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I don't understand this criticism in relation with this new "black and white" font. All (non-emoji) fonts are monochrome, and the designer will change the colou

I don't understand this criticism in relation with this new "black and white" font. All (non-emoji) fonts are monochrome, and the designer will change the colour as they see fit. Most emoji fonts OTOH were always the same colour regardless of the surrounding text, making designs harder. This font allows it to be coloured and bolded, making it easier to use in a cohesive design. Colour is a key affordance, and this font only makes it easier to achieve a good UX.

xiphias2 4y ago
,,Colour is a key affordance, and this font only makes it easier to achieve a good UX.'' What mono color setting of the doughnut emoji makes it easier for my old mother to recognize the doughnot over showing one with multiple colors? How does being able to specify the color for the empty / non empty battery symbols make it harder to achieve bad UX? At this point making it hard to achieve bad UX by UX designers should be preferred over making it easier to achieve good UX, as designers don't have the capability to do user testing on a huge variety of people.
- OJFord 4y ago
  Don't use this font for your mother then? The rest of us aren't forced to use XL sized text because some people need it, I don't see why emoji colour should be any different.
  - xiphias2 4y ago
    I just checked for status bar icon packs, and while I can change the icons themselves (and probably the foreground/background color), there's no way to get rid of mono color....the color feature has gone forever.
    - msrenee 4y ago
      What app are you using that has already adopted this font?
    - vurpo 4y ago
      Noto Emoji and Noto Color Emoji are two different fonts. Do you somehow already have Noto Emoji (the new one) installed on your system?
  - kevingadd 4y ago
    Very, VERY few apps let you choose the emoji set to use.
- leaflets2 4y ago
  I don't understand, do you / your mother need to click the emojis? User interface I've seen use buttons for clicking, and the buttons can be colored, regardless of the emoji colors or lack thereof. In fact, with black-white emojis, then, colored buttons get even simpler to spot. So, the remark you made seems off topic to me. I'm sad about your mother though, and father. I hope Google and others won't make the important buttons black-white-gray only.

xiphias2 4y ago

,,Colour is a key affordance, and this font only makes it easier to achieve a good UX.'' What mono color setting of the doughnut emoji makes it easier for my old mother to recognize the doughnot over showing one with multiple colors? How does being able to specify the color for the empty / non empty battery symbols make it harder to achieve bad UX? At this point making it hard to achieve bad UX by UX designers should be preferred over making it easier to achieve good UX, as designers don't have the capability to do user testing on a huge variety of people.

OJFord 4y ago
Don't use this font for your mother then? The rest of us aren't forced to use XL sized text because some people need it, I don't see why emoji colour should be any different.
- xiphias2 4y ago
  I just checked for status bar icon packs, and while I can change the icons themselves (and probably the foreground/background color), there's no way to get rid of mono color....the color feature has gone forever.
  - msrenee 4y ago
    What app are you using that has already adopted this font?
  - vurpo 4y ago
    Noto Emoji and Noto Color Emoji are two different fonts. Do you somehow already have Noto Emoji (the new one) installed on your system?
- kevingadd 4y ago
  Very, VERY few apps let you choose the emoji set to use.
leaflets2 4y ago
I don't understand, do you / your mother need to click the emojis? User interface I've seen use buttons for clicking, and the buttons can be colored, regardless of the emoji colors or lack thereof. In fact, with black-white emojis, then, colored buttons get even simpler to spot. So, the remark you made seems off topic to me. I'm sad about your mother though, and father. I hope Google and others won't make the important buttons black-white-gray only.