The Book PlaceLogo Design Contest

We sell books, CDs, DVDs, etc. online with a focus on textbooks.

Open to various color combos. Viewing Nick Gaetono's Page of 'Romantic Realism' novel covers may help: http://www.cordair.com/gaetano/ (my favorites are 'Atlas Shrugged', 'Capitalism: the Unknown Ideal', and 'For the New Intellectual')

***PLEASE BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD AND VIEW THE LOGO SKETCH - I'D LOVE TO SEE IT POLISHED UP, COLORIZED, ETC.)*** I love romantic realism, or at least as it appears in the form of the Ayn Rand novel covers by Nick Gaetano: http://www.cordair.com/gaetano/ (my favorites are 'Atlas Shrugged' and 'For the New Intellectual', although I could do without the complete male nudity, lol).
I am leaning towards a logo in this style However, I am completely open to being swayed by other great designs. /// I have uploaded a file of a logo in sketched stage that I am interested in having finished up, but I assure you that I am also open to other ideas. /// The logo's primary visibility will be in eBay listings, www.thebookplace.us, and in that eBay store. In time, the eBay store and listings should look more like this (an HTML overhaul is needed right now):
http://reubenlara.com/ebay/ (see mock eBay listing a few lines down the page). OR THIS: http://www.reubenlara.com/ebaysamples/svdtoys/ OR BEST EXAMPLE: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370312110954&refid=store // Also, the character holding the paintbrush at the top of the page in the link below is pretty cool in my book (no pun intended)... definitely a style I like... that 20s/30s look: http://reubenlara.com/ebay/ I like that look but I am also drawn to a more detailed character. I could go either way on that particular element... just whatever looks the best. /// One more link: Awesome. Nice work! What about capitalizing T, B, and P or doing “small caps” (like in Microsoft Word where it is all caps but the first letter of each word is just a little bigger)? Also, how about making the character look more like the characters of Nick Gaetano? Perhaps by losing the shielded face? Making the body sleeker and less cartoonish while still keeping him well-built? Here is a link that may help… not saying it’s perfect but shows the ‘Mercury Head’ without it being shielded: http://www.nickgaetano.com/Ayn_Rand/fullsize/MERCURY_HEAD_fs.jpg