Actually I can make all my logos work without 3D effect... A logo should work in any kind of look. Here you can see I adjusted the elements and make them flat and not in 3D... You see it still looks good...
Merged My Elements and concept into one design with no "effects" at all... Will still look good in monochrome... Let me know if you want me to try other color combos...
Adjusted version... Please be careful in suggesting the use of the Graduation cap over the letter "a" layout to other designers, since I started that look, it would be against the designer conduct to use the same layout... Thank you... Colors and fonts are Okay though as per guidelines...