"There really truly is irony in the concept over a dispute over a smile," WooSox President Dr. Charles Steinberg said with a ...

Harvey Ball, a commercial artist whose design of a “smiley face” became a pop icon for the 1970s, died Thursday in Worcester, Mass., after a short illness. He was 79.

WORCESTER, Mass. — Back in 1963, Worcester resident and commercial artist Harvey Ball invented the smiley face. In 1999, Ball created World Smile Day to encourage kindness and combat the over ...

The late artist Harvey Ball created the iconic image in the basement of his Worcester home in 1963. ... GRAPHIC ARTIST HARVEY BALL GOT THE JOB TO CREATE A SMILEY FACE BUTTON. >> THERE IT IS.

WORCESTER — The whole world will be smiling with you on Oct. 4 for "World Smile Day." Worcester native and freelance artist Harvey Ball, inventor of the iconic smiley face, created "World Smile ...

What began as an unusual assignment for graphic designer Harvey Ball eventually turned into a world-famous symbol of happiness. ... “The simple yellow smiley face created in 1963 ...

As the story goes, Worcester commercial artist Harvey Ball crafted the simple image of a turned-up mouth in 1963 as part of a campaign by Worcester Mutual Fire Insurance to promote good will in ...

Capital Co Ltd’s device mark, for use on goods in Classes 14, 16, 18 and 25, was found to be confusingly similar to Harvey Ball Smile Limited’s earlier ‘double-eyed smiley face’ mark. Register for ...

The question of who truly invented the smiley remains. In 1963, Harvey Ball, ... the smiley face gained even more prominence as it became associated with the burgeoning rave and electronic music ...

Ask any Worcester resident about Harvey Ball and they'll give you a smile in return. "Harvey Ball and Smiley are really one of the wonderful points of pride for Worcester," said WooSox President ...