SynecdocheTwitter is X now
flipLooks absolutely well-planned and not rushed at all, perfect alignment of the logo, proper copy. Definitely not just a hasty implementation of a fever dream.
He googled “X logo” and picked the first option he didn’t recognize
No, they copied Elon. Law suit coming soon.
GraniteYou might not need the s…
haychNo. It’s from Special Alphabets 4. twitter.com/tomwarren/status/1683428660915625989?…
What a special time to be alive.
🍀 Adastra 🐝
jarfilShouldn’t that link… go to x.com now? 🤣
I’m amazed at how many people think Twitter has copied the X Windows logo
Tom Warren is amazed that many people notice a new logo having almost exactly the same shape as a well-known, decades-old one. Tom Warren would like everyone to know how clever he is for noticing that it is also similar to an obscure font’s glyph for an obscure unicode character. Good for you, Tom Warren.
obscure font’s glyph for an obscure unicode character that has existed for roughly half as long
Standard monotype font
𝕏 - “mathematical double-struck capital X”
Added to Unicode in 2001, added to math in… who was the first mathematician in history to ever use it?
Yes, yes… it’s fine to acknowledge the existence of math notation that most people will never use.
Tom Warren chose to fixate on a specific typeface (not math) and use that as an excuse to criticize people for their valid comparison to something that predates it. He followed up by declaring that he was “right” and they were “wrong”. Is he a four-year-old? I can’t think of a more snide, self-aggrandizing way to participate in the conversation.
He was unnecessary, rude, and not even technically correct*, which is why he has earned my mocking comment in response.
*(We can see in the replies that the glyph he mentions is in fact not the same as the logo being discussed.)
OK, so maybe Tom Warren is not the most likable guy, or not one to defuse a controversy that can lead more people to his website.
But I think it is technically correct:
- There is both 𝕏 and 𝕩, not sure which one looks closer to the “formerly-called-Twitter” one, but they do look really close
- They do follow a way of writing that predates the X11 logo, I wouldn’t be surprised if the X11 logo itself was inspired by that too
- The glyphs appear just like that as part of the default Unicode typeface I’m using on my phone right now
I think the part we should take from this, is “Elon just wrote an x in a ‘1337 way’, and called it a logo”.
It’s not even centered?
Somehow, this is the bit that offends me most
MaolmiIt’s right of the center. So aligned with Elon’s politics…
Ha! Good one
I’m guessing that skill with Cascading Style Sheets is considered wasted time and effort at X, much like media relations, accessibility, and microservices.
I thought this was a joke.