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The "Swoosh" logo. The Swoosh is the logo of American sportswear designer and retailer Nike. Today, it has become one of the most recognizable brand logos in the world, and the most valuable, having a worth of $26 billion alone. [1] [2] Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight founded Nike on January 25, 1964, as Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS). [3]
There, he presented her with chocolate swooshes, a diamond ring made of gold and engraved with the Swoosh, and an envelope filled with 500 shares of Nike stock, then worth about seventeen cents per share or $85, [8] worth in 2023—after stock splits bringing the total to 32,000 shares—about $3 million. [10]
Carolyn Davidson (graphic designer), graphic designer who designed the Nike Swoosh logo Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name.
He decided to keep the overall same design and only make small changes. Changes made to the shoe included the internal construction, added traction patterns and a pivot point in the outsole for rotation, and textures in areas that wrinkled in the previous version. The shoe also had its own unique version of the Swoosh logo. [3]
On September 26, 2017, Knight released an abridged version of his memoir, titled Shoe Dog: Young Readers Edition, suitable for younger audiences.; In 2018 it was announced that Netflix had purchased the film rights to Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike and that development had begun on the project with Knight attached as creative guide and producer (Netflix).
William Jay Bowerman (February 19, 1911 – December 24, 1999) was an American track and field coach and co-founder of Nike, Inc. [1] Over his career, he trained 31 Olympic athletes, 51 All-Americans, 12 American record-holders, 22 NCAA champions and 16 sub-4 minute milers.
Aeroflot: Russian national flag, with traditional winged hammer and sickle used on fuselage. A new livery was adopted in 2003. Air Algérie: The company logo is a swallow, which is the national bird of Algeria.
The 38th of 42 B-17Ds built by Boeing, "40-3097" was accepted by the Army Air Corps on 25 April 1941 in Seattle, Washington.It was ferried to Hickam Field, Hawaii, 13–14 May 1941, by the 19th Bomb Group as part of a group of 21 B-17C and B-17Ds slated to equip the 11th Bomb Group.