While there are definitely some very good and creative designs, we are not there yet with "the one" that we look at and day that is it!
We welcome designers coming up with their own creative designs and tag phrases, and as mentioned in the brief, we might see a mark or logo or tag phrase that is not something we were originally thinking of and we realize that one is "the one". By all means, you are all creative and good at what you do, so I do not want to hold you back from that.
Please read the entire brief, and make note of some of our specific preferences, such as colors, and having resolute technology spelled out in all lower case. The tag phrase should likely be in silver or gray and written in small letters underneath resolute technology and be pretty subtle.
One of the things about ALL of the designs is they are not making the R and T big or fat enough, and strong looking enough. We would like to see the R and T stretched out some so it is longer. Most designers are going for more tall looks versus a shorter R and T and a stronger, thicker and more firm looking R and T. The shorter, fatter, and thicker letters may not end up looking good, but I would at least like to see them to know for sure. Also, nobody has been able to make the look of having data enter the R on the top left, and go through the R and into and out of the T, which is emblematic of data entering a digital copier form the network and coming out of the copier as a finished document / image.
One other possible route:
We do not really want our logo to blatantly have a document in it, or to have a document as the center piece of it, but WHAT IF we made our R and T with blocks/ squares (like pieces of paper), and had them leaning forward, and used blue as the main color for most of the squares and orange or silver for the squares that connect the R and T at the top and let the T use the block of the R to begin the T and the last block (piece of paper) on the right side of the T was folded back on the edge like a piece of paper? I am not sure I am allowed under Logo Tournament rules to do this, but I can perhaps post a picture that is similar to this or email it to anyone who wishes to see it.
Sorry for this being so long but as a new company this logo is the MOST IMPORTANT thing we will do and we want it to be perfect.
Thank you for all of your hard work!