Back in 2006, the founders and developers

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Back in 2006, the founders and developers of Twitter were inspired by Flickr, a photo-sharing platform. So they created Twitter while following the unspoken rule about five-character length for American SMS short codes.

Fun fact: Did you know that Twitter was initially named “Twttr?” There’s one solid iceland telegram of evidence to prove it: Co-founder Jack Dorsey’s first-ever tweet was “just setting up my twttr.”

Pretty interesting, right? But wait, there’s more!

As the website grew in popularity, the developers worked hard to maintain its unique brand identity and had the idea to make animal logos to represent the website.

Among all the animal choices, the developers chose the bird logo, which has the ‘twit’ sound and named it Larry the Bird in honor of the NBA Legend Larry Bird.

Wow, can you imagine another animal logo idea that could have represented Twitter? We cannot!

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Twitter Logo Evolution
Now that you know where it all started, let’s take a trip down memory lane and go through the Twitter logo evolution throughout the years!

If you use the internet every day, it’s unlikely to go without seeing the tech giant’s logo, but it wasn’t always that way. Like other famous brands, Twitter struggled to develop its brand image and identity.

Before gaining immediate recognition, Twitter underwent four significant changes before it reached the logo we know today. Check out the four designs below: