Sacred PraiseLogo Design Contest

We'd like an artistic translation of the logo concept we already have - human hands, slightly open with a bird flying out of the hands and a heartstring in its mouth (heart dangling below). Very common image, but we want a humanized version that can be easily transferred to business cards, tshirts, banners - everything pretty much. Not looking for a radical departure from this, just enhanced version.

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#4 Really like the changes to the wings. They appear to be flowing, which is nice. Also the refinement of the hands is more appealing, although would still prefer a bit more detail to appear more human. The goal is to convey a sense of a 'real-world' ministry that will serve 'everyday' people, so the appearance of the hands are important to the message we want to convey.

#5 The boldness of the outer circle is appealing because it is reminiscent of a crest or seal. Also really like how you have the dots between the 'Sacred Praise' and the 'UMC', because it draws distinction between the two. The detail on the hands are good and we like that they look human and the fingers are distinguishable - but their position isn't quite what we'd hoped. The hands should be somewhat curved (more "cupped" really), as in perhaps a position that could almost imply prayer or worship, with fingers close together and pointed upward. The hands also appear a bit thin, more weight is desired. The hands should be unisex and convey strength, so the appearance of weight in the hands are important.

#4 It would also be nice if the words were a bit larger and bolder - the smaller text makes it a bit hard to read. Really want the name to stand out and be prominent.

#5 Really like the boldness of the design! Especially the outer circle color and how prominent the words are - easy to read. Would like to experiment with oval vs circle shape if possible with more 'cupping' of the hands; also heart and string should be raised above hands.

#6 we really like how the top text is larger than the bottom text, and that the tagline is incorporated into the design - the tagline is really hard to read and so if the bottom text.