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What’s this? Hi, I’m Ragdoll and I like art, underground subculture, and pop culture nerdery. I’m a web designer for The Evergreen State College and maintain my long-form blog at Revolt Puppy. If you like, you can
Jun 06

Link → Taking Flight: #Twitterbird

“Starting today you’ll begin to notice a simplified Twitter bird. From now on, this bird will be the universally recognizable symbol of Twitter. (Twitter is the bird, the bird is Twitter.) There’s no longer a need for text, bubbled typefaces, or a lowercase ‘t’ to represent Twitter.”

Is Twitter’s brand really strong enough to pull off a Nike-style brand mark? I mean I would recognize it anywhere, but is it universal enough? Either way, it’s a bold move.