Mind Your ManorsLogo Design Contest

I definitely like the font choices and white background. Design #1 is a bit too geometrical/modern.

Designs 3, 4, and 5 are definitely including the whimsy. I like the feminine flourishes and use of color.

#11 is very clever, with the reverse image being a fancy lamp. I like that.

#6, while being very inventive, will definitely not be attracting female clients! I do like the overall design, but the silhouette is too racy and implicates a different business service all-together. I like the inclusion of the chair and artwork.

#8 is exactly what I had in mind with the chandelier in black - good job! I would want to see a fancier font.

#5 and #7 don't quite contain graphical representation of interior design, so viewing them leaves me with the impression of something more related to jewelry making or women's clothing. However, I like the other aspects of those designs (color, style, artwork).

#2 is growing on me: simple, elegant, easy to understand. It's a contender.

This is getting good! I am enjoying the creative process and think contestants are on the right track. Thank you!

Design #15 is beautiful, yet I would like the silhouettes to form a specific shape (i.e., there should be a reason why the silhouettes are there: to not just convey the "mind" part of the name, but to also help form the shape of a home decor object).

Designs #16 and 17 are beautiful but I fear a bit too intricate for reproducing on print materials, web sites, e-mail sigs, etc.

Design #18 is nice, yet too angular. It would be a good logo for an architectural design firm.

I also make elaborate custom draperies, if that gives anyone an idea about using the silhouette element to form another shape.

You guys are doing terrific! I love your ideas.

Designs #24-27 are beautiful but perhaps more suited to a hair styling business.

Designs #28-30 and 36 are nice, but too stark. The beauty of the reverse image is its subtlety, and I feel these designs are a bit too obvious. Also, I see a mustache when I view these designs.

Design #31 is too modern, as are designs #32-34.

I have extended the contest another 5 days. I think the designs submitted so far are excellent and very creative, so keep submitting your ideas.

The contest FAQs suggest that I start working with a designer to make small modifications before the contest ends, so that's one of the reasons why I have extended it (to give me more time to fine-tune some of the designs before making a final decision).

Thanks, and keep creating!

Designers:

Another concept would be to incorporate the image of a house (or manor) into the design, to convey that this is an interior design business.

Thanks-

-Kathy