Entry #2 is the right feel for the font. Instead of the hand crawling over the text it should be reaching toward the viewer seeing the bottom of the hand with the fingers spread out. I do like the detail in the hand and the general look of it. Take the same hand in the position I described with white highlights and see what you come up with. Nice start!
Hello - great work on the logos – would it be possible to see entry's in a few different color combinations? I have listed them below. Also, we are no longer looking for logo's with hands of any type in them - sorry for the inconvenience. However, we really like your creativity with interpretations of the description in our brief, please keep the ideas coming. Thanks!
Bamboo Green and Steel gray Burnt Orange and Chocolate Brown Brick Red and Black White and Canary Yellow