
So, how did the logo change without permission? Chances are you have automatic updates enabled. “We wanted to create a look that would represent the community’s full range of expression - past, present, and future,” said Ian Spalter, Instagram’s head of design, in a post on Medium. Photos stand out more when flicking through the newsfeed with this monochromatic layout, as bursts of color whizz by with every scroll. The app itself has ditched the simple shades of color for an even simpler black and white design. Fear not! All that’s happened is that the company has suddenly decided to ditch the old logo that actually looked like a camera and replace it with some sort of gradient that kind of looks like a camera if you squint.


When you woke up this morning, you may have been shocked to find that the familiar camera-shaped Instagram logo had suddenly disappeared.
