1921
Harvey Ball, American illustrator, created the Smiley (died 2001)
Harvey Ball, American illustrator, created the Smiley (died 2001)
Harvey Ball, American illustrator, created the Smiley (died 2001)
Harvey Ball
American commercial artist (1921–2001)
- Born
- 1921
Harvey Ross Ball was an American commercial artist. In 1963, he created a design for a pin back button, that played a pivotal role in the adoption of the modern day smiley face. Ball was approached by marketing director Joy Young of State Mutual Life Assurance Company in 1963, with the instructions to design "a little smile".
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