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Man, you beat me to it.  I was going to suggest the same thing with the curvy part.  Use it next to the logo instead above.   I would also use the second logo, since the 3-D effect makes it more vibrant and gives the feel of motion.   I would continue the grey shade behind the whole thing.  I would also suggest to get a clean copy of the curvy part itself.  You could use it as part of your buttons etc.  This will tie the whole site together.
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Hi,
   The height is still an issue, but you could have a variation like :



Excuse the exceeding quick cut & paste edit!
I prefer the "3d" colors in the second, but consideration probably has to be given to it's use on other media as well such as headed paper, company branded clothing etc.

I think the figure of the person makes it look busy and doesn't add anything - It's not even clear what they are doing anyway, skipping? :-) 
Having the grey block behind the graphic seems to isolate it from the text section of the logo, so it seems like a pair of logos - Even more so when/if the text is at the side!
IMHO (Extremely H) it either needs to extend behind the text as well or disappear.
Don't forget though, your graphics person is just that and I'm NOT a graphics person.
 

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Hello,
 
Here is the next revision...not all the requirements have been met, but I'd like your feedback nonetheless:
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Edited by simplyathleticgear - 12-November-2009 at 11:20am
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Originally posted by Hamish Hamish wrote:

I'm no design expert, but here's my two cents worth.

The logo, with the words underneath is quite "tall", so in your sites header it would either need to be quite small, or you would end up with a tall header, taking a lot of screen space. Of course that comment is completely dependent on your site design! One option, have a variation with the text to the side.    
 
 
Ditto. This is exactly my concern here. You want to be conscious of the page real estate the logo is taking up, especially in terms of the height it is forcing the header to be. There is a relatively limited amount of space "above the fold" you have to really pull a visitor in, so you don't want your header wasting much of that. Ideally I try to keep headers down to 90 px, but never more than 120 px if at all possible.
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That's a good point @Hamish. Most people will only see the picture/image, so this is great feedback...I have passed it on to the designer.

Your comment enforces my original request to the designer to make it more "athletic" or "sporty"...curious to see what he comes up with.

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I'm no design expert, but here's my two cents worth.

The logo, with the words underneath is quite "tall", so in your sites header it would either need to be quite small, or you would end up with a tall header, taking a lot of screen space. Of course that comment is completely dependent on your site design! One option, have a variation with the text to the side.
- I can see the logo has energy, but If I was presented with either of them without the text
 I would think of :
   - For the first one, water into steam? Cooking / Energy  ??
   - For the second, A coffee brand perhaps.


   
 
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lol...good catch @intour :)

Red = Energy / Burning Calories
Blue = Athletic / Athleticism
Green = Healthy Living

Thoughts?
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I agree with Katharina on the colours. The word 'Athletic' would suggest something more vibrant.
 
I also can't resist making a note of Katharinas last post 'Lust my little input' !
 
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...mind you, I'm not sure if the concept of 'gears' can be incorporated into the first concept without making it too busy...

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That's awesome feedback...I like how you connected the colours to "exercise" and blue to "healthy lifestyle"...and green for "outdoor". I never thought of positioning the company brand in this way, but I like it.

What do you think about incorporating "gears" into the logo? This would be to help give a more visual representation of the site name. For example, a silhouette of a person, but the person is made up of gears? I don't know, I'm just thinking on my feet.

Thanks.
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