McMinnville Christian AcademyLogo Design Contest

Hello,
Here are my first options...
#7 #8 #9 #10 #11
Please don't hesitate to leave a comments and advices.
Regards!

Don't like the wings style on 11 and 8. On 10: Maybe smoother border to the shield on the top. Maybe crown on top of the shield? Maybe divide shield into four parts like a crest? On 9: like the white cross but maybe something different with the lines ... On 7 like the abstract concept but not sure what to change ... Other thoughts or concept ideas?

I didn't realize that when I moved #11 and #8 into the 'non interesting box' that I would lose the opportunity to look at them. Just trying to rank on my phone in real time. Any chance you could post those or something else like that so I can make sure the rest of our team and board get a chance to put their feedback in as well? Thanks again for you help !!!

Here are the new ones #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25

- like the white cross and the shield. maybe a smaller crown on top of the shield for #24?
- maybe a white cross version for #10? maybe a slightly different shield outline with less sharp point at the top?
- like the shield in #23 maybe change gold to white or silver? maybe add a cross?
- like the sweeping line concept of #25

here are the updates #26 #27 #28 #29

- for #23 what about a different color other than gold
- any knight idea concepts?
- thoughts on using an open book / bible type logo?
- on #29 we like the sweeping line but not the crown
- we like the shield outline in 23 and 29 maybe divide into quarters and put small cross / bible / other??
- we like #9 and the white cross but needs maybe more color or different line pattern (fewer? maybe sweeping lines in a circle around?)
- on 27 maybe white cross with fewer lines behind

here are the updates #37 #39 #40

board favorite is #39. any other variation we could look at with the book and cross instead of one on top and below? maybe cross over book? cross on top of book? really like the shield.

another suggestion was to consider placing a white cross in the shield and putting MCA abbreviation over the cross.

thanks !!

other suggestion was to divide the shield into quarters and put a cross, book, MCA, and knight in each quarter. would this work or too much stuff in a small space?

here are the new ones #53 #54 #55 #56

We like the new ones. On #55 and #56 change MSA to MCA. On #53, 54, 55 the cross looks a little more like a plus sign, can you edit it to look more like a cross.

Another version suggestion for #56:
1. Remove the glisen/light shimmer through the center 2. Change to MCA as mentioned 3. Enhance the "Christian Academy" to match the boldness of the McMinnville on top

here are the updates #64 #65 #66 #67 #68 #69

looks great !! lets try #69 with all blue background. What about a slight variation on the same theme with try MCA on the top and cross and book below . . . maybe arch the MCA text?

Thanks !!!

done #80 #81 #82

#39 is the board favorite and our likely winner. thanks !! there are still just a couple thoughts slight modification we would like to look at first if ok.

1. can we look at some text size / boldness variation (i.e. more like #69 for Christian Academy and maybe a little bit bolder font on McMinnville)
2. some folks on our board really like the idea of include MCA in the logo - #80 was too much stuff, what about a small banner above the shield maybe dark blue with white font?
3. can we make the book/bible just slightly smaller and move the cross up a bit or also make small so white at the bottom of the cross does not cross into complete the blue background

Thanks again. Appreciate your help and designs. They all look great !! Looking forward to working with you.

here are the updates #85 #86 #87 #88

what about the border on top running the entire length of the shield? can we spread MCA out enough to make it look good? thanks for putting these together. appreciate it.

here are the updates #89 #90 #91 #92

#81 like how the MCA is contoured to the shield's shape
Is there a way to try the crown concept on top with the MCA just not as big as before... Maybe a crown edge on top? Or other way you think the crown could fit in... We like #37

Here is another suggestion from one of our reviewers: A somewhat different design idea would be to make a silver edged shield with a silver cross (flared on the edges) touching the trim. The inside of the shield would be royal blue and Old English styled MCA in black or dark grey would be slanted across the shield. The shield below is kind of what is in my mind but the center background would be royal blue, and like I said, there would be Old English MCA slanted top left to bottom right across the shield (the shield referenced is at the link below)
http://wulflund.com/armour/shields/painted-shields/templar-decorative-shield-with-the-cross.html

here are the updates #93 #94 #95

Thanks for the quick updates.
Would it be possible to stretch the crown across the top of #93 and #95?
What about adding the MCA like #89/90 to #94?

here are the updates #96 #97 #98 #99

Thanks for all the designs. I think we are really close with #81. Just trying to see if a couple final ideas would work.

Potential edits for #81:
1. Could you try fading the cross or using a different color?
2. What about a large cross that lies in the background behind the book and MCA but fills entire shield?
3. What about two swords behind the shield as an alternative to the crown on top?
4. Is it possible to see the crown across the top like #26?
5. What about if just the top part of the crown was across the top of #81 (like #26, but less crown)? Almost like the full crown image you have been using is behind the shield image and lowered down so only the top is showing above the shield.

thanks for all the little changes. couple more thoughts. really like the cross in the background on 105. can we make it all white instead of gray. get rid of the cross in the book/bible. and then decrease font size a bit for MCA and put it in a different color - gray? maybe silver? if a bit smaller it might fit well across the middle part of the cross providing sufficient contrast. (overall we like the bold broad white cross of 24 and are trying to bring that back in with the book and MCA parts to help incorporate everyones opinions)

Thanks !!

here are the updates #106 #107 #108

105: lets try MCA in small text and a slightly smaller book without the cross in the book
108: lets try cross a little smaller and book a little smaller so cross in contained in blue and doesn't touch top and bottom

thanks again

done #109 #110 #111 #112

One 109 what about bringing the edge of the gray on the cross part wider to the ensues just like the top and bottom.

Also maybe one that is just a little bit wider on the cross but not all the way to the edge like above.

Thanks

here are the updates #113 #114

Like these new ones. Could we see a version of #113 and #114 with a cross in the book? Both a version like #100 with the white cross and a version like #81 with the blue cross? Thanks!

Done #115 #116 #117 #118

Thanks for all the changes. We are just finalizing with our board a few last things. We are going to have everyone vote by 5pm PDT on Monday and will tally votes and choose a winner later that evening.

Final edits (we think):
For #113, #114, #115 and #116 - can you make the cross in the background the silver color used on #40 for the crown rather then grey? Can we also try a bit smaller book and bolder MCA?

here are the updates #119 #120 #121 #122 #123

can you in addition to the above files also please included files of the just the shield along and just the text along so we can move and position on letterhead / website etc as needed? thanks again !!!