{"id":25808,"date":"2023-05-11T16:52:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T20:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-715453-3009179.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=25808"},"modified":"2023-07-05T13:34:42","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T17:34:42","slug":"instagram-logo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress-715453-3009179.cloudwaysapps.com\/blog\/instagram-logo\/","title":{"rendered":"The Evolution of The Instagram Logo: A Brief History"},"content":{"rendered":"
Instagram took the world by storm. At a time when people used mobile phones to snapshot their life’s best moments – Instagram swooped in with a place to share them. Along with its accelerated success came one of the world’s most recognizable logos.<\/p>\n
Instagram has come a long way from the photo-sharing app it started as. The Instagram logo has changed to reflect that, moving from vintage and nostalgic – to modern and bright. As the 2nd most popular app<\/a> in the world, there are a few things to learn about how the iconic Instagram logo evolved.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll cover the evolution of the Instagram logo, and what made it a successful app logo<\/a> in the past and present. Let\u2019s dive in!<\/p>\n In 2010, you may have been standing in line for the new iPhone 4, or begging your parents to get you a phone with a 5MP camera. It was the perfect storm of accessible high-quality phone cameras, mobile apps, and social sharing.<\/p>\n Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, the founders of Instagram, decided to start a social app that allowed people to easily share images from their mobile phones. They wanted to invite that nostalgic feel of an instant camera. Candid, grainy, and filtered into aesthetic bliss.<\/p>\n But, they also wanted to create an Instagram community by adding the option to follow accounts, \u201clove\u201d photos, and comment.<\/p>\n And so, the Instagram app was born!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Let\u2019s cover the transition from vintage to modern and the history of why. We\u2019ve also included quotes from their designers and creatives!<\/p>\n Although short-lived, the original Instagram logo was designed by its founder Kevin Systrom and launched on iOS only.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As a photo-sharing app leading with an openly vintage look<\/a> – the Polaroid instant camera made sense. It looked like a camera icon, but it had a retro 80s look<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe creation of Instagram<\/h3>\n
The evolution of the Instagram logo<\/h2>\n
The original Instagram logo<\/h2>\n