![TIL Carolyn Davidson, a then Portland State University graphic design student, created the now globally recognized NIKE Swoosh logo. She was paid $35. : r/todayilearned TIL Carolyn Davidson, a then Portland State University graphic design student, created the now globally recognized NIKE Swoosh logo. She was paid $35. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/2vKr0drhpYeUbbX5Uc3JwaxBm-mu69dGxLqA1vKq4ow.jpg?auto=webp&s=f2eae4fc8a7f49f6df7b066f62764326d6655de7)
TIL Carolyn Davidson, a then Portland State University graphic design student, created the now globally recognized NIKE Swoosh logo. She was paid $35. : r/todayilearned
![Jon Erlichman on Twitter: "Carolyn Davidson created the Nike swoosh in 1971. The design student worked on it for about 17 hours and was paid $35. (In 1983, she received 500 shares Jon Erlichman on Twitter: "Carolyn Davidson created the Nike swoosh in 1971. The design student worked on it for about 17 hours and was paid $35. (In 1983, she received 500 shares](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E5kbBuWWEAAnRSF.jpg)
Jon Erlichman on Twitter: "Carolyn Davidson created the Nike swoosh in 1971. The design student worked on it for about 17 hours and was paid $35. (In 1983, she received 500 shares
![Celebrating Carolyn Davidson - The Designer of the Original Nike Swoosh Logo // #InternationalWomensDay | Nice Kicks Celebrating Carolyn Davidson - The Designer of the Original Nike Swoosh Logo // #InternationalWomensDay | Nice Kicks](https://www.nicekicks.com/files/2017/03/Carolyn-Davidson-.jpg)
Celebrating Carolyn Davidson - The Designer of the Original Nike Swoosh Logo // #InternationalWomensDay | Nice Kicks
![Ripley's Believe It or Not! on Twitter: "Nike paid designer Carolyn Davidson just $35 for their now iconic swoop logo! http://t.co/SxejHzFpou" / Twitter Ripley's Believe It or Not! on Twitter: "Nike paid designer Carolyn Davidson just $35 for their now iconic swoop logo! http://t.co/SxejHzFpou" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BvgR1YYCEAEXF97.jpg:large)