Title and Logo Concept Phase

 This logo is that of 2K games. I really like this logo and think it really represents their company. After seeing it so often and hearing about them, just by hearing 2k or seeing a red square makes me think of this company. This kind of recognition is what I want people to have when they see my logo. I want them to leave the game and think about it even when they aren't playing it because it'll make them want to play it more. However, because they make several games, 2K doesn't just remind me of one game.

 This logo belongs to RockStar. I personally chose this logo because I like the way they used both text and a symbol to represent themselves. It is unique and really flows into each other. In my logo, I would love to have something like this that not only sticks with the person but also is very smooth and interesting.







This logo I just found on Google and I actually really like it. The only thing i don't like is the amount of text it holds. I would rather have just 3 characters with that ball and the wind it has. I think if it were just P24 It would say less about what it's representing yes but it would also be more appealing and have a better impact on people. Finally, in my logo, I would also change the colors because the ones involved in this logo are very plane and not very interesting.

 This is the last logo I chose to incorporate in my research phase. I personally hate this logo. The text is too original, there is too much of it, it doesn't stand out, and more stuff. If there is one thing I would like to stay away from while creating my logo, it would be creating one that looks like this.

 
These two images hold the texts that I really like. I am not good at drawing graffiti but I believe that it will go well with my game. These other simpler texts like the blocky freshman text and the one to the right I chose just in case the graffiti doesn't come out how I want it to. I also like their layout and think I could design something cool with these texts. I also like the color scheme of these texts. I thing that they really make the text pop off the screen. It is also different from the usual text one sees on a daily basis making it more interesting than normally imagined.




After my research, I drew ten concept sketches to try and get my ideas on paper. While trying to incorporate part of my title into my logo, I decided to try and mess around with the different fonts I have been thinking about and the different styles as well. I was also trying to get a logo that would really represent my game as a whole as well with just two letters or characters like the Rock Star logo or the 2K logo. At first I was aiming for just using two letters, the H and the S, so that people would think of my game as soon as they saw that symbol. However, after not being happy with the first seven logos or text designs, I took a second and looked at all the thumbnails I have drawn already and chose three texts I really liked. After doing that, I came up with the idea to change the O's in hook to basketballs in number 8, but I thought I would be leaving out the other O in shot. Then in number nine, I decided to make the O in shot the square on the backboard, but didn't really like that idea either. Finally I chose to make all the O's in hookshot basketballs, which I do really like. Not only does the logo look simple and incorporate the title, it also gives the title a little something extra in my opinion.

This the actual representation of what I hope to make/incorporate in my title and logo. After reviewing all my research and all my concept drawings, I decided to try and make the H and the S in HookShot the logo. I also made two different versions of this and in both the logo and title, I tried to incorporate an aspect of the other into each. However, I have mixed feelings about both so please feel free to leave advice and/or comments.