Billboard.com
Why Are Celebrities Obsessed with Smiley Faces in Fashion?
Saturday, July 27, 2019,
By Sean Dorcellus
Bob Thompson, Trustee Professor and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the Newhouse School, was interviewed by Billboard for the article “.”
In the article, Thompson compared the simplicity of the smiley face to a hieroglyphic. “Stick a smiley face on a piece of clothing, and it is the ultimate in readability,” he added.