New photo uploaded from a logo in the DesignCrowd gallery of past projects. It has a Japanese theme and is constrained within a circle. I am looking for an icon that will represent the brand, and look great on a card, shirt, or merchandise. I'm looking for something artistic and unique. Please don't post submissions that look like they came from a clip art gallery. I am looking for talented submissions. Thank you all!

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Looking forward to your valuable feedback, Thank you!

Thank you for the great submissions! Due to the volume of responses, I've eliminated the lowest scores. I recommend designers look at the three and 4-star submissions, as those are moving closer to what we seek. I believe the arrowhead motif is going to be a preference that will be present in the winning design. The reason for this is the overuse of the phoenix in Western culture. The arrowhead is a subtle nod to my military background and will resonate with the brand name and customer base. The logo is the focal point of the business, and the ones I have scored the highest convey a story. I have an artistic background, but my forte is not logo design. To that end, the winning design will be treasured by me and admired for your creative contribution. This experience is fantastic for me, not transactional. So, thank you to all who have submitted and those who may still want to contribute a contending design.

The brief has been updated.

New Four- and Five-star selections have been made. We've entered the phase of this process where selecting a favorite is becoming a challenge, and it feels painful to let go of some of the designs. I love this part of the process. The cream is rising to the top.

At this point, I would challenge all artists to present whatever their impression of the brand speaks to them. One of the new five-star selections used a tree to represent the brand, and I hadn't thought of that, but I do love the way a tree signifies growth and change.

Again, thank you to all the talented artists who have contributed!

Hello. We can't see other people's work. The rating system works crookedly, because it doesn't allow to fully evaluate the quality of work or the seriousness of shortcomings. Moreover, it spoils the designer's statistics and is fraught with unpleasant restrictions up to deleting the account. If you want to manage the process and direct designs in the right direction - add images to the brief. I understand that this is inconvenient, but such is the policy of the site administration.

I honestly didn't know that. I made the comment because my experience in the past has been one where many of the designs begin to narrow toward the leading submissions. I suppose that was far more random that I suspected. Thank you for making this known to me. That's very helpful.