In reality, the first shoe with the Nike logo on it was a soccer cleat, with Nike introducing its "The Nike" football boot in 1971. Ad This sneaker marks the debut of Nike's iconic swoosh branding.

He offered her $2 an hour (almost 25 percent above the minimum wage average of $1.60 at the time) to help conceptualize a logo and 17.5 hours later, the Nike swoosh was born: all in all it cost ...

Where Did the Nike Swoosh Logo Come From? Just as iconic as "Just Do It" is, so is the Nike Swoosh, but it predates the catchy slogan by 17 years. Nike was founded by Knight and Bill Bowerman in 1971.

Just do it. Nike's (NKE) slogan and 'Swoosh' logo that defines the iconic brand is now a staple for footwear, athletic apparel, and pop culture. The company generated more than $51 billion in ...

The Nike Swoosh logo has a fascinating backstory, as it started as a shoe stripe, as a way to differentiate its shoes from Adidas' shoes, which had three stripes. Later, ...

Duke Blue Devils forward Cooper Flagg will no longer wear Nike sneakers, ... will no longer have to watch the future face of its basketball division make history while wearing the Swoosh logo.

The Department of Nike Archives, or DNA, was founded in 2005 and has since worked to “(preserve) the products, designs, images, artifacts, athlete memorabilia and key moments that have defined ...