Tech giant Google has officially started rolling out its brand new Noto 3D emoji collection across Android devices and Google services. To celebrate this major feature launch, Google released a fun and engaging update explaining how these everyday chat icons were transformed into three dimensions.
The exciting update gives fans a behind the scenes look at the full creation process. Designers shared key details about the software tools used, fixes made for dark mode readability, and the reasons for changing certain floating head icons into full bodied designs.
However, the detail that grabbed the most public attention was a hilarious design experiment regarding 360 degree views. Since a 3D object exists from every angle, the design team jokingly asked if emojis have a backside. To test the idea, they created a spinning 3D smiley face that turns around to reveal a funny pair of buttocks, lightheartedly showing the unexpected challenges of turning flat 2D art into complete 3D models.
