A former Geffen Records art director claims that he, not Kurt Cobain, created Nirvana's smiley-face logo, which has been at the center of a legal dispute between the band and designer Marc Jacobs.

The toothpaste brand Colgate introduced a new logo a few years ago, adding a smile to its traditional wordmark. But something was missing from the design: teeth. The brand is now putting that right in ...

A firm managing Nirvana's copyrights has refuted a graphic artist's ownership claim over the grunge band’s famous smiley face logo. The complicated legal drama began in 2018 when Nirvana LLC sued high ...

TMZ is reporting that the Nirvana camp is suing high-end fashion designer Marc Jacobs for stealing their iconic smiley face logo. Jacobs' new product line, titled Bootleg Redux Grunge, features a ...

The Smiley logo—broad smile on a round, yellow face—is probably the most immediately recognisable insignia in rave culture. In fact, it’s probably one of the most recognisable images in all of music ...

The Nirvana smiley face logo, allegedly designed by the late Kurt Cobain, has been the subject of a 6-year-long lawsuit between the band’s remaining members, designer Marc Jacobs, and Nirvana’s former ...

Rich in both heritage and purpose, the Smiley story is one most brands would kill for. 45 years ago Franklin Loufrani developed a promotion on a French newspaper France Soir to highlight positive news ...

After several years, and a few unexpected twists, Nirvana and Marc Jacobs have settled a copyright dispute over the band’s smiley face logo, which also raised questions about the origins of the famous ...

Nirvana, through the firm that manages the band's copyrights, has struck back at a designer who maintains he created the band's distinct smiley face logo. On Monday (Jan. 24), Nirvana LLC, the ...

The sun shone, kids hawked lemonade and couples walked dogs. It was like any other summer Sunday on Milwaukee's east side. But inside one of the neighborhood's historic homes, more than 400 artworks ...

Recently, Gibbons spoke with Entertainment Weekly about his tenure on the DC Comic, and he details just how the Comedian’s button came to be. Gibbons confessed he sketched up an early draft of the ...

An ongoing legal battle between grunge icons Nirvana and fashion designer Marc Jacobs revolves around a blissed-out smiley face known to rock fans around the world — recognizable for its crooked grin, ...