Michael Taylor is not an Orioles fan. Nor is he much of a bird watcher.
But the 23-year-old St. Petersburg, Fla., resident has gathered more than 8,600 followers on Twitter with an account he made last week on a whim, @SmilingBirdLogo, where he posts his mockups of the Baltimore team’s cartoon bird logo, redesigned as other bird species.
The cartoon Orioles logo is a 1960s-’80s throwback, which the team revived in 2012 after more than two decades donning the ornithologically correct bird on their ballcaps. Its uncomplicated design makes it prime for retooling, said Taylor, who works as a graphic designer for the Women’s Tennis Association.