He anglicized ( make something sound more English ) his name to Games at age 12 and was basically an autodidactic designer , and went to London 's St. Martins School of Art ( today named the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design ) for only two terms . His father anglicized the family name to Games when Abram was 12 . Games left Hackney Downs School at the age of 16 and went to London 's St. Martins School of Art ( today the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design ) .