Before the days of X, the Twitter logo represented a playful little app to share your best shower thoughts in the hope of earning a cheeky retweet or two. Known for its iconic little blue bird logo, the pre-Elon Twitter era was not only aesthetically different, but culturally too – a pioneer of the early social media age.
Now under the ownership of Elon Musk, X has changed a lot since the early days. Whispers of the bygone era can still be found (blue checkmarks and the like), but over the years, the simple bird app has undergone quite the transformation. Unlike the TikTok logo or YouTube logo, which have had fairly enduring identities, X can be split into two distinct eras, which we'll explore, from pre-Elon Twitter and post-Elon X.
