UPSCALE, ABSTRACT, BOLD LOGO for "Gateway"

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Logo Design Brief
We need great logo for new company. Below are details about color, name inspiration, background--to provide sense of company and details we're looking for. If this brief is not clear for design direction, please message me and I can clarify.
Basic Ideas:
We want a modern, fresh, upscale image that complements our name "Gateway." We welcome designer's interpretation of "Gateway." You can also consider playing with company initials GJS. We're open to Abstract, Symbolic, and Wordmark logos.
Logo Must-Haves:
Logo should be unique, bold, modern, upscale. Feel fresh and inspiring. We want abstract or symbolic creativity to complement company name, "GATEWAY."
Do Not Want:
No use of water bubbles, cleaning equipment/products, no office buildings, no clipart of gates, no pink, etc.
Logo Use:
Logo should EMBROIDER well on medium to dark uniforms, PRINT well on business cards/letterhead and work for WEB presence.
Colors:
Dark Purple should be primary color
About Company:
Gateway Janitorial Services, LLC is 100% women owned. The company provides professional janitorial services to commercial customers.
Name Inspiration:
“GATEWAY” represents Jesus Christ as the way to God; the way to spiritual salvation.
Target Market(s)
Commercial market--customers are professional managers/executives of medium-to-large sized companies that need daily quality cleaning of their corporate buildings.
Industry/Entity Type
It Company
Logo Text
Gateway Janitorial Services, LLC
Logo styles of interest
Abstract Logo
Conceptual / symbolic (optional text)



Wordmark Logo
Word or name based logo (text only)


Lettermark Logo
Acronym or letter based logo (text only)



Font styles to use
Look and feel
Each slider illustrates characteristics of the customer's brand and the style your logo design should communicate.
Elegant
Bold
Playful
Serious
Traditional
Modern
Personable
Professional
Feminine
Masculine
Colorful
Conservative
Economical
Upmarket
Requirements
Must have
- Symbol of a "GATEWAY" (can include elements from name inspiration--see brief)
- Upscale and modern
- Emphasis on "Gateway" (for example "gateway" in all caps)
- Dark Purple with complementary business colors (no pink)
- Be unique, modern, bold
Nice to have
- Abstract symbol that captures something in the name inspiration (see brief)
- A 2nd option creatively using initials "GJS"
Should not have
- do not want predictable, dated design (e.g. clip art of gates)
- do not want mops, brooms, cleaning equipment or products, etc
- do not want use of office buildings
- do not want use of bubbles "washing"
- do not want bubble letters