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Diosas
Doomheim
#1 - 2011-11-27 21:03:38 UTC  |  Edited by: Diosas
Hey guys, I call upon you to help me think of a new company name..
We are bascially starting a new design company, designing stuff like record covers, logos, abstract art etc just our creativity is not coming up with a cool design agency name :)

So suggestions would be great ..
Liam Mirren
#2 - 2011-11-27 21:43:12 UTC
need more info. last names of founders, what kind of message you want to convey, which type of customers you want to attract. etc etc.

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Lithalnas
Dirt 'n' Glitter
Local Is Primary
#3 - 2011-11-27 21:51:27 UTC
Plasma Paint
Plasma Art
Plasma Design

Quartz Art
Quartz Design

Crinoid design
(Crinoid is an that looks like a flower)

i can come up with a little more with some direction.

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Destination SkillQueue
Doomheim
#4 - 2011-11-27 21:57:27 UTC  |  Edited by: Destination SkillQueue
You might want to look in to using a random name generator. They can be pretty random, but It'll give you ideas if nothing else. Here is a really crappy name generator and here is a link to some good advice what a good company name should take in to account. Amusingly enough any name you get from the first link propably fails on almost all accounts :P. There are better name generators available, but I would suggest looking what your competitors have for names, so you understand the environment and context you're about to become a part of and do better.

Hope some of this helps out a little.
Adunh Slavy
#5 - 2011-11-27 22:28:46 UTC
Haha, this is a joke right, you're starting a design company, a creative enterprise, but can't come up with a name? That's pretty funny. :)

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Selinate
#6 - 2011-11-28 00:22:46 UTC
"Pen15 Envy"
AlleyKat
The Unwanted.
#7 - 2011-11-28 12:42:46 UTC
Difficult.

Creative agencies typically fall into a few brackets for the name of the company.

1) Something that relates to the industry they are aligned to:

RockArt

2) Something clever:

Enchorus (combining the 'encore' of a show and 'chorus' meaning there is more than one designer)

3) Something abstract:

Dotted Line

4) Something cutesy:

Stage-Up (probably with an arrow pointing up)

5) Something Geographical:

[your town name] Designers

6) Something mono-syllabic:

Cut (cut a deal, cut a record, cut an album)

7) Something opposing:

High-Low, Big-Small, Wide-Thin

8) Something powerful:

Tornado, Storm, Lightning, Flood, Mach-3, Richter, Boom, Chilli, beyond-12.

Just some ideas - my brother went through the same thing earlier this year and finally settled on something cutsey, because he felt that creative companies need fun names, not serious names.

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Diosas
Doomheim
#8 - 2011-11-28 13:13:44 UTC
Adunh Slavy wrote:
Haha, this is a joke right, you're starting a design company, a creative enterprise, but can't come up with a name? That's pretty funny. :)



Well not really, I thought it would be interesting to get people involved. Obviously in your case i was wrong Big smile
Yes we can come up with allsorts of names be ourselves, the usual lets try be cool and cute as mentioned above, like alot of design agencies do. You dont want to be too cool where its just totally irrelevant.
Its a bit of fun as well m8, you know to get people involved, so dont take it too seriously also , however there maybe some good ideas :)
Sturmwolke
#9 - 2011-11-28 13:47:44 UTC  |  Edited by: Sturmwolke
Generally :

- keep it under 2-3 syllables, short and simple
- easily pronounceable
- makes sense and easily remembered (not something exotic/word acronym that people have difficulty referencing on top of their heads)
- hopefully something that can't easily be turned into a deragotary word (with a minor wordplay)
Caleidascope
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#10 - 2011-11-28 18:57:22 UTC
Adunh Slavy wrote:
Haha, this is a joke right, you're starting a design company, a creative enterprise, but can't come up with a name? That's pretty funny. :)


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Wilhelm Riley
Doomheim
#11 - 2011-11-28 19:18:27 UTC
Something like "Guy and Sons", people like the and Sons bit. And add 1873 on the end to make it look more established.
Iosue
League of Gentlemen
The Initiative.
#12 - 2011-11-28 23:25:08 UTC
here you go:

Immaculate Conceptions
Nyio
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#13 - 2011-11-30 14:21:47 UTC
Intrica or Intrica Designs.

Good luck with your new company!

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Darrow Hill
Vodka and Vice
#14 - 2011-11-30 22:04:48 UTC
As you progress through your name search, I would suggest you check GoDaddy or other domain registrar to check is the name or abbreviation has already been registered.

Nothing worse than picking a name and finding out after you've gotten the relevant business licenses that the name has already been taken as a url, and having to come up with some bastardized substitute.