Three icons that I have chosen for my assignment are the Happy Smiley Face, Mr. Hugh Hefner and Ms. Lucille Ball. The Happy Smiley Face is a symbol used to induce happiness in others. Hugh Hefner is one of the most recognized men in the world for founding the famous “bunny” magazine and doing this while wearing his pajamas. Lucille Ball was one of America’s first ladies of comedy.
Choosing the Happy Smiley Face symbol for my popular culture icon may seem odd, but then think about when you are emailing and you use smiley’s to show emotion or when I write a note I will put a smiley face below my name most of the time. The Happy Smiley Face came about in 1963, when Harvey R. Ball created the symbol to boost morale for employees of two merging insurance companies, he was paid $45.00. Since 1963, a stamp was made and countless advertising campaigns have used it, most recently Wal-Mart.
Most men would probably agree that Hugh Hefner is a genius; well he does in fact possess a genius IQ (152). That aside, he is notorious and iconic for his Playboy magazine which hit newsstands in December of 1953 with the infamous Marilyn Monroe calendar picture. He has built an entertainment empire that has become a household name, even though it may be hidden under the bed and he has done it with class. Hugh Hefner is 81 and is still a Playboy icon.
I chose Lucille Ball because she is one of my favorite funny ladies of comedy. In the 1950’s with the I Love Lucy show, she entertained audiences with her physical comedy as the scatter brained house wife that made simple household chores a fiascoes. Like no one before or since, she made her character “real” to the audience. Still today if you are lucky enough to stumble upon an episode in your channel surfing, you can relate and laugh, guaranteed.
I also chose my icons because they make people smile.
Choosing the Happy Smiley Face symbol for my popular culture icon may seem odd, but then think about when you are emailing and you use smiley’s to show emotion or when I write a note I will put a smiley face below my name most of the time. The Happy Smiley Face came about in 1963, when Harvey R. Ball created the symbol to boost morale for employees of two merging insurance companies, he was paid $45.00. Since 1963, a stamp was made and countless advertising campaigns have used it, most recently Wal-Mart.
Most men would probably agree that Hugh Hefner is a genius; well he does in fact possess a genius IQ (152). That aside, he is notorious and iconic for his Playboy magazine which hit newsstands in December of 1953 with the infamous Marilyn Monroe calendar picture. He has built an entertainment empire that has become a household name, even though it may be hidden under the bed and he has done it with class. Hugh Hefner is 81 and is still a Playboy icon.
I chose Lucille Ball because she is one of my favorite funny ladies of comedy. In the 1950’s with the I Love Lucy show, she entertained audiences with her physical comedy as the scatter brained house wife that made simple household chores a fiascoes. Like no one before or since, she made her character “real” to the audience. Still today if you are lucky enough to stumble upon an episode in your channel surfing, you can relate and laugh, guaranteed.
I also chose my icons because they make people smile.
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