How a simple line drawing of a smiley face became a global shorthand for brands to connect with people on an emotional level When Franklin Loufrani trademarked the now iconic smiling face symbol in ...

The iconic yellow smiley face has an interesting story behind it - and it was around long before the emoticon. In 1963, comic artist and graphic designer Harvey Ball was commissioned by an ...

Of the six billion emoji that are sent globally every day, around 70% are emotion based – for example, smiley face, love hearts ... been the first to use an emoticon Whilst explaining the ...

An exhibit and companion English-language book explores how Czech design has influenced everyday life—from toys to hiking ...

To the casual observer, it is just a photo of a man holding up a smiley face - an image used hundreds of millions of times a day in messages across the world to say "happy". But this smiley face ...