{"id":4081,"date":"2011-06-24T17:46:48","date_gmt":"2011-06-24T17:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startwp.logomaker.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/24\/35-for-a-logo-thats-what-nike-paid\/"},"modified":"2024-03-07T16:10:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T16:10:06","slug":"35-for-a-logo-thats-what-nike-paid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startwp.logomaker.com\/blog\/35-for-a-logo-thats-what-nike-paid\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of the $35 Nike Logo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week marks the 40th anniversary of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freelogodesign.org\/blog\/2018\/02\/19\/the-story-behind-the-nike-logo\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(Opens a new window)\" rel=\"noopener\">creation of the Nike logo<\/a>. You&#8217;ve probably heard the story before.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week NPR host Michelle Norris did a short story on how it all happened. It&#8217;s worth a listen. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2011\/06\/23\/137376121\/nike-swoosh-designer-discusses-her-iconic-creation\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(Opens a new window)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Click here to listen or read the transcript<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>Not knowing how much she should charge, Carolyn Davidson, the designer who created the now famous swoosh (it&#8217;s a stylized wing), asked for $35.<\/p>\n<p>Today it&#8217;s one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/21-logo-evolutions-pepsi-cola-apple-nike-nokia\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(Opens a new window)\" rel=\"noopener\">best-known logos in the world<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Amazing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.logomaker.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/25\/10-quotes-for-small-business-from-nike-founder-phil-knight\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(Opens a new window)\" rel=\"noopener\">Phil Knight<\/a>, Nike&#8217;s founder, didn&#8217;t go to a big ad agency or design firm to get his logo. As a struggling entrepreneur, he did the best that he could with the resources he had. Then he poured everything he had into making the logo memorable.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re starting a business, you can probably relate.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s still possible to get a great logo for a reasonable price. But you&#8217;re at Logomaker, so you already know that.<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, the waffle iron used to create those first shoes was recently discovered in a box of old shoes. <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.oregonlive.com\/behindducksbeat\/2011\/02\/nikes_holy_grail_bowerman_fami.html\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(Opens a new window)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check out that story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week marks the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Nike logo. You&#8217;ve probably heard the story before. Earlier this week NPR host Michelle Norris did a short story on how it all happened. It&#8217;s worth a listen. 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