Today I Found Out
$35 for a Logo- The Story of the Nike Swoosh (2015x36)
Date de diffusion: Jun 17, 2015
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→“” logo, was originally only paid $35 for it. The woman is Carolyn Davidson. At the time she created the now world famous logo, Davidson was a student at Portland State University where one of the co-founders of Nike, Phil Knight, was teaching as an assistant professor in accounting. On the side, Knight ran a business called Blue Ribbon Sports, the precursor to Nike. (Blue Ribbon Sports primarily was a distributor of Onitsuka Tiger shoes from Japan.)
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http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/06/the-creator-of-the-nike-swoosh-logo-was-originally-paid-only-35-for-the-design/
Resources/Further Reading:
http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-775801p1.html?cr=00&pl=edit-00
http://www.shutterstock.com/?cr=00&pl=edit-00
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swoosh
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Knight
http://nikeinc.com/pages/history-heritage
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~class/am483_97/projects/hincker/nikhist.html
http://www.salon.com/2011/08/10/nike_swoosh_imprint/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2004273/Woman-designed-Nike-swoosh-explains-story-inception-40-years-ago.html
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/06/nikes_swoosh_brand_logo_hits_4.html
Image Credit (thank you)
\http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Logotipo_Nike.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Portland_state_university_EB.jpg
http://stanforddaily.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/LG8N0729.jpg
http://jocksandstilettojill.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/phil-Knight.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/ASICS.Onitsuka_Tiger.Mexico_66.White.Blue.Red.JPG
http://net-worth.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/o-PHIL-KNIGHT-facebook.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/An_Adidas_shoe.jpg
http://di-side.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/logo-nike-history2.jpg
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/GD9F3Wlho9s/ma
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