The yellow smiley face may strike most people as an overused piece of e-mail shorthand, or a cute interjection in the scribbled notes passed between American teenagers, or a throwback to the era ...

In 1963, an artist called Harvey Ball in the USA created a big yellow smiley face. It became really popular - but over time Harvey became worried that it was losing its meaning.

As children, our earliest mental processing involves seeing the way in a very simple manner. We essential project our inner world onto the outer world, and see both as one and the same. As such our ...

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

Wal-Mart grabbed the image as it’s corporate logo in 1996 and fought The Smiley company over it and finally settled in 2007, the terms unknown. And the man who first came up with it made $45 ...

The story behind the happiness symbol isn't as cheerful as you'd expect. The Mona Lisa might have the most iconic smile in history, but one could argue the yellow smiley face comes pretty close ...