Merrill Smiles DentalLogo Design Contest

Looks great! Thank you!

Here it is #527 Thank you!

I’ll put you back up. Thanks!

Sure, I've got new version ready to upload

Thanks for the fast response. Can we see what it would look like to have the bluejay facing the opposite direction (with the tail to the right and head to the left)?

Yes of course, here are new versions for you #499 #500 #501 #502 #503 #504

In this concept, the corner of the smile would be a perched bluejay facing to the left.

Our ownership is going away from a very prominent bluejay to something a little more subtle (or without a bluejay). Could you make some variations on this design without the bluejay (font and color, etc.) and also try a version where the corner of the smile is actually a perched bluejay (see markup tool for reference)? Thank you again for all your work!

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!

Yes of course, here are new versions for your consideration #443 #444 #445 #446 #447

Could we see a couple variations on the color choice and font? With this specific design, wondering how it would look with a deep blue smile shape under the lighter blue bluejay and vice versa.

Thank you for the updated design! If you have any further changes or updates, we'd appreciate seeing those.

Hi, Thank you for feedback. here is my try with incorporating bluejay into the logo. Please let me know if you would like to see any revisions.

I know the communication has been limited, but I appreciate your design work and hope you'll take time to submit some more variations and ideas for designs. To reiterate some important points about our owner's taste: blues and greys for color, smile images but no teeth, and possibly incorporation of bluejay imagery are appreciated. He very much likes logo images (smile/bird) incorporated into the name as much as possible. Thank you again!

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!

Can you possibly try out a concept involving a bluejay?

Like this strong & simple concept.

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.

Nice clean logo, but it feels a little bland. Can you tweak the color scheme and font? We definitely want to incorporate some true/royal blue in there, and silver/grey as well.