Designers- thank you so much for helping us narrow our scope, by working with us to provide a large variety of examples. We have updated the brief and have a better idea of where we'd like to go.
Colors: We would like to stick with neutral/earthy tones and are partial to the following (in no particular color combination): Blue, Gray, Green, Beige, or possibly a very subtle Yellow or orange. (We do know that we do not want to go with the green/orange combo)
Font: We like the mixed fonts between words and would like the emphasis to be on the word "Sozo". We like the words going from left to right. We would like to see some variation in font samples- and possibly some more definition/detail in the lettering. (We haven't received much variation in font, so we still are exploring what we're looking for in that realm- creativity is encouraged).
We very much like the more simplistic/abstract designs. We want to avoid overly feminine designs (hearts/etc.)- although subtle femininity is fine. We do like the butterfly- as it signifies freedom. But any designs with a butterfly should be more refined as we're moving away from whimsical design. (We should stress that we are NOT asking for every new submission to include a butterfly- this is only one of several design-types that we like).
Overall- we don't want anything too "loud" or busy, but there should be a little bit of pop. We want to send very subtle messages of hope, victory, freedom, and/or value for the girls we serve. Images should be calm/soothing.