Twitter Birdy Obsessed?

July 20th, 2009

tobsessed Birdies, I see birdies, they’re everywhere! No, thankfully we’re not talking about an Alfred Hitchcock flick and the feathered flock is friend not foe, but they ARE swarming, all over the net. Who’d have guessed back before the internet went all Web 2.0 on us that one of the main mascots of the new technology era and social networking craze would be a bird for the now insanely popular Twitter micro blogging service. As a graphics designer, I gotta admit, some of the illustrations out there are ridiculously adorable. And while I am a designer, I’m not much of an illustrator, so I often find myself in awe of what new creations I see come along.

If you’re just dying to get your hands on a few of these freebie birdies for your own Twitter endeavors, I’ve compiled a list for you! Thanks to the artists for sharing their talents and offering their Twitter goodies for free!

An interesting sidenote, the actual bird used on the Twitter site was licensed from iStockPhoto.com for around $6!

The bird on Twitter’s home page, familiar to millions, is small, cute and fun, and implies communication and anticipation. One might say it’s the perfect graphic for Twitter. Yet the company paid its designer at most $6, without attribution.