I love the clean feel of the logo - love the creativity of the guitar. I think the logo does need to have a crab though since it the state crustacean and what Baltimore is known for.
Can you do another logo and focus on a crab? Also, drinks are a big part of the festival and I am wondering if there's a way to incorporate a wine glass? Or maybe that would be too cluttered? Oysters also popular here.
I love the colors! Also love the new layout. 1. Can we do one different version with the crab wearing an apron? 2. Can we also do a different version with just a blue crab (classic versus cartoon crab) - I know I asked for a wine bottle, but this new logo is really great . Maybe once it is the simple blue crab we could put a crab mallet and glass of wine in the claws?
For entry #5 can you put a red crab in between the words seafood and festival? i really like your logos - can you send me a few more versions - very creative and know the contest ends soon. Or maybe turn the o's into crabs? Open to options!
Fish designs - I just asked my friend who is a graphic designer for her feedback. She also rates your design #1, here's what she said. "So I just reviewed and completely agree with you. I like the one you ranked as #1 (fish guitar) as far design, but have two issues with it: 1) I feel like if it a Baltimore Seafood festival I want to see a crab on the logo! However all the crab examples are not very good and look too cartooning for a classic event. 2) With the guitar element I want the event to be called "Baltimore Seafood and Music Festival" - which it is not. Can you go back to this artist and tell him what you would like to see? Hope this helps!"
So that being said let's add seafood & music festival to #5 with the guitar and also do another classic version with a crab with the same clean, classy feel.
Thanks. I'm working on some ideas now. I want to find a simple and creative way to incorporate a crab to my design. I would like to make a design which is not cartoony but somehow combinate the crab and a wine glass or other elements too.