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"Twitter Logos\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSketches #1 \nInitial sketches looked sort of like a bald eagle. But on the right, the Twitter logo we now know began to take shape. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSketches #2 \nA standout here is that middle finger. Likely, the artists were just throwing out all kinds of ideas in an attempt to elicit the muse. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSketches #3 \nMore whimsy in the form of a smoking bird and another sporting a wig. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"The Bird\" was one of the ideas considered for Twitter's original logo. That is, the extended middle finger gesture known in North America by that name. Other ideas, however, hewed closer to traditional images of birds.\nThat, at least, is one of the takeaways from a trove of putative early sketches of what became the Twitter logo. The images, uncovered by Slate, appear to be scrawled on brown paper towels you'd find in a bathroom. Twitter's design team also appears to have posted the illustrations on Dribbble. Twitter reps could not be reached for comment.\nAssuming the images are on the level, it's appears the team threw out all kinds of ideas for the logo no matter how whimsical. Among the sketches, for instances, is a smoking bird and one that looks like he's wearing a wig. However some of the designs look like the image Twitter ultimately settled on.\nFascination with Twitter's look increased this summer when the company unveiled an updated logo. Shortly afterwards, many fans noticed that, if you turn the new bird on its side, it resembles Batman. \nImages courtesy of Dribbble; thumbnail image courtesy of Flickr, Bill Bouton"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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