Hi Scott -- I can see movement and flair in the design, but it just doesn't say T'ai chi to me. A modern, slightly edgy image of T'ai chi is more important than the emphasis on my name or initials. Does that make sense? Can you do something like that?
Scott - Hey these are great! I think it's much closer to what I like than before. I like the sense of movement and power in the picture. One the other hand, you've drawn a GIRL! ;-) Seriously, if I'm going to wind up with a human representation, it'll have to be a guy, because I'm trying to associate myself with the logo... I am the American Champion... etc.
Here's a comment I made to another designer that I think captures what I want all the designers to know: "The logo doesn't necessarily need to emphasize my name or initials as much as be a recognizable image. I don't want to go in too many nickname directions, but there are a lot of people who just call me "the T'ai Chi guy." Seriously, I get it on the street -- "Hey you're the T'ai Chi guy aren't you?" I want a logo that people will look at and immediately go hey that's the T'ai Chi guy -- America's Ta'i Chi Champion." Also, I want people to look at it and say this is the logo of the FUTURE, with roots in the past.
So, I'm putting the purple and the silhouette in my favorites for now. Please keep going. It might help to look at my website: www.drtaichi.com
Hi Scott, Thank you so much for these submissions. I think these are very much like some of the earlier submissions by other artists. I have to say how much I like the quality of your designs, but they are not the direction I am trying to get the designers to go. Thank you anyway.