Which logo is best?

Question

Design

Friends,

We have prepared five logos for our free software company. Of course, we cannot choose - each sandpiper praises his swamp. Please help, vote and our logos so that we can decide.

And those logos that are better, please criticize and tell me how to make it even better. Pictures are clickable. Thank in advance. Upd. Demlock idea : Upd 2. The most useful, from my point of view, were tips about the right metaphor (key, antelope, something simple), in particular, from Tau - but they remained on Lynchelk. “Go and buy” advice doesn’t work very well. Two of the logos shown here actually came about that way.

Answer 1

You made me cry blood.
Leave the one with nothing but the inscription, please, on behalf of the entire free software community, I implore you.

Answer 2

Have pity on users, throw everything away and hire a designer.

Answer 3

I like the fifth one, which is stylized as a printed circuit board.
Below is my version :)

Answer 4

These pictures contain the quintessence of Linux professionalism...
Do everything yourself, if only you don't pay money to professionals :)

Answer 5

The latter is good, but very cumbersome. Leave one inscription from it, slightly expanding the letter T.

Answer 6

Everyone is terrible in their own way (everything is very, very bad). In the update - so-so, but the least vyrviglazny of all.

Answer 7

all options suck. refer better to specialized firms that create corporate identity.

Answer 8

As for me, the 4th and new notion.

Answer 9

pizdos…

Answer 10

Use for good!

Answer 11

Everything written below is a subjective opinion. The rating is given by me as a user (I have nothing to do with design).
Option 1: The word “Data” and the transparent cylinder (which I associate with the database) are more suitable for the DBMS logo. Well, the letter "G" at the top left, as if ... superfluous ... The best color scheme. The biggest association with IT.
Option 2: "Puzzle in a cap." Well, it seems to hint, but ... Not that. I understood about the puzzle like this: “Assemble from components”, but about the cap or “We provide a service” or “We are related to Red Hat”? Puzzles look better when there are several of them, they say, look - everything is working out for us, and one puzzle remains an unsolved mystery.
Option 3: Did not cause any associations on the subject of IT. In general, I did not like it. No color, no form, no content.
Option 4: For a long time I could not understand what the trick was, but when I saw the little penguin, I understood everything! Interesting enough. Still not quite the same (something is missing), but perhaps the best option. Modest, meaningful, minimalistic.
Option 5: Great, but it's more about "networks" or "cable TV".
Good luck!

Answer 12

The one in the update.

Answer 13

Artemy, where are you? )
and so, then the update is the best.

Answer 14

3rd - pipets (((:
Take the Demolock option if you don’t want to pay money to professionals (:

Answer 15

Everything is shit. Isn't it easier to pay at least $50 and get a more or less adequate logo?

Answer 16

Has anyone learned how to use the Style tab in Photoshop?

Answer 17

There is an option - go to shutterstock.com, buy a ready-made logo. There are some very good jobs out there.
The Twitter logo was born in a similar way.

Answer 18

I would also try changing the font; let's say here are Days:

Answer 19

You are at the beginning of the journey, train.

Answer 20

Lebedev come put things in order))
The question was asked three years ago, but the design was ahead of its time)