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Interesting comment on the Register (by Jedit): However, it's also exactly identical to Unicode character 1D54F - because that's all it is. And if you examine

Interesting comment on the Register (by Jedit): However, it's also exactly identical to Unicode character 1D54F - because that's all it is. And if you examine the full "X" logo in detail, you'll notice that the scratch in the background doesn't reach the X because all the logo creator did was put U+1D54F in a black square and slap it onto the backdrop. It's the epitome of laziness. https://forums.theregister.com/forum/all/2023/07/24/twitter_brand/#c_4700793 https://forums.theregister.com/forum/all/2023/07/24/twitter_...

cubefox 3y ago
When it comes to logos, I'm all in favor of laziness. People get way too hung up on something that unimportant.
- illwrks 3y ago
  In most instances it's unimportant, until there's a legal requirement for it to be unique and trademarked. What's to stop me mass-producing merchandise with that symbol on it right now?
  - cubefox 3y ago
    But Twitter, I mean X, doesn't sell anything which could be confused with an imitate.
    - illwrks 3y ago
      You're right. It is 100% dumb to be fair!
quietbritishjim 3y ago
> you'll notice that the scratch in the background doesn't reach the X What does this mean? I've tried finding various images of the X logo on news sites and twitter.com itself and I don't see anything resembling a "scratch in the background" but maybe I'm just missing something obvious.
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- AntonyGarand 3y ago
  I believe they mean the marbling: The background surrounding the X is pure black, while the rest of the box is black with a bit of white marbling.
- evan_ 3y ago
  This tweet has the graphic it’s talking about, and explains better than the referenced article: https://twitter.com/keewa/status/1683378941732728832?s=20 https://twitter.com/keewa/status/1683378941732728832?s=20
  - dundarious 3y ago
    That mockup appears to have been created by @ch1w33th3d0g -- I haven't seen any official X version of https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1682970592159358976/photo/1 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1682970592159358976/phot.... So there's no point in making complaints about laziness from Musk in this case.
jccalhoun 3y ago
That's what happens when you fire everyone but programmers. I'm surprised it isn't AI generated (isn't Musk starting an AI company? So maybe it actually is)
spiffytech 3y ago
Fun fact: this has happened before! > Apple's adaptation of the [⌘] symbol — encoded in Unicode at U+2318 — was derived in part from its use in Nordic countries as an indicator of cultural locations and places of interest. > ... > She was browsing through a symbol dictionary when she came across the cloverleaf-like symbol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_key https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_key
- pavlov 3y ago
  That’s not really the same thing? It’s not like Apple’s corporate logo was scanned from a Swedish symbol dictionary by some random person who passed it off as their work. Which is effectively what happened to X-Twitter.

cubefox 3y ago

When it comes to logos, I'm all in favor of laziness. People get way too hung up on something that unimportant.

illwrks 3y ago
In most instances it's unimportant, until there's a legal requirement for it to be unique and trademarked. What's to stop me mass-producing merchandise with that symbol on it right now?
- cubefox 3y ago
  But Twitter, I mean X, doesn't sell anything which could be confused with an imitate.
  - illwrks 3y ago
    You're right. It is 100% dumb to be fair!

quietbritishjim 3y ago

> you'll notice that the scratch in the background doesn't reach the X What does this mean? I've tried finding various images of the X logo on news sites and twitter.com itself and I don't see anything resembling a "scratch in the background" but maybe I'm just missing something obvious.

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AntonyGarand 3y ago
I believe they mean the marbling: The background surrounding the X is pure black, while the rest of the box is black with a bit of white marbling.
evan_ 3y ago
This tweet has the graphic it’s talking about, and explains better than the referenced article: https://twitter.com/keewa/status/1683378941732728832?s=20 https://twitter.com/keewa/status/1683378941732728832?s=20
- dundarious 3y ago
  That mockup appears to have been created by @ch1w33th3d0g -- I haven't seen any official X version of https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1682970592159358976/photo/1 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1682970592159358976/phot.... So there's no point in making complaints about laziness from Musk in this case.

jccalhoun 3y ago

That's what happens when you fire everyone but programmers. I'm surprised it isn't AI generated (isn't Musk starting an AI company? So maybe it actually is)

spiffytech 3y ago

Fun fact: this has happened before! > Apple's adaptation of the [⌘] symbol — encoded in Unicode at U+2318 — was derived in part from its use in Nordic countries as an indicator of cultural locations and places of interest. > ... > She was browsing through a symbol dictionary when she came across the cloverleaf-like symbol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_key https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_key

pavlov 3y ago
That’s not really the same thing? It’s not like Apple’s corporate logo was scanned from a Swedish symbol dictionary by some random person who passed it off as their work. Which is effectively what happened to X-Twitter.