Marty Allen

Emojis are everywhere, from Facebook and Twitter to the desperate texts from your mum asking again how to log into the Netflix account you set up for her. We're all familiar with the smiley face laughing hysterically, the grinning cat and the guy with the dodgy 'tache, but what's the story behind these ubiquitous pictograms? Over the following pages, EMOJIS reveals all with a series of hilarious interviews and exposes with some of the most popular icons from the social media scene. Did you know, for example, that the couple in love emoji is now actually embroiled in a bitter divorce after he cheated on her with the princess icon? Or that in a past life the smiley with the crosses for eyes was the model for the famous Nirvana smiley face logo of the early 90s? You do now! Along with these eye-opening tales, you will also meet the pictograms that the developers never wanted you to see, like the emoji who's drunk too much and is now throwing up, the punk cat with the Mohican or the bearded hipster smiley with thick-rimmed glasses.And if that's not enough, there's a hilarious section on misunderstanding emojis plus a guide to the best films, books, albums and more described for you only in the language of the emoticon.

Great designs for ramps and rails to keep you entertained at school or in the office. Are you sat at your desk, bored out of your mind? Well get this cool kit and create your own fingerboard skatepark using just a few bits of stationery, some tape, and some glue. Containing 15 different designs for quarter pipes, halfpipes, fun boxes, grind rails, and more, you could soon be creating some sick lines right there on your desktop. Every ramp comes with simple step-by-step instructions and uses readily available materials, meaning you can make a ramp out of just about anything. And every obstacle comes with a template to make sure your ramps have perfectly smooth curves and angles, which means you'll be busting out amazing tricks at your desk in no time. And the best thing about the book is it comes with your very own fingerboard and the book packaging can be turned into a handy first fun box to get you practising tricks straight away. You will also get some card to start building ramps with, plus some cool stickers to decorate your board and your skate park. So what are waiting for...get building!