All this talk about the nike logo got me thinking about iconic images. A lot of these entries have focused on people interacting... does anyone have more abstract idea of what the knew deal is to them? Something powerful, but not necessarily as direct as a person shaking hands etc. Use your imagination!

#101 and #102 have a bit too much flower power

Can we get any variations on #55? I like the two dots as heads, but the two people sitting like a quotation box looks like a new yoga move. If we can get those characters doing something else, with those two dots, i think we will have something special.

Thank you to all of the designers who have submitted work! Unfortunately I have come down with the swine flu this week and have not had a chance to adequately respond to everyone's work. I have extended the contest 2 days to make sure that all of the feedback gets into the latest designs at that all of those late entries have a chance to make last minute revisions. Apologies for the delay, but again thank you for all of your efforts. Look out for more feedback!

#51 is very promising and #52 is also quite nice. I prefer not to leave a lot of white space at the center of the design, as #54 does. Right now there's something slightly more appealing about #32 (except for the Ubuntu similarity), but I can't quite identify it. It might simply be that 3 people captures the business idea better than 4.

#55 is cool, but reminds me a bit too much of a TV. It also suggests a dating site, which is a more intimate idea than we are looking for.

Thanks again to everyone for all the submissions. The contest has definitely improved our thinking and we're looking forward to additional ideas over the remaining days.

#43 looks a bit too much like sperm.

#50 has a concept (people chain) that we've been looking for, but is a bit too wispy / airy. It requires some non-trivial eyestrain to make out.

#56, #57, and #58 look a bit too much like Teletubbies.

#45 is a cool variation. The addition of the contract definitely adds something, but I'm concerned that I recognize it only because I asked for something involving a contract. First-time viewers probably wouldn't get it in its current form.

#46 looks like a teleconferencing solution to me. Good logo for that, but less good for us.

#39 and #40 are cool. My only concern is the giant "+" sign in the middle. It reminds me of the Red Cross. This might not be so bad -- it's certainly a positive association, but we'll have to run it by some friends to see if they find it distracting.

#32 is definitely a favorite right now, but we do agree with the commenter who noted that it looks quite a bit like the Ubuntu logo. The difference is sufficient so that we won't be accused of copying, but something slightly more different would be nice.

#35 looks like a VHS tape (or perhaps a domino) -- again, once I see something else, it's hard for me to refocus on the concept.