"ORIGIN is a developer and publisher of state-of-the-art computer entertainment software. ORIGIN's motto, "We create worlds," symbolizes the company's consistent goal of providing a large-scale entertainment experience for the end-user. Releasing on average eight new computer titles each year, plus other associated products including a popular series of computer game hint books, ORIGIN maintains a staff of more than 270 in its two main areas of Product Development and Publishing."
From the Origin Corporate Web Site
 

Looking to find out a little more about Origin beyond the 'company line'? Then you made it to the right place. Here you'll find links to what everyone else is saying about OSI, from the magazines to the fans to an occasional Origin employee. The origin of Origin and the logos (as told to us by Richard Garriott):

"The name "ORIGIN Systems, Inc." and the original logo were decided upon by a group of people sitting around my parent's dining room table shortly before the company was formed," says Richard. "We wanted something representing the genesis of a creative source. We didn't want to be perceived as being science fiction, fantasy, entertainment, or any genre. In fact, we were even thinking about getting into some type of manufacturing, like joysticks.

The first logo consisted of four arrows coming from the center on a graph, representing the mathematical point of origin.

A few years later, the logo needed to be revamped. "My brother, Robert, had his single most inspired moment in his tenure with the company when he came up with the slogan, 'We Create Worlds,'" says Richard, "so we had to come up with a new design." That logo, which has been used until now, carries on the original grid concept, but evolves to a star burst effect.

"When it came time to revamp the logo again, we knew it'd be difficult," says Richard. "The new logo would have to convey a message that carried on the theme, but was more modern."

"The name 'Origin Systems, Inc.' and the original logo were decided upon by a group of people."

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