Comments on Puzzle #5737: Logo of Victory
By Mac Vail (MV17)
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Puzzle Description:
The logo of the Nike company. This company was named after the Greek god of Victory of the same name .
#1: BlackCat (BlackCat) on May 1, 2009
Too small. Too easy.#2: Jota (jota) on May 2, 2009 [SPOILER]
The blue makes it extra easy!#3: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on May 10, 2009
New version published by MV17.#4: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on May 10, 2009
New version published by MV17.#5: b h (bhh10583) on May 10, 2009
I believe Nike was a name for Athena, who was a goddess.#6: Bionerd (nieboo) on May 11, 2009 [SPOILER]
I like how it goes off the page#7: Eludwar (elfluvsdwarf) on Jul 10, 2009 [SPOILER]
Nike is the goddess of victory. Athena is the goddess of wisdom. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nike_(mythology)#8: Andrew Schultz (blurglecruncheon) on Jun 14, 2021 [HINT]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view hints#9: Bill Eisenmann (Bullet) on Jun 14, 2021 [SPOILER]
Designer Carolyn Davidson created the swoosh in 1971 and was paid $35 for it. No royalties.#10: Kristen Vognild (kristen) on Jun 14, 2021
that's awful!#11: David Bouldin (dbouldin) on Feb 15, 2023 [SPOILER]
Bear in mind that in 1971 Nike needed a new logo amid lawsuits from a Japanese manufacturer...not financially ideal circumstances for a company nobody could have anticipated to be what it is today. A few years after Nike went public, Davidson was thrown a reception and given a diamond ring and 500 shares of stock that she supposedly never sold...which would be worth over $4,000,000 today. $240,000 an hour for one design and notoriety that guaranteed future career success? It's hardly a sob story.
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