Nerd Creatives - Nike - The Nike swoosh logo was designed by Carolyn Davidson, a graphic design student at Portland State University. She was paid just $35 for creating the logo in
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Celebrating Carolyn Davidson - The Designer of the Original Nike Swoosh Logo // #InternationalWomensDay | Nice Kicks
Portland State University - Carolyn Davidson was still a Portland State student when she created the now-famous Nike "swoosh" for a little-known PSU instructor named Phil Knight in 1971. She billed him
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