Bench Consulting ServicesLogo Design Contest

Thanks LT Designers. Look forward to your work. Wish I had better funding for the contest but ...

Another detail ... the consortium is based out of St. Louis. There is no shortage of Arch-imbued logo designs in this area so it may be a distraction ... but it does an effective job of communicating the local presence. Being that we work nationally, I'm not sure if I want too much emphasis here so please don't get too hung up on that. More of a local pride thing I suppose.

Fantastic stuff. I had no idea how exausting this would be. Of course, if we CH's weren't so picky and knew what we wanted ... bah, where would the fun of the tournament be in that?

I love what I am seeing so far and the willingness to keep tinkering on things. Thanks LT!

Okay, if you've read my posts on the designers pages, you will have seen my concern about the word Bench being too prominent. And yet, it seems to be working. Maybe it is the hours and hours of staring at these designs so far. You must not be very self-conscious people...I wouldn't be able to handle all the critism.

So, now I'm wondering about a design that is solely based on the word Bench. Might be a bad path. I sure wouldn't have thought of it a couple days ago. Thank you for helping me shift my ideas.

Okay, back to staring at the entries for another hour or two. MUST ... RESIST ... IMPULSIVE ... ReRANKING

Final stretch.
You've all been fabulous. I've tried to run a good tournament and provide what I can in as timely manner as possible. I know at times I've been wishy-washy, vague, demanding, confusing, and to Akronix, maybe even insulting. ;) But you all have taken it in stride.

In the final 24 hours, I may have a more difficult time getting to each of you individually ... but as the content is getting very polished, my rankings and accumulated blatherings throughout the designers pages reveal my preferences.

Outstanding effort. It has truly been great working with each of you.

-s

21 hours to go and I'm exhausted so I'm logging off for 6-7 hours. Yep, I know this is the point where feedback is critical. Except for Dax, I don't think anyone else can claim it hasn't been there.

Well, I know I should've logged off and stayed off...but I didn't. The design came through and I acted on impulse. I really should get more sleep. There is an interesting thread on the forums about designers submitting late in the contest. I agree with the designer who said that it is a known risk to try that strategy. I certainly could've milked this out but I am very happy with the winning design and think it is abusive to waste your time.

Thanks everyone. This has been a wonderful experience and I will be back ... next time, I'll bring a better prize pool.