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.

A years-long legal fight over Nirvana‘s iconic smiley face logo could be headed for a major showdown, sparked by a former record label art designer who says he, not Kurt Cobain, created the ...

His signature icon is a simple line drawing of a smiling face — just a nose, eyes and mouth. Over the past few years, he's covered the city in them, on pavements and in alleys, from Granville ...