In a video installation by James Joyce, a yellow circle rotates as two black ovals and a curved line tumble at the bottom, thwarted by gravity. Watching the video, Perseverance in the Face of ...

It’s enough to put a :-) on your face. Many people may have only just cottoned on to the trend of adding emotional symbols to their messages. But popular smiley ‘emoticons’ such as :-) and :-( which ...

The man who owns the rights to the iconic "smiley face" symbol has said that only bringing out small numbers of emojis each year limits people's freedom of speech online. Nicolas Loufrani, CEO of The ...

Nicolas Loufrani, CEO of the Smiley Company, has sharp features, and a sharper grin. I find him in his London office wearing grey pin-striped dungarees, beaming energetically, clutching a poster that ...