Who invented the smiley face?

Question

Now that I have received this extremely informative answers, I guess I should add one thing...I am asking, seriously about the person who came up with the yellow smiley face that is used generically now as a sign for happy...must be public domain

Answer 1

Here it is:

An early known instance of using two points and a semicircle to represent a smiling (and frowning) face is in a newspaper advertisement in the New York Herald Tribune, March 10, 1953, on page 20, columns 4–6. Promoting the film Lili, starring Leslie Caron, the ad read as follows:
☺ ☻
Today
You'll laugh ☺
You'll cry ☹
You'll kiss ♥ Lili
The film opened nationwide, so the ad may have run in many newspapers.

The smiley face, a yellow button with a smile and two dots representing eyes and a half circle representing a mouth, was invented by Harvey Ball in 1963 for a Worcester, Massachusetts based insurance firm State Mutual Life Assurance. Though there was an attempt to trademark the image, it fell into the public domain before that could be accomplished.

However, Franklin Loufrani of London based company SmileyWorld says he came up with the image in 1968 and is trademarked across 80 countries. As with David Stern of David Stern Inc., a Seattle-based advertising agency also claims to have invented the smiley. Stern reportedly developed his version in 1967 as part of an ad campaign for Washington Mutual, but says he did not think to trademark it.

The graphic was popularized in the early 1970s by a pair of brothers, Murray and Bernard Spain, who seized upon it in a campaign to sell novelty items. The two produced buttons as well as coffee mugs, t-shirts, bumper stickers and many other items emblazoned with the symbol and the phrase "Have a happy day" (devised by Murray). By 1972 there were an estimated 50 million smiley face buttons throughout the U.S., at which point the fad began to subside.

Serves your purpose???

Answer 2

The smiley face, a yellow button with a smile and two dots representing eyes and a half circle representing a mouth, was invented by Harvey Ball in 1963 for a Worcester, Massachusetts based insurance firm, State Mutual Life Assurance.

Answer 3

HARVEY R.BALL is credited with Inventing the Yellow Smiley Face.
Here is the authentic report:
"The smiley face, a yellow button with a smile and two dots representing eyes and a half circle representing a mouth, was invented by Harvey Ball in 1963 for a Worcester, Massachusetts based insurance firm"

Source:

http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:VE7ZGYGvYa4J:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiley+Inventor+of+the+Yellow+Smiley+Face&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1

There are other two contestants for this honor. But Harvey stands out as the first one. to have invented it in 1953 for an Insurance Company. Franklin Loufrain of London claimed to have invented it in 1968 & David Stern in 1967.

The FULL CREDIT GOES TO Harvey R. Ball.

Source:
http://www.s-t.com/daily/04-01/04-14-01/a04wn028.htm

Answer 4

The earliest universal examples of the photograph are attributed to Harvey Ball, who devised the face in 1963 for a Worcester, Massachusetts, u . s . a .-based coverage enterprise, State Mutual existence coverage. Ball on no account tried to apply, sell or trademark the image; it fell into the regularly occurring public area in the US in the previous that should be executed. for this reason, Ball on no account made any earnings for the enduring photograph he allegedly created previous his preliminary $40 5 value. David Stern of David Stern Inc., a Seattle-based merchandising enterprise additionally claimed to have invented the smiley. Stern reportedly progressed his version in 1967 as area of an advert marketing campaign for Washington Mutual, yet says he did not think of to trademark it.

Answer 5

Invention and representation
An early known instance of using two points and a semicircle to represent a smiling (and frowning) face is in a newspaper advertisement in the New York Herald Tribune, March 10, 1953,

Answer 6

Harvey Ball invented the ORIGINAL smiley face in 1964:

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/smileyface.htm
http://www.s-t.com/daily/04-01/04-14-01/a04wn028.htm
http://www.ta7.de/txt/biografi/biog0056.htm

:-) Have a nice day!

Answer 7

Forest Gump

Answer 8

the smiley face was invented when adam and eve smiled:0

Answer 9

God? I mean he did create humans who did smile? So does that mean God created the smile as well as everything else?



Hey kriti,
Do you copy and paste much? LOL JK!

Answer 10

I agree with sunshine.. Peace.