keeping it simple means you could use the same logo with almost any color variation and with the vector art it makes it easy to change the color but retain the overall design - hope that makes sense, and thanks for the opportunity in your contest! MM
Is there anyway you could fill the entire background of the font and make the font white, instead of having only a background on the arch, but keep that gleaming light effect above it.
I really like the color combinations, by the way. Also, some friends of mine said the font reminds them of Greece/Athens. They suggested using the font that you have in the other designs that look like cracked and earthquake-like. Is that possible?