Word Balloon Logo Craziness

[Augie De Blieck Jr.]

http://blog.eachday.com/2007/8/1/bubble-logo-insanity

I didn't realize it had gotten that bad.

I do want to slap the guy for calling them "speech bubbles," though, when they're clearly balloons.

-Augie

[sschroeder]

I wonder where the writer came up with "speech bubble." That might be a new one for me. It doesn't seem natural, though not quite alien. Maybe word balloon is trademarked or something and the guy fears using it.

Or maybe it is associated with comics. And that's deadly with comics generally considered childish. How could all these brands consider themselves childish, right?

More likely? Nobody reads comics, so they don't even think of that, thinking the logos look cute instead. They are probably right on that score.

I just did a double-take on the "Angie's list" logo, because my brain processed it as "Augie's list" at first.

[dancj]

I think it depends on which side of the Atlantic you're on.

In England I think they're pretty much universally known as "speech bubbles". It was only when I started going on the internet that I heard the term "word balloon" and I still don't like it as much.

[De Carabas]

I've always been familiar with both terms, although I honestly don't know which term I heard first. It's like asking someone when was the first time they remember hearing the word "dog" or "car". :p

Of course, if someone could remember what they called them on The Electric Co., that would answer my question.

EM

[torippu]

I think it depends on which side of the Atlantic you're on.

In England I think they're pretty much universally known as "speech bubbles".
Does this mean that Siuntres needs to be re-brand his podcast for the European contingent of comic readers? ;)

[dancj]

Does this mean that Siuntres needs to be re-brand his podcast for the European contingent of comic readers? ;)
Nah - we're all pretty fluent in American. (except for the way you seem to chuck the word "already" randomly into your sentences)

[torippu]

Nah - we're all pretty fluent in American. (except for the way you seem to chuck the word "already" randomly into your sentences)

Aw - c'mon already, we don't do it all the time, do we? :D

[dancj]

What does 'already' mean in that sentence? I just don't get it.

[torippu]

What does 'already' mean in that sentence? I just don't get it.
To tell you the truth, I don't know. It just seems like something I would say out loud (and thus typed) without knowing what context it was being used in. Guess I just proved your point, eh?

[bh123]

I do want to slap the guy for calling them "speech bubbles," though, when they're clearly balloons.


Balloons versus bubbles... this can be the Trekkies versus Trekkers debate for the new century :p

[dancj]

Is there a debate there? Trekkies are people who enjoy Star Trek. Trekkers are people who get obsessive and do things like learning Klingon and dressing up as Vulcans at conventions.