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Some might fear that our dependence on emojis signals a backward step in civilization, a reversion to pictography and the limits of literal representation.
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Ligaya Mishan Melody Melamed, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2022
Ken Falk is a graphic designer, the kind of dad who, upon seeing a magazine ad, might provide an impromptu discourse on pictography.
—Chris Ballard, SI.com, 8 Mar. 2018
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Ligaya Mishan Melody Melamed, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2022
Ken Falk is a graphic designer, the kind of dad who, upon seeing a magazine ad, might provide an impromptu discourse on pictography.
—Chris Ballard, SI.com, 8 Mar. 2018
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“Pictography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pictography. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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