Gina Ekiss, of Aurora, Missouri, designed the original artwork with charcoal. — -- Remember those jazzy wax paper cups with their awesome teal and purple squiggle design? They were so ...

Gina Ekiss submitted her design, a teal and purple brushstroke, and called it, “Jazz.” Products with Ekiss’ “Jazz” hit the market in 1992. Although her design has been seen all over the ...

In no time, he was at Gina Ekiss's door in Aurora, Missouri. He rang twice, and she invited him in. Here's what she said — and some other facts Gounley picked up over the course of his ...

Gina Ekiss, one of 32 designers in the company’s art department, created it. 2. Traditionally trained, Ekiss and her colleagues worked by hand using drafting tables and dark rooms. But ...