We are looking for an extensive representation of logos or trademarks
that incorporate a speech bubble in their design. We need to be able
to easily view all the logos compiled in one place. We would need the
names of the companies that are using them.

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Clarification of Question by monovich-ga on 05 Jan 2004 10:06 PST

Also, we need the answer fairly qickly. Would LIKE within 24 hours (give or take).

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Request for Question Clarification by umiat-ga on 05 Jan 2004 10:14 PST

I am starting a search but cannot guarantee how many logos or
trademarks I can find. Can you give me a general idea how many you are
expecting? There will be no easy way to find them other than a general
search.

umiat

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Clarification of Question by monovich-ga on 05 Jan 2004 11:38 PST

Our main goal is to determine wether or not the speech bubble is
available for logo use. We are trying to find out if the shape has
been trademarked in any form, and if so, what those forms are. We are
interested in seeing variations in existing uses that may not be
trademarked.

The first logical step in this process is to see what is out there.
There isn't a specific number of logos that we are looking for, we
simply need an accurate representation of what's out there.

I guess this is very subjective, so some of it is up to your
judgement. If you are confident that your seach was through, given the
available tools, we'll probably be happy.

Hello, monovich-ga!

 I have searched to the point that I am now tripping over web pages!!

 Unfortunately, there is no easy method to search for "speech bubble"
logos. My research strategy makes that quite evident! Even extensive
browsing through logo design websites was relatively unfruitful.
However, I have turned up some interesting logos which incorporate
speech bubbles in their design.

 Although some designs might be subject to my interpretation, I felt
that the presence of punctuation made some logos look very much like
speech bubbles. Let's hope that my eyes and my judgment have not been
adversely affected by looking at logos for so many hours!

 I have no doubt that as soon as I post my answer, I will start seeing
other logos in magazines or on websites that incorporate a speech
bubble. If so, I will surely post a clarification.

 

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REALNETWORKS
=============
http://www.realnetworks.com/



===============
THE OTHER VOICE
===============
http://shakti.trincoll.edu/~csilverm/logos/ov/ov.html

"My solution was to work the letters O and V into a scimitar-curve
that suggested, without directly forming, a speech bubble."



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LIES.COM
==========
http://www.lies.com/

Apparel with logo 
http://www.cafeshops.com/liesdotcom



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ELS LANGUAGE CENTERS
=====================
http://www.els.edu.my/news_updates/logo.html



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PROCUSTOMER.CO.UK
===================
http://www.procustomer.co.uk/terms.asp

"ProCustomer" and the speech bubble logo are trademarks of Red
Bottlebrush Limited."



==================================
CONTACT A FAMILY ORGANIZATION(UK)
==================================
http://www.cafamily.org.uk/



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SPEAKABILITY.ORG
================
http://www.speakability.org.uk/pages/aphasia/aphasia_info.shtml



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MTV HITS - UK
===============
http://www.mtv.co.uk/hits/



========================================
HUNTSWORTH.COM - Marketing Communication (see small logo on upper right)
========================================
http://www.huntsworth.com/group/default.htm



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ONEWORLD.NET
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http://www.oneworld.net/article/frontpage/10/3



=========================================
THE ASSOCIATION FOR QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
=========================================
http://www.aqr.org.uk/



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DCV BUBBLE LOGO
================
http://www.cvbase.ch/print_guidelines.html



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INTERACT - A community building initiative
========
http://www.interact.dhhs.tas.gov.au/consultations/



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IFINDSERMONS.COM
=================
http://www.ifindsermons.com/



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BEST-LOGO-DESIGN.COM
=====================
http://best-logo-designer.com/



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EHAPA (German Comics Publishing House)
======
http://www.ehapa.de/

( Courtesy of my fellow researcher, Scriptor-ga! )



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ODIOG LOGO ( A Variation)
===========
http://www.odigo.com/frameset.html?http://www.odigo.com/faq/faq2.html



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PLINSTON LIVE (A Variation)
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http://www.plinstonlive.com/



================
CAYVAN SERVICES (An interpretive incorporation of the speech bubble)
================
http://www.calvin.edu/library/cayvan/tutor/main.stm
"The Cayvan Services Logo is a modest attempt to portray, through
loose symbolism, every aspect of our operation. First, the nearly
vertical thick segment, combined with the central circle, represents a
stylized music note to signify our Music facilities (see
illustration). Second, the curved thick segment combined with the
center roughly portrays a 'speech bubble,' representing our Language
areas...."


==

The following page shows two logos that no longer connect to a web
page - "pureadvice" and "Refer.com"
http://www.sugarcloud.com/silm/index.cfm?cat=6&showcomments=yes

=

The following page shows an old "Justice League America" comic book logo:
http://www.joeacevedo.com/docs/comiczone/comiclogodocs/comiclogo7.htm

=

A search through the "LogoFactory.com" website depicts an interesting
speech bubble-type logo for "Bliss Bridal Wear"
http://www.thelogofactory.com/logo_design_supplemental/clothing_company_design.html


==


 I hope these links, few as they are, prove helpful to you. Let me
know if I can clarify anything further.

 I also want to invite others to post links to any relevant logos in
the comments section! This type of question is certainly intriguing
and just begs for input from people in every country who see logos
that cannot be easily found in a traditional search.


Sincerely,

umiat

 
Google search Strategy
----------------------
"speech bubble" logo
"speech bubble" advertising logo
bubble logo
"speech bubble" AND logo OR trademark
speech box logo
corporate logos
gallery of logos
speech bubble logos and trademarks
comic book logos
corporate logos
communication company logos
logo designs

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Clarification of Answer by umiat-ga on 05 Jan 2004 16:31 PST

Here is one other interesting link to an old Quickmind.net logo
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:zqQLxAM0N5gJ:www.foxvalleywebworks.com/port_logo_qkmnd.html+%22speech+balloon%22+logos&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

=

And a thank-you to my fellow researcher, Pinkfreud-ga, for pointing
out another variation of the speech-bubble used by the National
Captioning Institute:
http://www.ncicap.org/

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Clarification of Answer by umiat-ga on 05 Jan 2004 16:37 PST

I'm sorry! Try this link for the Quickmind logo:
http://www.foxvalleywebworks.com/portfolio.php?category=2&show=28&row=13

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Clarification of Answer by umiat-ga on 05 Jan 2004 18:13 PST

Howdy Orange Soda 
==================
http://alamo.nmsu.edu/~lockhart/EPSodas/Chapter10/10e/chap10e.htm
Please scroll down to Howdy Orange!
 
"A white rectangular bubble, similar to those used to indicate speech
in the comic strips, enclosed a red area with the word, "Howdy" in
white.  A ® symbol rested at the foot of the "Y." The designation, 10
FL. OZS. appeared above the bubble.


Gnome.org (courtesy Pinkfreud-ga)
==========
"A speech balloon containing a question mark is the logo of the GNOME
Help Browser, a simple document browser for reading the on-line GNOME
manual and related documents."
http://www.math.grin.edu/mathlan/front-panel.xhtml

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Clarification of Answer by umiat-ga on 05 Jan 2004 22:16 PST

One last one for you...

Apple.com "ichat"
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http://www.apple.com/ichat/

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Clarification of Answer by umiat-ga on 06 Jan 2004 08:21 PST

The link for Odigo obviously does not work, either!

Please try http://www.odigo.org/ (Again, this is interpretive)

Pretty good spread of results. Defnintely a helpful service. The only
thing that could have made it better would be a slightly broader
search with a a few more results.

Saw this thread and thought I should add one in that I know about.
It's a bit on the interpretive side but I suppose it fits the theme.
It's the logo for a fairly large phone company on the west coast and
mid-west:

http://www.qwest.com

I work for them as an operator and after reading this question I
realized it somewhat looks like a speech bubble. I stared at it during
my lunch break for no reason. :)