Jtoms - I liked your first concept a little better. I think it could do without the glossy text, bright colors or shadows. I liked the initial position of the microphone as well. Do you think you could take the original, shrink the microphone up a bit, and make a wire coming out of it so that forms the "el" in the logo. You could use a cursive-like font to make it mimic the look of a wire. I think this would be a stellar design. jokomamamita - I like your first draft. The header design looks great, but the logo needs a little work. I would remove the sparkle effect and change the font. The talking icon looks a little generic, perhaps you could replace it with something more unique?
jtoms: The wire idea I suggested doesn't seem to be working well with the theme's style. If you can take the "el" from the original and make it white and the same font like the other text, I think that would be the winning design. Something like this: CHSajid - Thanks for your submission. The design seems a bit too elaborate. Perhaps remove the lines from the middle of the text and the sparkle effect. I don't like the bar in the middle of the header. Contest will conclude at 11:59 PM today, so get those last entries in!
Hi Jokomamita, Sorry I accidentally skipped your entry. I'm pleased with the font you chose but the icon needs work. Looks to generic. I want something unique that really shows the "commentary" aspect of the site.