Thank you for submitting your designs for my personal brandmark/ logo!
Here are my thoughts:
1) I really like the overlapping cursive "S's" in Entry #2. I would love to see this combined with different fonts for the name 'stacey shaw', as I was not immediately drawn to the font that you chose here. It would be good to consider it as compared to other font styles. 2) In Entry #3, I like the 'clean' look and feel and the blue/black color combo is interesting/nice. The picture immediately reminded me of water/waves. It is artful, but it is probably too 'sharp' for the message that I want to convey (trust, warmth, guidance, inspiration). This blue/black element reminded me of stormy water. 3) In Entry #4, I like the fun playful quality, but this particular thick cursive script is probably not the best for the logo if someone did not already know my name is Stacey Shaw (as opposed to Stacey Show or Stacey Shau etc.) 4) Do you have an opinion on using the tagline "Speaker. Trainer. Coach." In the logo? I see that you did not include it in any of your first designs. I am genuinely curious. Entry #2 could be a logo for an attorney, artist, or C.P.A. I thought it may be best to use the tagline to tell people what I do, and I am still inclined to think that it would be best, so I would love to see examples with the tagline. I am open to hearing your design thoughts on this if you have an opinion. 5) If you would like to experiment with red colors/hues that convey passion and "spark", I would love to see that!
I was just thinking that if you want to experiment with making the cursive overlapping 'S" design in Entry #2 into a shape/style that suggests a flame subtly, that could be very interesting. The suggestion could be 'passion', 'spark' of creativity, 'inspiration' 'flame of knowledge' etc.