sorry to keep everyone waiting for a winner.. I am just having a very hard time choosing, and I have been asking friends and my employees for their input so I guess I am going to need a few more days. I am out of town away from my office until Tuesday morning, thanks for your continued patients.

Hey guys,
Sorry for the delay.. I will pick the winner tomorrow.

Excellent work, thank you all very much everyone!

I am going to review all these with my business partner and will pick a winner as soon as possible tomorrow.

very close, this will be hard to pick a winner.. very good stuff

Ok guys we are down to two basic design concepts.
Good stuff keep it coming this is very close contest right now.

Very good, we are getting very close now!
For sure I am settled on one of two differnt fonts for the words Midwest Realty & Professionals, both have square edges not rounded, so I am eliminating the rounded fonts for these words

hi guys - I have eliminated a bunch of desings.. and left the designs I want to concentrate on. We only have 7 hours left, so please refine what you have submitted already, and I also need to see them in black/white and gray scale. I the circle design alot and like the shiney type, shadows, color transistions etc in the details. I would rather just see one house of various type designs inside the circle, not two. I want Midwest Realty to be on the same line, and Professionals underneath. The Midwest Realty needs to be in darker colors most likely with a solid type font that is very easy to read. I like to see pointed lines on each side of professionals, but its not mandatory. I need to see the design also encorportated on a For Sale Sign, a business card and letterhead ( this is very important for me to visualize my new logo these items, so I know how it will turn out when I pick the winner)
Thanks everyone for your hard work so far we have some very good designs and I am looking forward to picking the winner! Please do your best in the next few hours. I will be on the road for the next 4-5 hours and might not be able to check in, until the last couple hours before the contest ends. I will try to check in while I am driving, but just don't know if I will have the band width to pull up the designs while on the road. Thanks again everyone!

Ok we have a couple more days.. there are some very good designs, lets keep them evolving and improving. Thanks everyone.

Ok we have a couple more days.. there are some very good designs, lets keep them evolving and improving. Thanks everyone.

Sorry everyone I have been sick the last couple days and could not review or respond very well. I am seeking an extention to the contest, sorry for the delay!

Finalists have been selected

Just getting back.. sorry for the delay, I will look at everything so we can move on to the finals

Its now 10:50 CST, and I will be away from my system until this evening around 6:30pm or after. I am looking forward to new submissions and will check back in at that time. I will advise everyone when I return. Thanks

We are seeing some pretty good designs come together. I am still looking for some different concepts, using the letters M, or MRP included in the design, or a shield or crest within the design. You can look at logo and words at http://www.mainstreetcu.org, would be an example of one type of thought process. Also still wanting to see words used in different ways, for instance vertically or curved, or reverse text etc.. I would also like to see more detail in some of the current designs being considered regarding shadows, shading, color transitions and subtle /sophisticated details in the designs. Its really important the design has to be very sophisticated. Keep them coming we are getting there!

So far the designs have been blue, green, white and black focused.
I would like to see some different colors in the designs
Tan - Gold - Yellow - purple - orange and (Red accent possibly)
Keep them coming!