It's OK to be different - Logo for creative web design company

Escape Creative

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We're a creative web startup company based out of Richmond, VA, USA. We're starting out as a two-member team, but hope to grow the company into a 10-15 person full-service agency.

Our mission is simple: To make valuable ideas spread by creating a remarkable online experience.

The 4 ways in which we achieve this mission:

1. Innovation meets simplicity: We find balance between the necessary & unnecessary.

2. Push the limit: We challenge what's possible. And never compromise.

3. Surround ourselves with greatness: Why? Because great people, working together, can do exceptional things.

4. Long-term partnerships: Commitment is key. Over time, we feed off each others success.

Our 5 core values are: vision, awareness, creativity, responsibility, persistence

Why do we do, what we do? Because we love it. And we like to think we're pretty darn good at it.

So many others get it wrong. They don't spend the extra time upfront to get it right. We do our homework. We put in the work so your idea spreads. And we don't go to sleep at night until you're happy.
(to prove it, we even put together a killer design brief to make your job easier, via google docs: https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0…a2Y4&hl=en

Small & medium-sized business (< 200 employees), non-profit organizations, and individuals.

Passionate people. We want to work with others who have a strong desire to succeed with whatever idea they are trying to spread.

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Examples of what we like & don't like can best be found here: https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0…a2Y4&hl=en.

We've included example logos to point you in the right direction.

Here are the basics:

We are not set on a particular style. You might create something bold/clean/crisp that we like. Or it may be an edgy/urban look. Use your creativity. Please present different options.

What we like:

-- Things that would look good if you were using an old-fashioned ink stamp
-- Simplicity
-- Clever (should create an "A-ha, I like that." moment)
-- Logo should translate well in black & white, and be scalable

Typography:

-- Feel free to try different capitalizations (escape, Escape, Escape Creative, Esc, esc, e, E)
-- "Creative" DOES NOT have to be a part of the logo. It can be a part of the tagline. Example: Logo says "Escape" .. tagline says: "A creative web company"

Please DO NOT include:

-- Anything your grandma would like (unless you have the world's coolest grandma).
-- Anything tye-dye or 80s. If it screams slap bracelet and pop rocks, leave it alone.
-- Faded, neon or bright colors
-- Soft, fluffy and/or furry things
-- Stock imagery or stock vector art
-- No more than 2 main fonts
-- Trendy design styles and/or typography (things that are popular now, but won't be 5 years from now)
-- Anything cartoonish (this ain't Nickelodeon)