Thx for your input and sorry for not having been able to respond to your request for feedback. I will try to provide more feedback durign the next couple of days.
First of all your design came on top of the list of favourites quickly. Especially number 41. This is even though we have not decided on any tagline yet, but most certainly will. The usage of tagline could also be good in the event of developing new business units or geographic nomination. So we will not USE the tagline to start with but the fact that you build in the option for it from the start is positive.
I like that you use shadows for the Qi and the integration with the mark for Qi.
The only things i can find that i would like you to look at area:
1. Add more depth to the logo. Either through reflections or shadows. It is a very flat design as it is now besides the shadow behind Qi. 2. Try to see if you can use alternative colors. All designers have more or less been hooked on green, and i would perhaps like to see som more references to the ocean in terms of colors. Our investmets will be centred around the Mediterranean and subtle references to waves, sun, sand, etc. might not be bad.
Thx for our latest contribution. You suddenly jumped to favourite position. I discussed the logo with my collegue and he wants to test adding yet another graphical element to the design. Some designers have used a graphical person in the logo and this appeals to us. It would be interesting to see if you could add such an element in a subtle way so that we avoid the logo becoming too cluttered.
Placing the human element as an integrated part of the text or behind the logo in different colors and transluscent might be an idea.
Alos what you could try with #52 is to alter the clor of the textelement "Living" to a lighter shade of the color used in Qi.
I have placed all your contributions besides #53 in teh Not Interested category. All in all they all rank top but #53 is our favourite and we start to see the contours of what we need. ! day to go and i would like you to look at two things:
1. Can you extend the arms of the little man in the "i" ? Not much but to make the himan element stronger. 2. "Living" becomes quite "flat" next to the 3D effects of Qi. Coud you work some on that? Add a shadow falling behind or something?