Comments on Game Designer Wannabe: Company Name, Part 3

Dan, that link is extremely helpful. I am going to...

2010-07-27T22:00:46.963-04:00

Dan, that link is extremely helpful. I am going to have to think about the logo some more. The name, however, is definitely locked.

I got the reference, but you're thinking along...

2010-07-27T20:52:14.162-04:00

I got the reference, but you're thinking along the wrong lines. Logos are a form of marketing. Marketing is about creating ideas that stick in people's heads. A logo that evokes your name is good branding. See here for some examples.

I think the name is pretty good. But I don't ...

2010-07-27T08:22:12.127-04:00

I think the name is pretty good.

But I don't think you want an economics-themed logo. You're not starting an economics company, you're starting a /game/ company. I think you want a logo that is either game-themed, or game-economics-themed. At a minimum, I don't think you want a graph as your logo.

Random ideas:

A hand hovering over, or holding, a pawn.

A hand moving a pawn on a track.

A hand pointing down at a die, as if forcing a particular face to show (ie, the visible hand is actively suppressing the influence of luck)

A hand pulling a particular card from a fanned display of cards.

(This one is hard to explain) -- a bar graph, showing, as it were, the "price" of several game-related items -- a black cube, a white barrel (octagonal cylinder), a blue meeple, etc. Over the graph, a hand with the finger extended, pointing down to one of the bars (probably the biggest?)

Dan, I'm looking for something more economics-...

2010-07-26T21:57:29.898-04:00

Dan, I'm looking for something more economics-themed. The name "Visible Hand" is a reference to Adam Smith's "Invisible Hand". The graphic you linked feels more like an Illuminati theme.

Do you have any ideas for an economics theme?

A real artist could do a better job, but how about...

2010-07-26T19:09:17.039-04:00

A real artist could do a better job, but how about something like this?

Okay, maybe the logo isn't exciting, but I'...

2010-07-26T13:33:30.689-04:00

Okay, maybe the logo isn't exciting, but I'm really in love with the name. Any ideas for a different logo?

I gotta say, I'm not a fan. It's not very ...

2010-07-26T12:23:58.896-04:00

I gotta say, I'm not a fan. It's not very iconic, as the previous commenter said the text is very plain, and small relative to the picture - which is a line drawing...

Personally, i think the text could use some pizzaz...

2010-07-26T07:56:57.614-04:00

Personally, i think the text could use some pizzaz, and the logo in general makes me think of educational products that I'd see on an elementary school shelf, but I do like it better than both of the previous.