With the unveiling of a new, improved logo and dropping the logotype, Twitter has entered what AdWeek says is “a new era for the social network—one where Twitter is so powerful and omnipresent that they don’t need text for name recognition.”
From Twitter’s statement:
Our new bird grows out of love for ornithology, design within creative constraints, and simple geometry. This bird is crafted purely from three sets of overlapping circles — similar to how your networks, interests and ideas connect and intersect with peers and friends. Whether soaring high above the earth to take in a broad view, or flocking with other birds to achieve a common purpose, a bird in flight is the ultimate representation of freedom, hope and limitless possibility.
Ornithology? AdWeek said this was “peculiar” while @Ornithology has so far been quiet on the matter.