Merrill Smiles DentalLogo Design Contest

Thank you! No problem :-)

These updates look fantastic. Thank you for sharing. We're going to be moving some others into the top slop temporarily, but I believe your design to be among the very strongest.

Hello and thank you for your patience. We are in a different time zone, thus the delay of submission. I just submitted some revisions. I hope you like them!
Thank you
Elena K.

Thank you for your work in this logo tournament. If you're receiving this message, you are a finalist in our estimation. This is probably not the way most clients run their logo tournaments, but the nature of our business doesn't allow for ample or regular communication among stakeholders. For that reason, please consider yourself still in the running for the prize. As marketing director of our company, I still need to share most of these concepts with our key stakeholders, get their input, and then run that information past the owner of the company (who will make the final determination after discussing with me). Please also understand that the Christmas/holiday season makes it all the more difficult to get feedback promptly, so we will likely take this tournament right up until the final day...or hours. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we might be temporarily moving you for some final tweaks. All of your work has been appreciated!

Thank you for these updates. Please see the comment I left with the markup tools about possibly forming an "E" with just the head of the bluejay.

Could you try to make the letter "E" just the head of the bluejay using these lines (top of head/crest, line to the eye, and underside of beak)?

I am very glad :-)
No problem. Please check my revisions.

The owner really likes this design. I'm just worried about the fine detail of the bluejay's head getting lost when printed on small objects or embroidered. Can you make one that is less detailed, larger, or more abstract/gestural? Thank you!

No sorry. I don't see any other ways of incorporatng the graphic into the words.

Are there any other variations you could make on this logo?

I understand. I am trying to keep it minimal. I just submitted revisions.
Thank you
Elena K.

Thanks for your designs! I have some feedback to provide before the end of the blind phase. I've just spoken with the company owner about the designs that have come in so far. Some of you will be moving position as a result. But I want to implore you to please keep your designs in the contest, as I'll be getting more feedback over the next couple days. A few things the owner is commenting on that I'd like to emphasize before blind phase ends: (1) He is very much set on a blue and grey color scheme. He's not interested in greens anymore. (2) He is not interested in plant images, so no more logos with stems, shoots, trees, or fields, etc. (3) He does like the idea of trying to incorporate a bluejay (city mascot) into the design, though he's not demanding it and likes many designs without them. (4) He has said he does not want a logo with a cursive or handwritten-looking font. (5) He does not want a design with abbreviations or initials of the name. I hope this is helpful to you, and again, I appreciate your design work!

This concept has potential. Like the bluejay being incorporated into the name...maybe make the head more clearly reminiscent of a bluejay, not a generic bird and possibly play with how it's being used with the "E".