Twitter has taken a new look with its very own font named Chirp.
On August 12, Twitter users noticed the UI redesign that had happened to the app and @TwitterDesign confirmed this change on the same day.
Notice anything different?
Today, we released a few changes to the way Twitter looks on the web and on your phone. While it might feel weird at first, these updates make us more accessible, unique, and focused on you and what you’re talking about.
Let’s take a deeper look. ? pic.twitter.com/vCUomsgCNA
— Twitter Design (@TwitterDesign) August 11, 2021
“While it might feel weird at first, these updates make us more accessible, unique, and focused on you and what you’re talking about,” they wrote in a tweet.
Back in January this year, Twitter’s Creative Director Derrit DeRouen revealed Chirp as their new typeface.
I want to give a bit more depth to Chirp, our new typeface.
Type, in 280 character doses, is the foundation of Twitter. In the history of the company we’ve either relied on someone else’s typeface, from SF Pro and Roboto, to Helvetica Neue in our brand. pic.twitter.com/OrvlYsxF9g
— Derrit DeRouen (@DerritDeRouen) January 27, 2021
“Our key objective with this brand refresh is to improve how we convey emotion and imperfection,” DeRouen said.
In addition to this new font, Twitter has also updated its colors to be of high contrast and a lot less blue. Twitter announced that it will be rolling out new colors soon.
The application upgrade also includes new buttons with high contrast and a clean visual.
“This is only the start of more visual updates as Twitter becomes more centered on you and what you have to say!” Twitter Design shared.
