A damask inspired luxury mark with a subtle aperture reference in the center. Maybe more complex than you requested but I felt this met your luxury/elegant/expensive criteria.
It meets the luxury criteria, however, it doesn't have much of a feminine feel. Both are equally important. I do appreciate your entry and I did notice the aperture in the center as soon as I saw the design. It is a bit too complex as I'm hoping for something that can be used as a pictoral mark on photos as a watermark as well as other applications. This is why the present leaders of my contest are ranked where they are. Crossblue, clearidea, seatzilla are a few examples of logos with a pictoral mark that could be recoginzable by the mark only. I do hope this helps. I'd love to see some more ideas that you might have.
Thanks so much for the great feedback. I have gone back to the drawing board and my new design is a pictoral mark. I have altered an aperture to create the initial 'G' and included it in a camera design with the outline forming the initial "L".
This is a bit of a “mass comment” to all the designers who have submitted to my contest. First off, thank you so much for your submissions! I really appreciate the time you’ve put into your designs. As you may have noticed, I’ve extended my contest by 7 days. You may have also noticed that I’ve “cleaned house”. Please don’t take it personally if your design has been placed in the “thanks, but we prefer other designs” category. I’ve decided only to rate those designs that could be considered a strong possibility.
Please take a moment to re-read my brief. I want something that appeals to high-end FEMALE prospects. Many of the designs I’ve refused are way too masculine. This doesn’t mean that I want flower petals and butterflies (waaaaay too feminine) but it does need to appeal to a female audience.
Additionally, I want a pictoral mark. Something that can be used alone as a watermark on photographs. Perhaps it will be a PART of the logo, but something pictoral. Most of the designs (90%) are just a GL design and/or a circle with a GL. This has become rather overdone. Let’s think outside the box!!! Something abstract (yes, I know some of you have already done that and thank you) And please, NO camera or aperture inspired designs. Way to cliche.
I look forward to seeing some fresh new ideas! Thanks again!!!