Overview
- An image of the three-stripe logo on a design grid shared to Reddit prompted users to view the arrangement as a mountain shape.
- Branding sites Hatchwise and Tailor Brands describe the form as symbolizing athletic obstacles and goals, though these are third‑party interpretations.
- Adidas’ official history states the stripes carry no numerological meaning and were chosen because three showed up most prominently in photography.
- A Reddit remark claiming a 1997 creation date circulated in comments, but the articles do not attribute that detail to an official source.
- Adidas deploys multiple marks across lines, using the three stripes for performance products, the trefoil for Originals, and the Badge of Sport for sportswear.