Read the text about the history of the smiley face. Fill in the gaps (1-4) in the text with the missing information (A-F). Write the correct letter (A-F) in the gap.
There is one sentence you do not need to use. The task starts with an example (0).
THE HISTORY OF THE SMILEY
For a design so simple, the iconic smiley face has a surprisingly lengthy and controversial history. Historians say that the oldest known example of a smiley face dates back to 1700 BC: a nearly-4000-year-old ceramic pot excavated near Turkey’s border with Syria features faint markings resembling a smile. Other similar examples have also been discovered such as an image drawn on a Slovakian municipal document from 1635 or one drawn by a Czech monk in 1741. (1). Instead, most remember the ever-present bold yellow circle with a face drawn inside – a design that appeared in the second half of the 20th century.
In 1963, graphic designer, Harvey Ball, was asked by an insurance company to create a symbol
for ‘a friendship campaign’ so that their employees would feel good when they interacted with the public and each other. As the story goes, Ball spent just 10 minutes creating the uplifting design known today.
for ‘a friendship campaign’ so that their employees would feel good when they interacted with the public and each other. As the story goes, Ball spent just 10 minutes creating the uplifting design known today.
(2)The logic behind such an enduring symbol is quite simple. The logic behind such an enduring symbol is quite simple. Ball explained that he chose this design “because it was sunshiny and bright.” He earned just $45 for his work.
The design spread and was, of course, endlessly imitated, but the real Harvey Ball-designed smiley face could always be identified by its distinguishing features.
(3)Similarly, the eyes are uneven in size and placement. (In 1956, in her kitchen, the quick-thinking Graham poured some white water-based paint into nail polish containers, sneaked one into the office, and hid it in her office desk. (4). This made correcting mistakes much faster and cleaner and hardly noticeable on the page.)
(3)Similarly, the eyes are uneven in size and placement. (In 1956, in her kitchen, the quick-thinking Graham poured some white water-based paint into nail polish containers, sneaked one into the office, and hid it in her office desk. (4). This made correcting mistakes much faster and cleaner and hardly noticeable on the page.)
The continuation will follow in the next task.
| A | However, when most people think of a smiley today, it is not simply dots and lines that come to mind. |
| B | She concealed her typos with a watercolour brush |
| C | Originally planned as a circle containing just a mouth, it recieved eyes to ensure that the image couldn't be turned upside down and made info a frown. |
| D | However, Bette wasn’t efficient at typewriting and struggled with typing mistakes |
| E | Instead of a smooth curved line for the mouth, an almost lopsided line was used. |
| F | Graham saw it was useless at concealing typos |
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