Renderosity Comics - Random acts of smiles and a tribute to Harvey R. Ball by edhoover  July 10th (1921) is the birthday of Harvey R. Ball, creator of the smiley face. Harvey Ball was a graphic artist in Worcester, Massachusetts who was hired in 1963 to design a logo that would boost the morale of workers in two recently merged companies. The most simple and direct symbol for that purpose seemed to be a smile with two eyes and a yellow background ("like a bright cheery sun"). Harvey created the World Smile Corporation (WSC) in 1999 and the World Smile Day (October 1) with the slogan "Do an act of kindness – help one person smile!" Ball never attempted to use, promote or trademark the image; it fell into the public domain in the United States before that could be accomplished. Harvey R. Ball died on April 12, 2001 at the age of 79 but his children affirmed that he never regretted not copywriting his icon. For more information about Harvey Ball and his Smiley Faces, see
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