Harvey Ball
Harvey Ball
Harvey Ross Ballwas an American commercial artist. He is recognized as the earliest known designer of the smiley, which became an enduring and notable international icon. Ball was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts. During his time as a student at Worcester South High School, he became an apprentice to a local sign painter, and later attended Worcester Art Museum School, where he studied fine arts...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth10 July 1921
CityWorcester, MA
CountryUnited States of America
just reflects what is inside every one of us - a smile is what we want to see when we look at another human being.
There are two ways to go about it. You can take a compass and draw a perfect circle and make two perfect eyes as neat as can be. Or you can do it freehand and have some fun with it. Like I did. Give it character.
I made a circle with a smile for a mouth on yellow paper, because it was sunshiny and bright.