Merrill Smiles DentalLogo Design Contest

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!

Nice update!

if any more feedback, please feedback again until it match with your company. thanks

Thanks for the update!

please check the update. thanks

Ok, i will do it now. Thank you

Nice bluejay head—can you integrate into the name of the office, maybe between Merrill and Smiles?

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!

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!

Ok, and thank you for clear feedback

No, I think this looks good as is. Further: I wanted to pass along right now in the blind phase that -- regardless of where your designs currently stand in the ranking -- you are not out of consideration for our top design. I run this tournament on behalf of our owner who only has the chance to give feedback periodically. So until I hear from him and other stakeholders, your ranking means very little. All this to say, please do not withdraw any designs (unless I've pointed out a glaring problem), and please do not assume you're out of (or in) the running based on your current position. Thanks for all your work, and I'll try to provide as much helpful feedback as I can going forward.

Solid design.

do you want to change color on text dental to be blue?

Like this look. Nice execution.

What's so lacking in design so it can't be first place for your company?

Nice clean and approachable logo.

please check the update. thank you

See my previous comment.

Clean design. It feels, though, like the font choice is grouping "Smiles" and "Dental", when we want the connection to be more about "Merrill" and "Smiles."