Vintage Nike Logo Sweatshirt. 1985-1995For a brief period, the Nike logo was inside a square.But this didn’t last long as it was during this period that Nike started endorsing popular athletes, with Michael Jordan the most prominent of the lot.By the late 1980s, Nike introduced its motto “Just Do It.”Legend has it that the slogan was inspired by the phrase “let’s do it,” which were the last words uttered by death row killer Gary Gilmore before his execution.Nike’s current logo, the lone swoosh, was adopted in 1995. Frequently mentioned as one of the world’s most recognizable logos, the Nike symbol makes a solid case for simplicity.
