This is an interesting direction. We do happen to prefer a slimmer "spade" design as many spade designs look a little "fat" to us... We like the text treatment as well.
What are your thoughts on mixing sarif and sans sarif? As a designer, do you have any strong opinions on this? We have folks here who say "don't mix them..." but we look to your judgement.
Actually, we also happen to like the shape of 2 better, now that we have 13 with which to compare. The shape is more pleasing on your original design...