EVERYONE KNOWS the ingredients of a smiley face: the egg-yolk circle, the black oblong eyes, the curved grin. It has pervaded pop culture since the 1960s, when hippies stickered it onto VW buses and ...

The Smiley face—we all know it. The universal yellow and black face with its signature upturned grin, a quintessential pop culture symbol, is officially 50 years old this year. Trademarked by French ...

In a video installation by James Joyce, a yellow circle rotates as two black ovals and a curved line tumble at the bottom, thwarted by gravity. Watching the video, Perseverance in the Face of ...

Nearly 50 years ago, one person gave birth to the iconic smiley face, while someone on the other side of the world turned it into a cash cow worth millions of dollars. Stepping into The Smiley Co.

The iconic yellow Smiley face is everywhere in CentralWorld. The man who has helped catapult this character to fame tells you everything you need to know about it. Smiley, the iconic yellow face with ...

To mark five decades of Smiley, Creative Review commissioned five exclusive artworks to explore how brands can build an emotional connection In 2022, the Smiley brand turns 50. Over that time, the ...