How Do New Emoji Happen?
September 16, 2020I co-authored the emoji proposal that brought 🧶, 🧷, 🧵, (and finally this year, " sewing needle ") into the world (er, Unicode standard…
Hi, there.
I'm Amberley.
Front-end engineer, accessibility advocate, and unrepentant generalist.
Previously @ Gatsby. Podcast co-host @ Fullstack Health.
Dog mom. Yarn nerd. Clear eyes, full heart. You can sit with me.
Writing Elsewhere
- A Browser-Based, Open Source Tool for Alternative Communication (CSS Tricks)
- Using Gatsby Without GraphQL (GatsbyJS)
- Seriously, though. What is a progressive web app? (Medium)
- My Evolving Relationship With my Sister with Angelman Syndrome (The Arc)
- Planting Trees (Or How I Learned How to Plan for the Future) (The Arc)
Speaking
- "Making Modern Web Performance Accessible." (FITC Spotlight, 3.23.2019).
- "What's Your JAMstack?". (JAMstack Conf NYC, 4.9.2019).
- "A Deep Dive Into Gatsby Image". (Gatsby Days NYC, 5.6.2019).
Interviews
- Interview with Amberley Romo. (A11y Rules Podcast)
- Language Formation with Amanda Hickman and Amberley Romo. (The Frontside Podcast)
- Getting into Gatsby with Amberley Romo. (Tech Jr Podcast)