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Jul 26, 2023 · Learn how Twitter's logo changed from a wordmark to a blue bird to a generic X after Elon Musk's takeover in 2022. See the design history, symbolism, and impact of the Twitter logo and how it reflects the platform's evolution and challenges.
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2006 (prototype)
Typography: Helvetica Launched: 2006 Before beginning development on the platform, this logo was used on the first design prototype for Twttr in order to show to Odeo board members to get approval to begin development on Twttr.
2006 (prototype)
Typography: Custom Launched: 2006 The first Twitter prototype was created as an internal communication service for Odeo employees. The name "Twttr" was inspired by Flickr and the five-character length of American SMS short codes. It was also partly due to the fact that the "twitter.com" domain was already in use. In October 2006, the creators of Twitter and other members of the Odeo team formed the Obvious Corporation. The newly-formed company would then acquire Odeo and the "twitter.com" domain, allowing for the service to be launched as Twitter the following month.
March–November 2006
Typography: Helvetica Launched: March 2, 2006 This was the first logo officially made for Twitter. It recycles the first prototype logo created for the original pitch for Twttr, and is used as Twitter remains a platform created under Odeo.
2006–2010
Typography: Pico Black (modified) Launched: Nov 9, 2006 Twitter remained owned and operated by Obvious Corporation until Twitter, Inc. was spun off into an independent company in April 2007.
2010–2012
Typography: Custom Launched: October 14, 2010 On September 14, 2010, the Larry the Bird mascot was previewed, and the wordmark was revised. One month later, on October 14, 2010, the logo was officially launched.
2023–present
Typography: Special Alphabets 4 (modified), STIX Two Math Launched: July 23, 2023 (unveiling) July 24, 2023 (launch) On July 23, 2023, Elon Musk, the owner of the social media platform, teased a rebrand of Twitter to X. A thicker version of this logo was originally designed by Alex J. Tourville for his now-discontinued podcast in 2021. Sawyer Merritt, another host of the same podcast, unveiled a thinner, modified version of the logo on July 23, and both hosts had publicly given Elon Musk permission to use the logo for free that same day. The X logo used the Unicode character Mathematical Double-struck Capital X (𝕏) as the logo commonly written as text. On July 24, 2023, the logo was officially launched, replacing the Twitter Bird logo after eleven years with the final iteration, and nearly seventeen years after the first Twitter bird was introduced. The new name has not fully rolled out, and the original Twitter name is currently still used for some of X's pages and properties. The URL was updated on May 17, 2024, with the domain name formerly used for the defunct online banking site of the same name (x.com, created by Musk) redirecting to the address.
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Jul 24, 2023 · The social network has replaced the iconic bird logo with 'X', which Musk said is an \"interim\" logo. The company also changed its name to X Corp. and plans to add more features centered in audio, video, messaging, and payment.
Jul 24, 2023 · Elon Musk, who owns Twitter, announced the change to X on Sunday morning, replacing the former bird logo with a glyph-based X. The X logo is an interim one, according to Musk, and it will appear on the web and mobile versions of the social media site.
Jul 26, 2023 · Twitter's new logo is a double-struck capital X, which has a mathematical meaning and a connection to X.com and PayPal. Learn how it was designed, what it represents and why it has sparked some debate.
Jul 24, 2023 · Elon Musk has changed Twitter’s logo, replacing its signature blue bird with a stylized X as part of the billionaire’s vision of transforming the 17-year-old service into an everything app....
