Walden Backyards LLCLogo Design Contest

Designers please note:
While we want color in the logo, we'll ultimately want the logo to look good even when it's just black on white (or vice-versa).
The tagline is only submitted for your reference, not to be included in the logo itself (as the tagline may change from time-to-time)
We're going to want the file in .jpg as well.
Good luck - and we're looking forward to seeing your good work!

Thank you for the first entries, folks. In general, I'm thinking we need to go more masculine and bold than many of the first entries. I very much like clean, bold, natural, strong, simple lines. The first rankings will reflect that, as well as the fact that I like the W and the word Walden to dominate, with Backyards secondary but still obvious.

Some good work, folks. We're thinking the mark will be used often as a medallion or shield on products, where the W (in a box, shield or medallion?) may be the very dominant feature like #20 and others. The word Walden is important as well, and so that's why #11 is of interest, and the bold font also has appeal. For what it's worth, I experimented weeks ago with a shield, vaguely the shape of an acorn, with the top portion in black with Walden reversed-out, under that the word Backyards bent to form (perhaps screened out black on white), and under that a very bold W which dominated the mark and fit the shape of the body of the acorn. But I only tell you this to let you know some features that are of interest, not to bias or limit you in any way. Thank you for your continued efforts and I'm getting excited to see our brand coming to life!

Getting closer to the mark, folks!

We're getting there, just a little over a day left and we still have a little work to do. I'm thinking we need to work on the shape of the medallion/shield. I want it to look strong and yet not overly pretentious or regal. Want to avoid looking like a university shield. More natural and timeless while making sure that our W is stylized somehow with a unique natural element like the leaf or acorn. Please remember: strong, simple, humble, natural, timeless. You'll notice that I quickly set aside anything that's too feminine or comtemporary.

I like where we're headed. The acorn shield is nice and I also like the strong and timeless fontstyle of #72.