Comments on Game Designer Wannabe: Company Name, Part 2

Seth, that mockup is actually pretty funny. Would ...

2010-07-26T13:32:25.853-04:00

Seth, that mockup is actually pretty funny. Would you not be worried that it's kind of grim for a logo and might turn some people off?

Maybe something like this: http://drop.io/EastRive...

2010-07-26T12:42:53.674-04:00

Maybe something like this: http://drop.io/EastRiverLogo

I maintain that "East River" conjures im...

2010-07-26T12:26:07.571-04:00

I maintain that "East River" conjures images of old mafia movies.

The double gantry is a reference to a structure ne...

2010-07-22T20:50:38.126-04:00

The double gantry is a reference to a structure near my home, seen here: http://wirednewyork.com/images/citylights_gantry.jpg

However, your idea is a good variant. Unfortunately, the phrase "looked up what a gantry is" scares me. You're not the first person to not know beforehand what it meant. This is my biggest concern with that name.

The other name is indeed East River Games, and you're right it's not easy to tell that.

I'll try coming up with a different logo for ERG. The right logo might make the name less bland.

If Gantry Games is the name, now that I've loo...

2010-07-22T19:42:58.726-04:00

If Gantry Games is the name, now that I've looked up what a gantry is, perhaps just 1 crane instead of 2, with the word Gantry on it - holding up the word Games?

Is that East River Games, or Fast River Games? Loo...

2010-07-22T19:40:44.645-04:00

Is that East River Games, or Fast River Games? Looks like the latter though I suspect the former.

If your company's name is East River Games then I would love to see the logo somehow reference a mafioso style east river concrete shoes, swim with the fishes idea! :)

I agree those logos don't look much like logos. I'm not too excited about either one.

Jeff, as for the existing logo, I didn't like ...

2010-07-22T19:28:48.925-04:00

Jeff, as for the existing logo, I didn't like the die anyway.

I like your suggestion quite a bit, but brainburnergames.com was registered back in 2008. I could do another URL based on that name, but I'm not going to call my company something that doesn't have the exact URL available.

Based on the feedback here and from others I've spoken to, I'm leaning towards ditching these and trying to come up with something better.

To answer the question you actually asked, I like ...

2010-07-22T11:34:02.531-04:00

To answer the question you actually asked, I like the Gantry Games logo but am lukewarm on the name. East River Games is ok but kind of bland.

If you're planning to publish some of your heavier games like "Titans of Industry", maybe "Brain-burner Games" would be more evocative. I bet the logo for that company would be pretty cool.

Another thought; keep the existing logo and acrony...

2010-07-22T11:28:21.661-04:00

Another thought; keep the existing logo and acronym, but just shuffle the letters around, eg "GWD Games". Maybe the acronym doesn't even need to stand for anything.

They seem too wide to my eyes for a logo. I'm...

2010-07-22T07:57:01.038-04:00

They seem too wide to my eyes for a logo. I'm not really excited about either.

I'd probably exaggerate the gantries, making them taller and closer together rather than having the proper proportions, but I also lack the art skill to accomplish this.