Hi!
Currently working on building an image as a studio, which of course means building a brand, which of course means making a logo.
Anyway, here's a brief I wrote when speaking to a designer friend of mine. If you want any additional info, feel free to ask me here or in a PM.
Company name: Jelly Machete
The company makes small scale indie/mobile games, usually of the arcade variety.
If I had to sum up the theming of the games into two words, those would be "action" and "wacky" (games I've made in the past involve a sumo waltzing game, or a game about hunting snails in space. That sorta silly thing).
In terms of colours, having something that can be made to work in just one colour is great.
Thoughts: I've always been a big fan of using juxtaposition of something silly with something more "action film". Hence the company name.
So having that juxtaposition be a central theme of the logo feels like it could be good to me
In terms of other logos I've looked at and enjoyed, I'm quite fond of Vlambeer's
http://www.vlambeer.com/press/images/logo.pngAnd generally the idea of having some kind of silouhette against a background appeals to me, like Longshot's:
https://dab1nmslvvntp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Longshot.pngHaven't really given fonts or anything any thought, nor do I feel it's a necessary requirements, but if you want to suggest the typography for the name, go ahead. I'll be happy to pay a bit extra for that!
I'm generally quite fond of the flat 2D kind of design, with bright but limited colours (see: everything you see if you Google "flat 2D").
If it's any use, the art style I currently use in games is well represented by the general theme of my personal website here:
http://benjawells.com/Anyway, if you're interested, PM me with your portfolio, and how much you expect to be paid.
And as I said before, if there's any more info you want, feel free to reply or message me with any questions.
Thanks for reading!