A name and a logo !

During the first week I coded most of the game mechanics. Now it's time work on the visual identity of the game. Before working on the game graphics, I worked on the logo, that will be the main menu screen background. And to make that logo, I needed a name.

After one week, my project still didn't have a name. Thus, I took benefit of the past few days without coding, due to Christmas time, to think about a name.

The first name that came up was simply COSMONAUT. I like simple things. Always. But, I wondered... should I find a name that says more about the game. Should I find a name more intriguing ? Should I use something like "Lost in Space", "Forlorn", "Abandoned", "Condemned" ?

Well... I found all that boring as hell, I finally stuck to my first choice, which is almost a rule of life with me, and I kept the simple COSMONAUT. I really like it. It's very simple, it doesn't say anything about the gameplay and the story, it only says about who you are, a cosmonaut.

Then I spent a bit of time on Photoshop to create this logo :

For those who are interested in the process of creation of this logo, here is a speed-up video of the whole process :