes to books and magazines, conceives, compiles, edits and writes his own internationally published books, runs workshops, teaches and also develops design products for the studio's sister company, Stereohype. Stereohype.com was launched in 2004 as an international platform for both emerging and established talents and is a graphic art label with an online boutique.

A FL@33 monograph (Design & Designer 033 – FL@33) was published in 2005 by Pyramyd. FL@33's Tomi Vollauschek (under the FL@33 tag) also authored and designed three books that were published worldwide by Laurence King and partner publishers: Postcard (2008), Made & Sold: Toys, T-Shirts, Prints, Zines and Other Stuff (2009) and The 3D Type Book (2011). In the same year FL@33’s popular online sound collection project bzzzpeek.com was exhibited in New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Together, Agathe and Tomi self-published the widely acclaimed Trans-form magazine (2001) and the tenth anniversary book and exhibition catalogue Stereohype 2004–2014 that Tomi conceived, compiled and designed.

External link: flat33.com

Created by: FL@33 / Tomi Vollauschek

These custom emoji artworks originally featured in the FL@33-designed book The Story of Emoji by Gavin Lucas (Prestel Publishing, March 2016). 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 gives them away as a free surprise badge with selected Stereohype T-shirts. Released: April 2016 as part of the book launch exhibition.