October 5, 2007

Harvey & Smiley



A few facts from this site. Harvey Ball, a graphic artist from Worcester, Massachusetts, created the smiley face (not Forrest Gump!) in 1963. The State Mutual life Assurance Company hired him to design a logo to cheer up the employees because the company was not doing well. Harvey wanted to do a simple symbol that will bring smile to their face.

Visit the site to find out rest of the story, and story about the original 100 button pins.
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http://www.bitwisegifts.com/page/bg/CTGY/smiley-face-history

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