Category Archives: Contemplations

On Children

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Noa Yaari

Several weeks ago, I started the process of adopting a child through the Public Adoption in Ontario. I’m also reading Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen (1993) these days. In it, they print Kahlil Gibran’s On … Continue reading →

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On the Advantage of Being an All-rounded Emoji

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Noa Yaari

In Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill writes “The man who has been active on campus, whose personality is such that he gets along with all kinds of people and who has done an adequate job with his studies has … Continue reading →

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Stickers and Emojis are Candies for the Eye

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Noa Yaari

The arrangement of stickers and emojis on a sheet influences the thoughts the viewers have while looking at them. For example, “what car do I like most?” or “a grape cluster can fall just like a leaf,” and subsequently, “which … Continue reading →

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Using Emojis as Reactions on Zoom

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Noa Yaari

On my December post, I was wondering if the engineers at Zoom can create shadows as a function in Background & Filters. This would add a realistic element to the filters that they already introduced into the platform. In this … Continue reading →

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Bend With Me Sway With Ease

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Noa Yaari

Over the last month, I’ve allowed myself to develop a new addiction; Michael Bublé’s version of Sway. In fact, I’m listening to it as I’m writing these very words. I can listen to it forever. Playing the song in a … Continue reading →

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Animated Filters and Shadows on Zoom

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Noa Yaari

I became aware of the animated filters on Zoom quite recently. They are one of my highlights of 2021. Engineers at Zoom, could you develop shadows for the objects that follow the user’s face?  Happy New Year!    

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How do you cite a caption with an emoji?

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Noa Yaari
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Using an Emoji in a Caption of a Painting

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Noa Yaari

I recently started to use an emoji of a book in the captions of my paintings for my art project at the Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies at the University of Toronto, titled “Word and Image Relationships at the … Continue reading →

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Google’s 23rd Birthday

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Noa Yaari

Apparently, today is Google’s 23rd birthday. There are so many reasons to wish Google a “Happy Birthday!” as it adds tremendous value to our culture and society. At the same time, I ponder where this culture of collecting and selling … Continue reading →

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How to Choose an Image for an Invitation

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Noa Yaari

The following isn’t an answer for the question positioned above, but rather several thoughts about the use of both words and images in a document. I’ll analyze an invitation that I recently prepared to my upcoming hands-on workshop at the … Continue reading →

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