Twitter Introduces New Design To Web, Mobile

Twitter has announced that it has started rolling out a handful of design tweaks to its web client and mobile apps. The company detailed the update in a thread it posted on Wednesday.

Twitter said that while the new design might feel weird at first, it makes them more accessible, unique, and focused on its users.

The Chirp is the most visible change and Twitter’s first proprietary typeface. The company introduced the font back in January.

According to Twitter, one of the main advantages of Chirp is the way it can align the text of tweets written in Western languages to the left-hand side of the interface. The company says that’s something that should make it easier to read content as you scroll through your timeline.

Twitter also went out of its way to use less blue and increase contrast so that both frequently used icons and visual content like images stand out. Twitter also said it has plans to roll out additional color palettes soon.

“This is only the start of more visual updates as Twitter becomes more centered on you and what you have to say,” the company said.

Also, the company is also rolling out a feature to the Spaces app on iOS that allows users to change how their voice sounds when they speak during a presentation. “We know people often feel uncomfortable by the sound of their own voice,” the company said. “Giving people fun effects and useful ones might lower the threshold.”