diff --git a/lib/blueprinter/v2.rb b/lib/blueprinter/v2.rb
index 78be5282..7f809efa 100644
--- a/lib/blueprinter/v2.rb
+++ b/lib/blueprinter/v2.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class << self
 
     # Initialize subclass
     def self.inherited(subclass)
-      subclass.views = {}
+      subclass.views = { default: subclass }
       subclass.fields = fields.dup
       subclass.extensions = extensions.dup
       subclass.blueprint_name = subclass.name ? [subclass.name] : blueprint_name.dup
@@ -26,18 +26,24 @@ def self.inspect
 
     # A descriptive name for the Blueprint view, e.g. "WidgetBlueprint:extended"
     def self.to_s
-      blueprint_name.join ':'
+      blueprint_name.join '.'
     end
 
     # Access a child view
+    #   MyBlueprint[:extended]
+    #   MyBlueprint[:extended][:plus]
+    #   MyBlueprint["extended.plus"]
     def self.[](view)
-      views.fetch(view)
-    rescue KeyError
-      raise Blueprinter::Errors::UnknownView, "View '#{view}' could not be found in Blueprint '#{self}'"
+      view.to_s.split('.').reduce(self) do |blueprint, child|
+        blueprint.views[child.to_sym] ||
+          raise(Errors::UnknownView, "View '#{child}' could not be found in Blueprint '#{blueprint}'")
+      end
     end
 
     # Define a new child view, which is a subclass of self
     def self.view(name, &definition)
+      raise Errors::InvalidBlueprint, "View name may not contain '.'" if name.to_s =~ /\./
+
       views[name] = Class.new(self)
       views[name].blueprint_name << name
       views[name].class_eval(&definition) if definition
diff --git a/spec/v2/name_spec.rb b/spec/v2/name_spec.rb
index e4220170..5f53e5b4 100644
--- a/spec/v2/name_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/v2/name_spec.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ class NamedBlueprint < Blueprinter::V2
     end
 
     it 'should find a view by name' do
-      expect(NamedBlueprint[:extended].to_s).to eq "NamedBlueprint:extended"
-      expect(NamedBlueprint[:extended].inspect).to eq "NamedBlueprint:extended"
+      expect(NamedBlueprint[:extended].to_s).to eq "NamedBlueprint.extended"
+      expect(NamedBlueprint[:extended].inspect).to eq "NamedBlueprint.extended"
     end
 
     it 'should raise for an invalid view name' do
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ class NamedBlueprint < Blueprinter::V2
     end
 
     it 'should find a view by name' do
-      expect(blueprint[:extended].to_s).to eq "MyBlueprint:extended"
-      expect(blueprint[:extended].inspect).to eq "MyBlueprint:extended"
+      expect(blueprint[:extended].to_s).to eq "MyBlueprint.extended"
+      expect(blueprint[:extended].inspect).to eq "MyBlueprint.extended"
     end
   end
 
@@ -78,14 +78,28 @@ class NamedBlueprint < Blueprinter::V2
       expect(blueprint.to_s).to eq "MyBlueprint"
       expect(blueprint.inspect).to eq "MyBlueprint"
 
-      expect(blueprint[:foo].to_s).to eq "MyBlueprint:foo"
-      expect(blueprint[:foo].inspect).to eq "MyBlueprint:foo"
+      expect(blueprint[:foo].to_s).to eq "MyBlueprint.foo"
+      expect(blueprint[:foo].inspect).to eq "MyBlueprint.foo"
 
-      expect(blueprint[:foo][:bar].to_s).to eq "MyBlueprint:foo:bar"
-      expect(blueprint[:foo][:bar].inspect).to eq "MyBlueprint:foo:bar"
+      expect(blueprint[:foo][:bar].to_s).to eq "MyBlueprint.foo.bar"
+      expect(blueprint[:foo][:bar].inspect).to eq "MyBlueprint.foo.bar"
 
-      expect(blueprint[:foo][:bar][:zorp].to_s).to eq "MyBlueprint:foo:bar:zorp"
-      expect(blueprint[:foo][:bar][:zorp].inspect).to eq "MyBlueprint:foo:bar:zorp"
+      expect(blueprint[:foo][:bar][:zorp].to_s).to eq "MyBlueprint.foo.bar.zorp"
+      expect(blueprint[:foo][:bar][:zorp].inspect).to eq "MyBlueprint.foo.bar.zorp"
     end
+
+    it 'should find deeply nested names using dot syntax' do
+      expect(blueprint["foo"].to_s).to eq "MyBlueprint.foo"
+      expect(blueprint["foo.bar"].to_s).to eq "MyBlueprint.foo.bar"
+      expect(blueprint["foo.bar.zorp"].to_s).to eq "MyBlueprint.foo.bar.zorp"
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "should not contain periods" do
+    blueprint = Class.new(Blueprinter::V2)
+    expect { blueprint.view :"foo.bar" }.to raise_error(
+      Blueprinter::Errors::InvalidBlueprint,
+      /name may not contain/
+    )
   end
 end