Twitter replaces iconic bird logo with ‘X’: Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, unveiled the new Twitter ‘X’ design, which replaced the original bird emblem. Musk’s desire for a “everything app” has kept the “X” logo in the works for some time. Before he bought Twitter for $44 billion, Musk described the platform as “an accelerant to creating X, the everything app” – something he plans to launch eventually.
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What’s in News?
Elon Musk said on July 23rd that he had a plan to modify the Twitter design, and on Monday morning he changed the iconic bird emblem with a white ‘X’ on a black background. The domain X.com is now being redirected to Twitter.
Key Points:
- The official Twitter account-@Twitter-has also been renamed ‘X’ as part of the branding, with only the new logo as a profile picture and a bio that reads “What’s happening?!”
- Mobile apps still appear to feature the blue bird though it is likely this will change once they are updated.
- Other Twitter accounts appear to be in the process of being changed, with accounts for creators- @TwitterCreator and verification- @verified having been changed while others, notably the main support account- @TwitterSupport still showing the blue bird at the time of writing.
What does logo ‘X’ means?
Twitter’s makeover is more than just a cosmetic effort. The ‘X’ logo is part of a bigger push to transform Twitter into a “everything app” modelled after China’s WeChat, which allows users to do everything from make payments to book hotel rooms.
Background of logo ‘X’:
As soon as Musk took over as Twitter CEO, the site’s legal name was changed to X Corp. Elon Musk has frequently shown an affinity towards the alphabet X. His spacecraft engineering company is named SpaceX and Tesla’s first SUV model, launched in 2015, was named Model X.
