I require a logo for a 12 month old business called "**MindFlare Technology Solutions Inc.**". Our business provides on-site PC, server, network and special application support solutions to small businesses and residential clients.
We have been using a temporary "logo" but now require a more permanent symbol to brand our company.
**What is "MindFlare"?** MindFlare is the bright spark and continued pulse that symbolizes an INNOVATIVE THOUGHT PROCESS. We would like to convey an image of "inspired thinking" through the logo.
**Requirements:
**These are guidelines; please feel free to be creative!
1) I would like new logo to retain _some_ graphical queues from the temporary logo design that we currently use, so as to not confuse our existing client base. I want it to look like we are evolving, not changing drastically. Please see original, temporary logo design details at <[login to view URL]~mindflaretech/>.
2) Simplicity ??" The new logo needs to be a simpler, yet a symbolically creative design that is more compact and more balanced visually (much less spread out horizontally).
3) "MindFlare" is the important word in our company name and should stand out, although I would like the entire company name including "Technology Solutions Inc." incorporated into the design even if it is less prominent.
4) _3 colours_ maximum; preferably using black and light blue (e.g. RGB 000,000,200 / HSL 170,255,100).
5) _No gradations_ of colour. We want to be able to clearly brand clothing and other promotional items.
6) Prefer _Bank Gothic_ or similar squared, all-caps font for all text.
*** Sketches and sample design ideas regarding our requested logo will be helpful to us in choosing a bidder. Thank you.**
## Deliverables
1) An Adobe Illustrator .AI files (vector based file) ??" 2-3 colour version ??" in order to adapt the design to be used for business cards, e-mail signatures and other smaller applications, as well as larger applications, websites, etc. All elements of the logo design must be 100% vector based.
2) An Adobe Illustrator .AI files (vector based file) ??" grey monotone version ??" in order to adapt the design to be used for stationary, newspaper advertisements, etc. All elements of the logo design must be 100% vector based.
3) A vector based file ??" reverse colour/brightness (bright on dark background) version ??" to replace the current logo design on our website ([[login to view URL]][1]); must have transparent background. All elements of the logo design must be 100% vector based.
4) Deliverables must be fully-completed artwork free of watermarking.
5) Deliverables must be in ready-to-use condition.
6) Deliverables must be fully editable, convertable by buyer in order to adjust to suit intended medium requirements.
7) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement).
## Platform
Adobe Illustrator (CS2 version 12 is acceptable)