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How do you view 7Cups logo?

User Profile: ASilentObserver
ASilentObserver June 3rd, 2020

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I heard from many that they see the 7Cups logo as a broken cup. If you think the same, you are not alone. When I joined, I also thought the same. But looking it often, I came up with the interesting findings and its meaning.

Before I share how I see it now. I am curious to find how you view it and what does it mean from your perspective?

We look forward to reading your analysis. Purple heart

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User Profile: Rebekah
Rebekah June 3rd, 2020

@ASilentObserver

It has a double meaning for me. It's a blue cup with a speech bubble in, to resemble having a chat, support or otherwise - or is it? It also looks like a cup with tea in it (a possible reference to 7 Cup's previous name, 7 Cups of Tea!) but with a small chip, indicating that no one is perfect and everyone needs suppprt sometimes.

User Profile: powerfulPear2565
powerfulPear2565 June 3rd, 2020

It's like chip from beauty and the beast.

User Profile: Sandson
Sandson June 3rd, 2020

@ASilentObserver

When I first saw the image of a broken teacup I immediately thought of this writing I found many years before, and I believed to represent the broken teacup well:

Once upon a time in ancient China, there was a young monk who drew water from the well and carried it back to the temple everyday. The young monk carried two buckets of water slung on a bamboo pole across his shoulders.

One of the buckets was perfect while the other one was a leaky bucket with several holes on the sides. Every time the young monk filled up the two buckets and got back to the temple, the leaky bucket would be half empty as water sprinkled out through the holes on its sides.

The leaky bucket was sad that it was imperfect and water was leaking from its sides. One day, on the way to the well, the leaky bucket plucked up enough courage and spoke with the young monk with an apologetic tone:

"Master, I am sorry that I am imperfect and could not keep the water from sprinkling through the holes on my sides."

The young monk smiled slightly and nodded his head knowingly, and silently in acknowledgement.

When at the well, the young monk drew the water and filled up the two buckets as usual.

On the way back to the temple, the young monk said to the leaky bucket, who was very quiet.

"Look to the side of the road where the perfect bucket passed over. It is barren. Not even a blade of grass grows here."

Pointing to the blooming flowers on the other side of the road, the young monk said to the leaky bucket.

"See these beautiful flowers? These are here only because of the water you sprinkled on them everyday. They owe their existence to you, and we are able to enjoy these beautiful flowers, only because of you. Your imperfection has brought benefits to people around you."

User Profile: plushRainbow83
plushRainbow83 June 3rd, 2020

I saw it as a chipped cup maybe representing a conversation with a broken person.

Now that people have pointed out it's a speech bubble I'm like ooh that makes sense!! laugh

User Profile: stressBear
stressBear June 3rd, 2020

Until now I'd always seen it as a cup with a crack in it. The speech bubble is obvious now that it's been pointed out, but I've always had a lot of trouble decoding icons and logos, so it isn't surprising that I missed it.

User Profile: onwardforevenmore
onwardforevenmore June 3rd, 2020

I see a teacup with a chat logo inside it, that could also be a crack