I like your creativity, as for these two entries, I feel they have too much text. We need to drop the "Benefit Auctions Are/Is the Heart of our Business" We also want to move away from the heart. We are looking for something that will also attract a younger crowd 25 to 45 to both live and online auctions/bidding to support non-profits. We are also looking for something more powerful. Maybe Red & Black instead of light blue. We want the logo to make a BOLD statement.
Okay lloyd, will working on it. Is there anything else you would like to change? If you have any other ideas or thoughts, please feel free to discuss it with me so I can visualize it for you.
Let's also try getting rid of the blue and white circle around the hand. I would like to keep the text simple. Other than our name "Benefit Bidding" I am thinking we might add "Benefit Auctions". Thats about all the text I would liket to have. We are really looking for a cool image. I know thats the hardest part.