The man behind the smiley face symbol was paid $45 for his design

In 1963, an insurance company hired graphic designer Harvey Ross Ball to create a morale-boosting icon for its employees. His design, the yellow-and-black smiley face that has become a fixture in popular culture, took 10 minutes to finish.

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Harvey Ball, the graphic designer who designed the yellow smiley face icon in 1963, was only paid $45 for his work. The Smiley Company, which licenses the image, made $419.9 million in 2017. - iFunny Brazil

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