#201 - I like this because it is so simple and clean. So, nothing to dislike, but not yet enough going on for to make it the right choice for us. But a good start.
#55 - this is clearly not the right choice for us - feels much more like a rock band, even heavy metal. So, as a fan of good design, I LOVE the design - this is so well put together - love the symmetry, especially on the first 2 lines, love how it is carved out of a square. I would definitely put a tab on this one in a logo-book, but it is just completely the wrong message for our fund.
Sorry!!!! My previous post that said #55 was ranked 55th - I should have said #200 - apologies to both designers!!!
I'll repeat the comments:
#200 - this is clearly not the right choice for us - feels much more like a rock band, even heavy metal. So, as a fan of good design, I LOVE the design - this is so well put together - love the symmetry, especially on the first 2 lines, love how it is carved out of a square. I would definitely put a tab on this one in a logo-book, but it is just completely the wrong message for our fund.
#199 - fun and playful, yet tightly designed. I think that if there is a way of keeping that theme, but with larger pieces (so that it doesn't look so "pixellated" and fragile), that could be promising.
#198 - like the simplicity of the arrangement, but the graphic feels fragile and busy to me, and I think the type choice could be stronger (specifically, would rather see this with a sans-serif, stronger typeface).
As you can see I love #313. I have to point out that even though I just moved it into #1, I'm waiting to hear from my partners, so I lot can (and will) change before a selection is made...
I like a) the clean simplicity, b) this is one of the few logos with a color gradation that I like, but it works because the gradation is on such a simple classy base and is NOT trying to create a 3D effect, c) the colors say British Columbia but we can vary them for different uses, d) I like the overall weight and proportions of the type, solid without being massive....
I see that you're adding more variations, but for our goals, this is by far your strongest direction...
#287, #295, #296, #297, #298 - I generally like a type treatment that leaves out a few elements - a crossbar on an "A" or something like that. But to my eye when so much is left out, the name and logo (and thus brand) feel tentative or unformed. So I would not pursue this direction - thanks!
#302 - I like this one a lot, and if you are planning to do any further development on strong #313, there are maybe some ideas to add from this entry...