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Help me name my new business / politics, war and current events

hailhailkchailhailkc Posts: 582
edited March 2007 in A Moving Train
I'm going to start my own little side business, and I would like help from everyone here in naming it. I'm a graphic designer, and I would like the name of my business to be somewhat dark, mysterious...and connected to the world of politics and war. I will be doing freelance graphic design work, and I'm interested in creating a brand for my company that conveys my interest in politics, as well as my fascination with the "darker" side of political things such as war, covert operations, secrets, deception, propaganda, etc.

I'm going for the Karl Rove in a dark restaurant meeting with Libby to discuss the invasion of Baghdad while it's raining outside motif.

I'm more interested in something subtle and creative, as opposed to "Guns rule dude." I would prefer to keep it to two words or less, but I'm open to any thoughts.

I don't want to politicize this thread, I'm open to ideas that would even be critical of my own personal politics...so post away.
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  • RushlimboRushlimbo Posts: 832
    Gunsbiblesandrapture
    War is Peace
    Freedom is Slavery
    Ignorance is Strength
  • AhnimusAhnimus Posts: 10,560
    From what I understand about business naming conventions is to actually reflect what it is you do. So if it's graphics, you probably want to have graphics in the name, like "Crusader Graphics".

    So, using a thesaurus, here are some examples.

    fighter, legionary, legionnaire, man-at-arms, regular, serviceman, warrior
    servicewoman; cavalier, cuirassier, dragoon, trooper; dogface, doughboy, footman, foot soldier, infantryman; commando, marine, ranger; artilleryman, musketeer, rifleman; archer, lancer, spearman; Confederate, Continental, Federal, GI, guardsman, Rough Rider; guerilla, irregular, partisan; combatant, noncombatant; mercenary, soldier of fortune; veteran, war-horse; conscript, draftee, recruit; reservist, darkened, darkish, darkling, darksome, dim, dimmed, dusky, gloomy, murky, obscure, obscured, pitch-black, pitch-dark, somber (or sombre) abhorrence, abomination, execration, hatred, loathing, cattiness, despite, despitefulness, hatefulness, invidiousness, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, malignancy, malignity, meanness, spite, spitefulness; aversion, disgust, distaste, horror, odium, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion; animosity, antagonism, antipathy, bitterness, contempt, disdain, enmity, grudge, hostility, jealousy, pique, resentment, scorn; bile, jaundice, rancor, spleen, venom, virulence, vitriol, cunning, tricky; misbehaving, naughty; pestering, riling, teasing, devilish, elvish, impish, knavish, pixieish, prankish, rascally, roguish, sly, waggish, wicked

    Anyway, you can play around with that, some of the words are crappy, I don't eve know what 10% of them mean, but that's how I come up with names, like Animus. I like Odium or Opprobrium :)
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    not good with names but good luck with your business.
  • AbookamongstthemanyAbookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    The word 'severed' sounds pretty dark and goes along with a PJ theme if ya wanted to. 'Severed Graphics' or maybe 'Severed Designs'??? Just a thought.
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    oooohh... what about "Neon Con" ;) have it in big bright lights


    when i was looking to start a graphic design business i was going to call it

    "shrapnel"

    i just love the sound of the word....



    good luck with your plans...
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • oldermanolderman Posts: 1,765
    well shawn, it's raining in kc tonite. how about something stupid like..

    embers of kennedy's bar and grill wafting through waldo..

    good luck dude. go jayhawks!!
    Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
    As she slams the door in his drunken face
    And now he stands outside
    And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
    He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
    What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
    Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
    And his tears fall and burn the garden green
  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    Covert Conflict Graphics?
    Shadow War Graphics?
  • lucylespianlucylespian Posts: 2,403
    Damage Design
    Digital Damage
    Collateral Graphics
    In the Zone/Fallout Zone
    Nebulosity
    Stygian Ink
    Dire Secret
    Dyeth Ink ?
    Blotters Cove/Plotters Cave
    Conspiracy Theory
    In Thy Knave

    ..........not that it's any of my business, but your country (I'm presuming USA) is nuts and you might want to think about not putting people off with something too dark............but I like your appraoch, dark and mysterious

    I always liked the word "glaive" an old word for a whacking big sword. Maybe a corrupted spelling of your name, then Glaive
    or change your name to match if it doesn't work
    Magnus Glaive
    Antimony Glaive
    Laudanum Glaive
    or maybe hemlock, that has teh ring of a wretched plot ( how about Wretched Plot ??)

    Hemlock Glaive
    or Hemlock's Happening

    or insurgent

    Insurgent Design, the "surge" part has a positive energy but has a slightly dark feel, maybe Digital Insurgent (ok, after I looked a this, maybe not, too much like digital inserton), Elemental Insurgent, like Venus Rising, but you are a badass,
    actually I like Antimony Glaive best, I would choose a company called that, based on cool factor alone !! I think I'll keep that idea in case I need a nom de plume some time.
    Music is not a competetion.
  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    I've always been interested in back-channel communications in politics or wartime... those shady meetings with authorized delegates.... so I would go with something like back-channel graphics, or back-channel ops or back-channel cabal.

    I don't know...

    October Surprise Graphics?
    My whole life
    was like a picture
    of a sunny day
    “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
    ― Abraham Lincoln
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    lucylespian wrote:
    Damage Design
    Digital Damage
    Collateral Graphics
    In the Zone/Fallout Zone
    Nebulosity
    Stygian Ink
    Dire Secret
    Dyeth Ink ?
    Blotters Cove/Plotters Cave
    Conspiracy Theory
    In Thy Knave

    ..........not that it's any of my business, but your country (I'm presuming USA) is nuts and you might want to think about not putting people off with something too dark............but I like your appraoch, dark and mysterious

    I always liked the word "glaive" an old word for a whacking big sword. Maybe a corrupted spelling of your name, then Glaive
    or change your name to match if it doesn't work
    Magnus Glaive
    Antimony Glaive
    Laudanum Glaive
    or maybe hemlock, that has teh ring of a wretched plot ( how about Wretched Plot ??)

    Hemlock Glaive
    or Hemlock's Happening

    or insurgent

    Insurgent Design, the "surge" part has a positive energy but has a slightly dark feel, maybe Digital Insurgent (ok, after I looked a this, maybe not, too much like digital inserton), Elemental Insurgent, like Venus Rising, but you are a badass,
    actually I like Antimony Glaive best, I would choose a company called that, based on cool factor alone !! I think I'll keep that idea in case I need a nom de plume some time.


    whatever drugs this man takes... i want some :)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • JeanwahJeanwah Posts: 6,363
    How about...

    Digging in the Dirt; Design with a social conscience
    Intelligence Design
  • inmytreeinmytree Posts: 4,741
    Propagraphics....?

    anyhoo, good luck...and keep all those "business" receipts....they'll come in handy this time next year...
  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    Jeanwah wrote:
    How about...

    Intelligence Design


    I like that one... kinda covers politics on a couple of levels
    My whole life
    was like a picture
    of a sunny day
    “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
    ― Abraham Lincoln
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Nefarious Graphics.

    Devious Graphics, for the commercial side of the Iron Curtain.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • Eva7Eva7 Posts: 226
    The english natives are obviously more helpful than me, but I just wish you the best and good luck with your new business!!!
    http://www.myspace.com/stoikaestinta
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Kevlar Graphics.

    I actually thought about KGB but I couldn't think of B.

    Kevlar
    Graphics
    B
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    cutback wrote:
    Kevlar Graphics.

    I actually thought about KGB but I couldn't think of B.

    Kevlar
    Graphics
    B


    bazoongahs
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • THCTHC Posts: 525
    hailhailkc wrote:
    I'm going to start my own little side business, and I would like help from everyone here in naming it. I'm a graphic designer, and I would like the name of my business to be somewhat dark, mysterious...and connected to the world of politics and war. I will be doing freelance graphic design work, and I'm interested in creating a brand for my company that conveys my interest in politics, as well as my fascination with the "darker" side of political things such as war, covert operations, secrets, deception, propaganda, etc.

    I'm going for the Karl Rove in a dark restaurant meeting with Libby to discuss the invasion of Baghdad while it's raining outside motif.

    I'm more interested in something subtle and creative, as opposed to "Guns rule dude." I would prefer to keep it to two words or less, but I'm open to any thoughts.

    I don't want to politicize this thread, I'm open to ideas that would even be critical of my own personal politics...so post away.


    Pharisee Graphics

    that would be good for you.
    “Kept in a small bowl, the goldfish will remain small. With more space, the fish can grow double, triple, or quadruple its size.”
    -Big Fish
  • gue_bariumgue_barium Posts: 5,515
    GitMo Graphics Design
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  • AhnimusAhnimus Posts: 10,560
    Absurd Graphics
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    drunkman wrote:
    oooohh... what about "Neon Con" ;) have it in big bright lights

    Neon Con... thats fucking genuis, ehhhhh... drunkman... where are you from you crazy genius handsome man you? :rolleyes:

    Neon Con... :D:D just great
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Fighting HellfishFighting Hellfish Posts: 3,170
    "16 Words." As in the 16 words from the 2003 State of The Union. “The British Government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa
  • scot88scot88 Posts: 217
    Jeanwah wrote:
    Intelligence Design
    we have a winner. it's brilliant.
  • lucylespianlucylespian Posts: 2,403
    Fighting Hellfish wrote:
    "16 Words." As in the 16 words from the 2003 State of The Union. “The British Government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa

    I think this is quite clever !!
    Music is not a competetion.
  • hailhailkchailhailkc Posts: 582
    Fighting Hellfish wrote:
    "16 Words." As in the 16 words from the 2003 State of The Union. “The British Government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa

    This is my favorite so far, cool idea...thank you to everyone who has made a suggestion!
    MOSSAD NATO Alphabet Stations (E10)
    High Traffic ART EZI FTJ JSR KPA PCD SYN ULX VLB YHF
    Low Traffic CIO MIW
    Non Traffic ABC BAY FDU GBZ HNC NDP OEM ROV TMS ZWL
  • willtupperwilltupper Posts: 70
    A lot of good ideas here, but I'm pretty sure that the correct answer is:

    Shadowed Cattle

    At least that's my vote!
  • willtupperwilltupper Posts: 70
    Also, an Honorable Mention should go to:

    Runaway Jesus

    just because of the discovery news lately.

    Still like "Shadowed Cattle" best, though.
  • lucylespianlucylespian Posts: 2,403
    hailhailkc wrote:
    This is my favorite so far, cool idea...thank you to everyone who has made a suggestion!

    Excellent, I get to keep Antimony Glaive, my ploy of praise worked, heh, heh !!

    No seriously, I think 16 Words is very cool and a lot clever, and avoids putting a negative vibe on your business.
    Music is not a competetion.
  • Fighting HellfishFighting Hellfish Posts: 3,170
    Do I win? If so, I look forward to being rewarded with 10% of the gross proceeds of the newfound company. That, or a busines card to hang on my wall. I'll leave it up to you.
  • WindNoSailWindNoSail Posts: 580
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