So that's it... it's over!

Before I select the winner let me say once more how much I have enjoyed logging in each day to see the wonderful designs you all have come up with. You guys/gals are such a talented bunch. I'd seen other contests, so I was aware of the caliber of designer here on Sitepoint. But even knowing that, you still wowed me.

I also want to say that this was a really tough decision. There were so many of them that I liked. The irony is that the idea for this site came from my constant impromptu surveying of those around me about logo designs that I had done myself or hired out. "Which of these do you like better?" I'd ask. This contest was certainly no exception. I asked family and friends as I always do, but the incredible thing is that there was almost no agreement on which was the best logo. I think that speaks to the high quality and high creativity of so many of the designs here.

So thanks again everyone. And without further adieu...

The winner is.... cafemocha!

Thank you all for the kind words. :) This has been a lot of fun for me too.

We're coming down to the wire here. I've asked for just a couple of changes... we'll see if I need to extend it or not. I'm trying to avoid that as I'm sure you would all rather have it end today.

Ok... some general comments.

First of all, I am really impressed with the caliber of work here. Just outstanding. Thank you all for lending your talents to this project.

I also appreciate (most) everyone moving to the white background. That helps as well.

I feel like I owe it to you all to give you an idea of who's at the top of the heap for me right now. This has not been easy, so if I don't mention your design, please do not feel that I didn't like by any means. These are just the one's that are edging the pack at the moment.

Philmo has perfected the scale design... I like it and can't think of anything to improve it. Cafemocha's apple/orange design had a very slow burn effect, but I've been thinking about that one a lot. I really like that design with the tag line "Compare anything. Even apples and oranges." I'd like to see some adjustments to the text, though. I love jeshinthebox's paper look and think it would make for a cool look throughout the site. Plum Logo's thinker is another one I like and would like to see how the changes turn out.

Just007in's #3 is in the running. As is stripe access's latest. I'm curious to see what mainero's changes will look like. I think otisd's last version is good pending no readability issues.

If you are still doing design work, jeshinthebox's color scheme is my favorite I think. So aim in that direction at least.

Because I missed commenting on Saturday and Sunday, and because there are still some changes being made, I might extend the contest a day or two to allow time for that. Just wanted to give everyone a heads up on that possibility.

Thanks again everyone.

Ok... some general comments.

First of all, I am really impressed with the caliber of work here. Just outstanding. Thank you all for lending your talents to this project.

I also appreciate (most) everyone moving to the white background. That helps as well.

I feel like I owe it to you all to give you an idea of who's at the top of the heap for me right now. This has not been easy, so if I don't mention your design, please do not feel that I didn't like by any means. These are just the one's that are edging the pack at the moment.

Philmo has perfected the scale design... I like it and can't think of anything to improve it. Cafemocha's apple/orange design had a very slow burn effect, but I've been thinking about that one a lot. I really like that design with the tag line "Compare anything. Even apples and oranges." I'd like to see some adjustments to the text, though. I love jeshinthebox's paper look and think it would make for a cool look throughout the site. Plum Logo's thinker is another one I like and would like to see how the changes turn out.

Just007in's #3 is in the running. As is stripe access's latest. I'm curious to see what mainero's changes will look like. I think otisd's last version is good pending no readability issues.

If you are still doing design work, jeshinthebox's color scheme is my favorite I think. So aim in that direction at least.

Because I missed commenting on Saturday and Sunday, and because there are still some changes being made, I might extend the contest a day or two to allow time for that. Just wanted to give everyone a heads up on that possibility.

Thanks again everyone.

Wow! There are really some great looking logos here. This is really going to be a tough decision.

Hi guys and gals...sincere apologies for not getting to the feedback today (Sunday). I will do it ASAP tomorrow (Monday)!

Ok... so geneneral stuff. Let's have all of the designs on a white background. I know some of you use gradients to "highlight" your design, but it would really help me out if everything from here out could just be on a blank white canvas.

Highlights from this batch for me are Philmo's scale concept and the realistic looking "paper effect" from jeshinthebox. I think otisd made some nice improvements to a good idea. I also like the idea of Plum Logo's design but not the execution. What is the rule on using others' ideas? Is that accepted? Could others of you work on the a "thinking man" design or a "scale" design? Or is it in the designer's code that once someone does an idea that no one else can do it? If not, I'd like to see some more scale stuff, some more thinking man stuff, and possibly some more otisd AB stuff.

Thanks again everyone. And as I mentioned in the original post, it's unlikely that I'll be commenting tomorrow. I should be back at it on Sunday, though.