Raus Coffee CompanyLogo Design Contest

We are a specialty coffee roasting company, focusing on high quality, boutique lots (small production) of single origin coffees.

My color palette includes champaign, white, black, dark chocolate brown, burgundy red, etc. We are looking for sophistication, but without seeming snooty or pretentious. We will guide color choices with feedback.

I want simplicity with elegance. We want to create a logo that with a brand presence that will work across multiple mediums (coffee, tea, shirts, mugs, etc). I want the logo to speak worldly, slightly artistic/underground, inviting, etc.

I haven't decided the bag yet, but the logo will most likely be used on a metallic silver bag. Please contact me with any questions you have and i will be happy to guide you.

*in reference to the champagne color, i like the use of it on the stem of the wine bottle. I also admire the clean/boldness of the brand name. See the attached link.

http://www.klwines.com/images/skus/1044433x.jpg

While I'd like to see logo ideas with use of the name, I would also like to see some with perhaps an animal in it, maybe a phoenix or lion.

I like the lion for its strength, superiority and wisdom, but would like it to appear humble/approachable without have too much detail in the image itself. See the two links below.
http://www3.telus.net/st_simons/aslan2.jpg
http://www.pantagestheatertickets.com/images/lion-king.jpg

Phoenix for their ability to create life from themselves. In the same way they rise from their ashes, the coffee transforms from cherry to roasted coffee by the hands of the roaster. they symbolize revival. In their transformation, they are greater than they were prior.

http://userwww.service.emory.edu/%7Ejmurra2/jefmurraystudios/images/06_11_351_Phoenix_enh_500.gif

http://festivalofthephoenix.com/phoenix_logo.gif

Lastly, we always see coffee in its roasted form, but never in any of its earlier stages. The image of the coffee cherry show the beginning of coffee and the quality begins. Maybe showing coffee cherry branch with ripened and unripped cherries and then the roasted form. see the link below.


I know it is a lot to take in, but thank you in advance for your efforts and for helping me bring my vision to life. See link

http://www.terroircoffee.com/content/view/260/

*** with regard to the lion logo. please checkout www.gorillacoffee.com i like how they presented this logo and would like to try something cool with the lion and phoenix.