Logo Competition!

So we need a proper logo for ourselves to use on the forum, Steam and any mechanise we might do in the future, (I thinking T-shirts and mugs!).

I'm going to give you free range on this one. Would be cool if some designs were based on "Grim Fandango" theme of the forum, but it's not a requirement of the competition. Nothing too gloomy or dark, but we don't want every colour in the spectrum and of cause nothing offensive, (best to keep away from real life topics).

Don't nick something off "Deviant Art" or anywhere else. You can enter as many logos as you want and please do the logo at high res and quite big, so we don't lose quality when resizing it. Also think about if we have to use a small version of it, will the logo still be clear and distinctive?

What would be great, if you explain the desgin theory of the logo you submit.

Entries will be short-listed at at a later date and a poll will decide the best logo. Other requirements to the design and logo made be added in the near future.

Been busy with work but i did try and work on an idea heres a template/draft that i worked on. My idea is kinda like a battle shield kinda thing but anyway take a look.

Just a little something i came up with would like more suggestions

This is a very rough version of my design, which is only what I'm after at the moment, just concepts and ideas.

Any winning design will undoubtedly go through a few changes. If you guys would like to play around with the design I submitted, then please feel free to do so.

Design Theory
I've used the image of the Grim Reaper's scythe, (cos that what Manny is), which I'll admit I did nicked from here, (so that will have to done again), and duplicated and rotate to form the number 8.

Main Logo



Steam size logos

erm yeah, did you read the design theory bit? lol

I done an edit to it and give the logo a slight tilt, just to make the 8 a bit clearer and make it look more dynamic.

Here is my little go:

No more entries, we now need to decide on a design to work on!