The Training CoachLogo Design Contest

Thanks for the initial responses! Great to see your initial interpretation of my ideas into designs.

General feedback.
Don't feel limited to Blue and Gray as colors. Please experiment with other color combinations, just limit it to 2 or 3 at a time.

I prefer designs that show progress but less so those that look like a dancer.

Keep the ideas coming!

Great to see more submissions today! I liked seeing that yesterday's comments appeared in the new designs.

It was good to see some new colors. Please continue to do that.

Thanks for your efforts so far!

Now that we are seeing some other color choices, it is important to remind everyone of what I listed in the brief regarding colors.

I like blue/gray and black/gold combinations, but I am open to other combinations. I prefer we stick to no more than 2 or 3 colors in a design.

I also mentioned I do not want to see red or yellow in the designs.

After reviewing a number of font styles, I don't have a strong preference for serif or sans serif fonts. Either can work depending on how they are used and how they work with the rest of the logo.

I look forward to seeing how these ideas take shape as we move forward.

Thanks again to everyone who has submitted. I really appreciate your time and efforts in working towards a final product. You guys are great!

Some of the designs use all three letters "TTC" and some only "TC". At this point I don't have a strong preference, though that may change as we continue in the contest.

However, the designs where only TC is used work better if the word "The" is smaller or in a lighter color than the other two words - "Training Coach".

I do not like the use of "T" by itself.

There is a larger use of color in the latest designs and I appreciate that. When using gold, stay away from lighter shades that look closer to yellow on the scale.

Keep up the good work!

More good work!

I like the increased use of color and the selection of darker shades of gold. The lighter shades that look more yellow or orange do not work as well.

I'm seeing more display of motion or progress and that is good as well.

Keep the ideas coming as we complete this phase in 23 hours!

The designs are getting better and the ranking is getting harder.

Simplicity is a feature I value. If I see two designs that I like equally well, the one that conveys the message in a simpler way will be my preference.

I will be getting more feedback from my associates tomorrow and will pass it on to everyone as soon as possible.

Thanks to everyone for continuing to work on this contest!

I apologize for the delay in posting rankings this morning. My mother-in-law has cancer and went to the hospital last night. I will respond and comment as best I can over the next few days. I should be able to continue.

I have advisers providing feedback and will incorporate that as we move forward.

For now, I prefer a design with the strongest message and is the simplest at the same time. Several of the latest submissions are more complicated than I prefer.

Several also are similar to other designs that I've seen and I prefer to be unique as possible. (Even though there is almost nothing new under the sun, as the saying goes).

Thanks for your efforts and providing your time and energy! I really appreciate every submission.

I will review the rankings in the morning with additional feedback from my advisers and post them prior to the Judging phase stating. It is a challenge to rank so many excellent designs. Thank you all for your hard work!

Thank you all as we move into the Judging phase. There are many excellent designs at this point and the judging will be difficult. As my advisers provide feedback I will be working with you to make modifications as we work towards the final design.

I am dividing my time between my office and the hospital, but I will be able to provide feedback at least once per day as we continue.

Thanks to everyone for the wonderful designs. It was difficult and required a lot of thought to make the final selection. It was a pleasure to work with each of you and I look forward to do so on future logo contests.

Best wishes to each of you for your future success!