Take a look at how the Twitter bird has grown up over the last 10 years

Twitter has been on a long and interesting journey since it was started on March 21 in 2006, and so has the flying Twitter bird!

To mark its 10^th birthday yesterday, Twitter released a gif showing the bird’s evolution. Much like man has evolved, the Twitter bird has, over the years, shed its eyes and legs and got a haircut – making it the serious avian character we all know today.

Twitter settled into its current bird in 2012. It was a new bird with sleek, clean lines to show off the platforms new maturity and it was also a chance to drop the lowercase “t” from the logo. As Twitter’s former creative director wrote: “Twitter is the bird, the bird is Twitter.”

The 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.

While still a platform that is used by millions and that often drives the media conversation, Twitter has faced some notable instability in recent years as user growth has stagnated. Perhaps it's time to return some eyes to the little guy? Then, perhaps, the platform wouldn't be flying blind. 

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