We're trying to stick mainly with white background, but some applications do require black background as well as flat color printing.
I do like the logotype here except i'd adjust the kerning, the e is overlapping the r for some reason.
id make the white a little less vibrant as it takes away visibility when scaling down, and maybe make the dark blue just one gradient blended a little more?
Hi,here is a revised version based on your clear directions. #10
The e is overlapping the r for aesthetic reasons(white space reduction).Since every aesthetic matter(especially letterspacing) allows various opinions I will just provide a couple of different variations.
If you feel that I could still improve the symbol-please let me know.
By the way -this is the first time that I get clear,adequate art direction on a design contest site.
the typeface in #13 is interesting, im not sure if i like it or not.. what typeface is it? does that family have anything heavier? im curious how itd look with a bit heavier weight, and the logomark scaled down and aligned like it is in #16 .. maybe some slightly darker color in the type..
I am going to work on the type treatment and will upload more variations later today... meanwhile if you have any additional directions - just let me know