markw7 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Does anyone know a good forum for trying out cg viz business names? I guess a certain level of privacy would be necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihabkal Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 you have a nice sounding name so why not use it in the name of your business? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianKitts Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 (edited) What better forum than here? I'm sure people on the boards would give it to you straight on their opinions. Regardless theres things to think about, such as make it a name that you only have to say once and people will understand it. Don't make it difficult and complicated, you'll feel dumb when someone asks you your company name and they say huh??? and you end up spelling it for them to make them get it. It's never too early to think about how a logo will work ....and you may want to make sure that you can get the web address you want for your name. Edited January 14, 2009 by BrianKitts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Buckley Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 good advice bri, the one thing i do when thinkin about names (not setting one up for a while, not in this economy, but never to early to start thinking) but the one thing i do is as soon as i think of a name, i type it into a domain search engine, if the web address ain't there, the idea goes in the bin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Erstad Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I would google the heck out of it. I once thought "hive" would be a good name... guess that wasn't very original - at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieLeon Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I would google the heck out of it. I once thought "hive" would be a good name... guess that wasn't very original - at all. Yeah. Most of the good ones are taken. I recommend a name that is catchy but memorable. One of my favorites is SquintOpera. I think it sounds pretty artsy. I also like Hayes Davidson. It sounds like an old professional firm. I guess you need to decide on something that would best describe how you are trying to position your company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter M. Gruhn Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 How about "Bob The Spider"? Anyway, why not start up now? That way you get to sit in a nice office downtown playing so that when the jobs do come in you will be on top of your game. Meanwhile : tax writeoff heaven, no? Though maybe there's a time limit as to how long normal people are allowed to be "failures". And think, you'll be able to say "Providing quality rendering services for # years." There's probably some need to look at who your clients will be and how they will respond to what kind of name. Moribund firms doing nothing other than giant hotels and luxury McMansions mayn't respond to some names as well as "such cutting edge designers we'd have to sub-contract code compliance for a doghouse". Apple hired Frogdesign, IBM did not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Try this: www.bandnamemaker.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikinman Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Try this: www.bandnamemaker.com CG Bazaar CG Ocean Deficient CG And The Equine Implant CG Crunch CG Furniture Of The Intimate Lord Loveless CG Shaved CG Of The Active Page CG Union Optic CG And The Hypnosis CG Of The Champ I'm sure at least some of these are available... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynthia Hansen Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Ooh, I just tried mine with the generator. I think I'll keep this one: Heavenly Kelsey 3d Design Of The Hot Pink Practice Oh Yeahhhh;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihabkal Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I would google the heck out of it. I once thought "hive" would be a good name... guess that wasn't very original - at all. I thought about "hive" too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianKitts Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Try this: www.bandnamemaker.com My personal favorite of the list I got was "Render Crack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieLeon Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 "Render Crack" Lol...it sometimes feels like that is what we are selling. How about "Pixel Pusher"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horhe Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Deceiving Cg And The Elephant - altough I think its taken... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markw7 Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 but the one thing i do is as soon as i think of a name, i type it into a domain search engine, if the web address ain't there, the idea goes in the bin What better forum than here? I'm sure people on the boards would give it to you straight on their opinions. ... make it a name that you only have to say once and people will understand it. ....and you may want to make sure that you can get the web address you want for your name. Okay, well, here's the problem. I belong to a loose collective called Urban Interface and have been given the okay to use it, but that work is urban design related. I want to keep the viz work separate so as to not confuse clients. And they are on the east coast while I'm on the west. So after hundreds of domain searches I found viz-ui.com, which would just be VIZ UI on a card. Is it a dog? I plan to use Atomic Design Works for artwork. Why? Cause I like the comic book sound of Atomic and that was the only url available. Opinions? One of my favorites is SquintOpera. Their work is one of my favorites, too. Anyway, why not start up now? That way you get to sit in a nice office downtown playing so that when the jobs do come in you will be on top of your game. Meanwhile : tax writeoff heaven, no? Though maybe there's a time limit as to how long normal people are allowed to be "failures". And think, you'll be able to say "Providing quality rendering services for # years." I'm trying to start-up now, but I need loans. Exploring all avenues. I too think that a down economy is not a bad time to start, which I guess sounds kinda crazy, but in comparison to other businesses the overhead isn't too high for a one or two person firm. There's probably some need to look at who your clients will be and how they will respond to what kind of name. Moribund firms doing nothing other than giant hotels and luxury McMansions mayn't respond to some names as well as "such cutting edge designers we'd have to sub-contract code compliance for a doghouse". Apple hired Frogdesign, IBM did not. I'd be happy doing all cutting edge stuff, but I won't turn down luxury mcmansion jobs either right now. I need the name to work for both somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy L Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Try this: www.bandnamemaker.com Oh dear, "Pissing Loser" was the first one that came up for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieLeon Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 ...So after hundreds of domain searches I found viz-ui.com, which would just be VIZ UI on a card. Is it a dog? I plan to use Atomic Design Works for artwork. Why? Cause I like the comic book sound of Atomic and that was the only url available. Opinions? Yes. It's a dog. I like the sound of Atomic better. How about giving it a little twist like "Atomic Dog Studio". It also gives you the option for a comic book character. Just a thought. The URL is available.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Compuglobalhypermeganet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieLeon Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Mark, Just because a name is not available doesn't mean you can't buy one. I bet you can find some good deals and/or maybe someone on this forum is willing to sell one. Another option is to search names for sale at http://www.buydomains.com or a similar reseller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter M. Gruhn Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 > VIZ UI I don't like this one because I don't like typing the - way up there off my weak pinky; and I miss some times (Sorry, Ms. Grayson). I'm also confused about it having UI in it. Will you be doing user interface design? Will your clients understand what UI is about? I think I read an article somewhere that said that all the agonizing people do over business names is mostly wasted ;-). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieLeon Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I think I read an article somewhere that said that all the agonizing people do over business names is mostly wasted ;-). I agree. Look at Spine3D for example. That's a pretty weird name. We occasionally get calls from people with back problems, but it hasn't really prevented us from getting arch viz work. I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Mann Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I agree. Look at Spine3D for example. That's a pretty weird name. We occasionally get calls from people with back problems, but it hasn't really prevented us from getting arch viz work. I think... Yeah, I get people contacting me about supplying or designing lightwells which just shows that people don't read websites properly. In the end though, so long as your real potential clients aren't confused or put-off by your name and are clear about who you are then thats all that matters. I don't think odd or meaningless names are a problem, sometimes they can really stick in peoples minds so they have big advantages. I'm incorporated as Lightwell Viusalisation Ltd but thats a mouthful so trade as Lightwell. I wanted an architectural sounding name, liked that it contained "light" and the domain was available. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic H Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 The Neighbourhood is my favourite name i think - it has good connotations, where as Smoothe sounds like a slimy drink to me. Lightwell and Vyonx also work well. Go with something simple, memorable and with a personal touch i reckon, dont put 3D in the name either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markw7 Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 Yes. It's a dog. I like the sound of Atomic better. How about giving it a little twist like "Atomic Dog Studio". It also gives you the option for a comic book character. Just a thought. The URL is available.... bowwowwowyippyyoyippyyea That's pretty cool. Worried what banking guys and real estate developers will think, though. I don't mind it being a little generic. Also, the "user interface" angle is sort of fine, because the company will make websites as well. I don't know. Funny about Spine3D, because yeah, the initial thought is that the work doesn't match the title, but once I've seen the images the disconnect goes away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Branch Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 The Neighborhood around The Orphanage is Smoothe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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