Perspectivist@feddit.uk to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoTIL that in 1952 Adidas bought the rights to the "three stripes" from a Finnish sportswear manufacturer called Karhu for two bottles of whiskey and the equivalent of €1,600.message-squaremessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1177arrow-down1message-squareTIL that in 1952 Adidas bought the rights to the "three stripes" from a Finnish sportswear manufacturer called Karhu for two bottles of whiskey and the equivalent of €1,600.Perspectivist@feddit.uk to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square13linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresunbrrnslapper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down4·2 days agoThat reminds me of the Nike swoosh origin story.
minus-squarefelixwhynot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoNike’s swoosh was famously designed by an entrant in a design competition. Which is one of the reasons that designers don’t much like competitions like that these days. I think she won like $100.
minus-squareNachBarcelona@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down2·2 days agoGreat information.
minus-squareKomodo Rodeo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoWhat kind of liquor did Nike’s CEOs trade for the rights to the swoosh?
That reminds me of the Nike swoosh origin story.
Nike’s swoosh was famously designed by an entrant in a design competition. Which is one of the reasons that designers don’t much like competitions like that these days. I think she won like $100.
Great information.
What kind of liquor did Nike’s CEOs trade for the rights to the swoosh?