Logo & icon for latershare.com - a new communication web platform

latershare.com

latershare (http://latershare.com) is a new, ambitious communication web platform that just launched in a friends & family beta version.
At latershare everyone can get access to a round of feedback.
The responses of the users are put into "closed envelopes" on the server.
The contents will only be visible when
a) all users have posted or
b) a time limit is reached.
Our communication service solves many problems (e.g. influence, originality, time needed for organisation) and allows an abundance of possibilities for use (e.g. voting, valuing, pitches...).

latershare.com logo competition briefing
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latershare (http://latershare.com) is a new, ambitious communication web platform that just launched in a friends & family beta version.

The logo & icon quest
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The current latershare logo is only a draft.

We are looking for a logo that contains an icon and the word "latershare".
The icon should also be usable plain-colored and should persist next to the icons of other communication types that are listed in one of our teaser graphics:
http://cdn-latershare.s3-external-3…igm_en.jpg
The icon is probably the challenging part of this logo request. There is a chance to invent an icon that will stand for a new communication paradigm, next to the "@", the twitter bird and others. We will work hard to gain visiblity.

Other details:
The logo should be suitable
- online, on the website, with and without the tagline
- offline, in offline adverts, business documents (stationery, envelopes, business cards etc)
- with a .com domain attached

We prefer bold over thin fonts. The Arial rounded of the current draft logo is not set, we will adjust the font of the homepage teaser images to the logo font.
The word "latershare" should not be broken up in two parts. A different coloring of "later" and "share" would be ok, but it is not a must.
Regarding style and color, the logo should fit into the existing website design.
We want to keep the blue, "handwritten" tagline that uses the ArdleysHand font. It's content will probably change from time to time. You do not have to include the tagline in your logo proposals.

The latershare Concept
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At latershare everyone can get access to a round of feedback - without registration, at any time. It only takes a minute. The responses of the users are put into closed, virtual envelopes on the server.
The contents will only be visible when
a) all users have posted or
b) a time limit is reached.
They will only be shared with a defined user group. The communication service provided by latershare.com solves many problems (e.g. influence, originality, time needed for organisation) in a new way and allows an abundance of possibilities for use (e.g. voting, valuing, pitches...).

The concept of this service is described & visualized here:
http://latershare.com/en/pub/about/concept.cfm

We provide detailed information about possible use cases - http://latershare.com/en/pub/about/use_cases.cfm,
the benefits - http://latershare.com/en/pub/about/benefits.cfm
and the features of the latershare platform - http://latershare.com/en/pub/about/features.cfm.

You can see examples - http://latershare.com/en/pub/your_s…amples.cfm
and ongoing real life latershares here:
http://latershare.com/en/pub/index.…sharesList

To understand the web service it is probably best just to test it by creating a latershare request and posting a reply.

These are the values that define our communication service product:
- Easy to use - no registration required, good usability
- Open Use - the use cases & benefits are defined by the users
- Universal - usable in a lot of situations, worldwide
- Respect for Privacy - supporting anonymity & encryption

For further inspiration, we collected keywords that describe the service:
http://cdn-latershare.s3-external-3…oud_en.png

Background Information
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Information on the company goals, who is behind etc. is available here:
http://latershare.com/en/pub/contact/faq.cfm