MY THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SUBMITTED DESIGNS . . . THE INTERNET HAS CERTAINLY PROVIDED ALL OF US WITH AN INTERESTING VENUE TO COMMUNICATE IDEAS AND BROADEN OUR NUMBER OF CHOICES. CROWDSOURCING IS CERTAINLY THE WAY TO GO! THERE'S A LOT OF ENVIABLE TALENT OUT THERE AND THE DECISION WILL BE DIFFICULT. I WILL BE STUDYING THESE ALL AGAIN AS WELL AS SHARING WITH MY COLLEAGUES AND CLIENTS TO GET THEIR IMPRESSIONS (AS IT'S REALLY OTHERS WHO WILL JUDGE THE LOGO AND BE DRAWN TO IT OR AWAY FROM IT). I HAVE TO TRAVEL NEXT WEEK SO IT'S MY HOPE TO HAVE MADE A SELECTION BY MONDAY. LOOK HERE FOR UPDATES. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN.

191 then maybe 194

was THAT necessary???

To Gray Source - unlikely.

ok kids, I'll be traveling for a couple of days with limited to no email access so hold tight, I'll be back!

Wow I woke up to some more great designs this morning. Thanks to those who are incorporating my notes into their new designs or revisions. This is getting tough . . . you are a talented bunch! Someone asked in a private message why I give three stars then eliminate it later. Thought you all might want to know the answer. With so many great designs, with with such a narrow rating system, it means that I like the design very much. But if I force rank the three stars eventually things have to fall of as I like some other three stars (and four and five) more. At some point it's a process of elimination of some arguably very good work. Since the goal is to pick one I have to purge the least likely candidates as I go along. I see in other contests there are designer complaints of lack of feedback and lack of ratings and lack of any feedback. My effort is to provide meaningful feedback while keeping the field a bit more narrowed. Thanks to all for your work!

Another thought but I don't know that this is called. You have a letter and it's sliced into vertical segments that are progressively more narrow . . . it's like the effect you can do in Power Point. If you know what I mean do you think that gives a sense of movement?

I know my comments have lead in this direction but would still welcome some designs that strike a balance between creative and more corporate, are original (for example I like #58 but it feels like so many other logos I've seen), go away from the red (stuggling with this), trying some interesting fonts (Bank Gothic or Marydale are interesting). I'm struggling still. I appreciate your efforts and actually like many of these, even some which I have eliminated. But it has to strike me "just so" and be worthy of the change. MY OTHER CONCERN IS WHATEVER IS DEVELOPED HAS TO BE USABLE FOR WEBSITE, BUSINESS CARDS, LETTERHEAD, ETC. SO I AM LOOKING CLOSELY AT SIZE, STRUCTURE AND TRANSFERABILITY. Thanks again. I'm in awe of your talents.