Logo Design for Trade Engine - Business Management Software

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Logo Design Brief
We are looking for a logo design for a software product that we're currently developing, called Trade Engine.
Trade Engine's tag-line is "Cloud Business Management".
It combines sales, marketing, financials, business contacts, products, services, project management, and customer support into a single extendable system, which allows customers get a complete picture of their business from an easy-to-use dashboard.
We would like to see designs that are contemporary and innovative. Simple designs are absolutely fine - we are not looking for flashy 'effects'. We don't have a colour scheme in mind yet either, although two complementary colours would be desirable. The logo should be eye-catching and instantly recognisable.
We look forward to seeing what you create and choosing a winner!
Target Market(s)
Businesses of all sizes, from SMEs to PLCs. These could be in any trade (e.g., engineering, to shopkeepers, to accountants).
Industry/Entity Type
Software
Logo Text
Trade Engine (Tagline: Cloud Business Management)
Logo styles of interest
Emblem Logo
Logo enclosed in a shape



Pictorial/Combination Logo
A real-world object (optional text)



Abstract Logo
Conceptual / symbolic (optional text)



Wordmark Logo
Word or name based logo (text only)


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
- We don't want to stifle creativity, so won't introduce too many requirements. However, simple and straightforward will win over anything too 'flashy' (e.g., logos with special effects applied).
Nice to have
- Ideally, the logo should be available in 3 formats:
- As an individual 'icon'
- Icon + text (Trade Engine)
- Icon + text (Trade Engine) + slogan (Cloud Business Management)
A clean and modern custom font would be nice. We'd need to know which font was used so we can use it on other marketing materials.
Should not have
- Not too many 'special effects' (e.g., lighting, shadows, etc.) Gradients are okay if they're subtle.