The gradient was met with a backlash a decade ago.

Instagram and its suite of apps have gotten an icon refresh. Instead of the brown Polaroid-esque square we’ve all come to know, the Instagram logo is now bright, colorful, and embraces the flat design ...

Plenty of people are complaining about the new Instagram logo and want it changed back to the "original." But wrap your mind around this little-known fact: The old Instagram logo -- the square instant ...