
<p>Stickers, or large-scale emoticons, have become a phenomenon in the age of the smart device. Originating in Asia, where some sticker sets have helped companies reel in sizeable revenues and stake out space in the cultural zeitgeist, they're now spreading to messaging apps and social platforms like Facebook, Path, Viber, and Kik, just to name a few.</p><p>The concept of stickers is not new at all many can surely remember a time of flash-animated banner ads promoting googly-eyed smiley faces for AOL Instant Messenger.</p><p>So why then are stickers now seeing success in the mobile era?</p><p>Short answer: good design.</p><p><a href="http://thenextweb.com/dd/2013/09/06/design-that-sticks-meet-the-designers-behind-the-mobile-messaging-sticker-craze/">Keep reading...</a></p>