No, you re not crazy Twitter has a new font
Back in January, Twitter revealed that it had made a new branded font family for its products, called Chirp. (Get it Twitter, Chirp?) After laying low for the last few months, based on user reports, that new Chirp font has started rolling out to the web version of Twitter starting today.
Twitter using Segoe UI on Windows (left) and Chirp on macOS (right).
The distinction between the old and new font sets vary. When it comes to some of the bold headers, it s a little harder to spot the tweaks to letter shapes (and a difference in platform between these two screenshots could also affect some aspects of what you see), but the new font is visibly distinct and noticeable hence all of today s reports regarding the change. Twitter says it s based on a blend of American Gothic and European Grotesque styles, striking a balance between messy and sharp that is both serious and fun. I don t know whether I subscribe to all that descriptive hy
San Diego Zoo’s new look is a love letter to the animal kingdom
Pentagram partner Michael Bierut has brought all of the organisation’s work under a single brand, which is now known as the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance 17/03/2021 7:11 am
The origins of San Diego Zoo date back to 1915 when, as legend has it, founder Dr Harry Wegeforth drove past an animal menagerie abandoned after the Panama-California Exposition and heard the roar of a lion named Rex.
Today, the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park are two of the largest zoos in the world, and Rex the lion lives on in the form of the Rex’s Roar statue that greets visitors at its entrance.
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Fonts are born in type foundries, which are companies that specialize in the design and creation of typefaces. Although the majority of type foundries today are digital, they led very different lives before the age of the internet, and have a fascinating history.
The Beginning of Print
Before type foundries were even a glimmer in their founders’ eyes and printing was even a thing, books were quite obviously transcribed and bound by hand, making them extraordinarily valuable and expensive. A single scribe could only produce a few books a year, and there wasn’t a lot of book ownership going on up until the 13th century or so, since literacy rates were lower and the texts that were bound tended to be religious in nature.
Twitter’s new identity reflects the messiness of life online
Created by Twitter’s in-house team and French studio Irradié, the social media platform’s refreshed branding features an “intentionally imperfect” aesthetic and new brand font, Chirp 01/02/2021 7:43 am
Twitter has had its fair share of ups and down since its inception in 2006. In the past year alone, it was accused of contributing to the spread of pandemic-related misinformation, became the focal point of high profile cancellations including JK Rowling and, most recently, permanently suspended Donald Trump’s account for inciting violence following the storming of the US Capitol.
In the wake of a turbulent 2020, the social media platform has unveiled a new visual identity and design system – its first refresh in five years – which aims to reflect the nuanced reality of the Twittersphere.