I'm starting to get feedback from friends in my target market, and they liked your designs - as evidenced by my moving it into the top ranked spot. I have others I haven't heard from yet, so if you have other ideas, you may want to submit them too! Thanks!
Thank you, Sufres! Glad to hear of all the positive feedback... though I am seeing my logo in the third-place spot. I know I cannot say anything specific about other designs, so please keep in mind that a successful logo will work well in both color and black and white. Many that I see now would be lost if sent by fax or if copied in black and white. Another common theme I see is this sort of "dated" look, mainly with the colors and typefaces. Many of the submitted logos look like they are logos for an early 1990s sunglasses company and unfortunately, look a bit cheap.
I used to work as an interior designer before I moved into graphics, so I know your target market well. I would have liked to submit a variation or two before the contest ends in 9 hours, though I'm now about to leave for work. If you plan to extend the contest please let me know.
Thanks again for all your thoughts and feedback. Good luck!
Hi snherr! For some reason I can't see your last submissions in my contest, but I was able to see them if I viewed your profile. For the most part I still prefer #21, but I also like the version where the green shade pull is used to dot the "i". I don't know how to get that to show in my contest so I can rank it. Do you?
By the way, thank you so much for your thoughtful, well articulated feedback. I have been away from my computer for a few days - no intrnet access where I was - and for some reason I can't comment/rank, etc. from my phone. So, sorry for not acknowledging sooner - I really appreciate your sharing your insights.