Designing stickers for WhatsApp
Another way to express ourselves
Introduction
WhatsApp launched in 2009 as a text and voice messaging application changing the way we communicate with others. It is a free service that allows users to call, send text, images, or voice recordings to anyone in a very seamless way. It is well known for its privacy features and end-to-end encryption, and right now is one of the most popular messaging apps with 2 billion users over 180 countries and over 500 million daily active users.
The most common use cases of this app are to connect with relatives, friends, and also to run the business through this platform.
Emoji, a game-changer.
In the late 90s, Japan had access to mobile phones, which increased very fast due to the new technology, becoming very trendy among the Japanese population. However, the Mobile operators were struggling on supporting the needs of 80 million users at that time. In an effort to solve this problem, Engineers proposed a solution, the implementation of emojis in their platforms so people could express effectively in fewer words with just showing little…
