It's nice to have a logo that works on a white background and a second version to work on a dark background. These seem almost to be there with that concept. Entry # 2 ... the background blue isn't part of the logo, or is it?
For entry # 1, I feel like the "A" on the far left is lost possibly because of the light gold color. I like the gold and the stacked letters and the fonts. I also like how the stacked AC could be possibly broken out into a smaller square design logo for social media. What if all the small letters were black? And for entry #2, the small letters could be white and would be the reverse of #1? I hope this isn't too much feedback :))
I am new to logo tournament, how does it work if we found we chose a logo, and saw the potential for the development of other versions... say a white background logo or a dark background logo, a small social media logo, and a favicon. From the same logo design concept? Or is the handled after the contest is over?
Welcome to LT! By all means the more feedback the better. The blue background is just to give you an idea of how it might look. I made the AC to resemble a property, however I decided to scrap such generic elements as a window or a chimney, but I can try to add them if you like. Regarding the end work, I am obliged to submit logos in vector and raster format, after the contest ends designers are allowed to communicate outside of LT.