How a simple line drawing of a smiley face became a global shorthand for brands to connect with people on an emotional level When Franklin Loufrani trademarked the now iconic smiling face symbol in ...

the Smiley brand turns 50. Over that time, the iconic smiling face and its many emoticon descendants have brought an attitude of ‘defiant optimism’ to a dizzying array of different partnerships, ...

Both Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic previously testified that they did not know who made the smiley face – something which ... argued that the fashion brand’s “use of Nirvana’s copyrighted ...