Thoughtful Logo Needed for Pet Care Company

Our Pet and Plant Care™ ([login to view URL]) is looking for a graphic designer for a project we are launching to for our pet care and pet supply service. We need a logo for our small pet care business that's visually pleasing, but also pragmatically affordable. The logo should reflect that we are a fun, but serious, dependable and trustworthy company. Our color schemes reflect as much with green, brown with perhaps a splash of orange or blue. The winning candidate will most likely be invited to help design a webpage banner and Facebook Timeline banner and potentially help design for our second phase plan of pet and human apparel. If we like the logo, we may extend an invitation to work on designs for apparel. Enclosed are three samples of work that reflects elements of what we like. Please note: these specific logos cannot be duplicated or match too closely to the new design. Logo Sample 1: PawPrint with "Z" We absolutely love the paw print logo. We would like something similar, but without the Z inside it. The color, lines and style of this are perfect. The brown in this logo is perfect. Logo Sample 3: WoodWork Design Great concept. We like the overall flow of this. The font is perfect, the way the colors blend into each other are very comfortable and the tree design is both playful, but serious and represent our commitment to the environment. If the tree could be more neutral in representing a plant of some kind, even better. Perhaps a plant with with orange petals. Logo Sample 3: Lagunitas Brewing We don't care so much for the image or color, but there's something sturdy and pragmatic about a circle design logo for us. We are definitely inviting for two options, as long as one of them includes a circle logo. These styles can be blended with this thought in mind. Playful, but serious. Our key demographic are pet owners that range from 20's - 50's, college graduate, environmentally minded and pet owners. Since we cater to all animals, the paw print is the most neutral component. It shouldn't be specific to a dog or cat. The more subtle the way we weave "Our Pet ad Plant Care" into the logo, the better. Images should include Transparent Background option and our right to the copyright of the images once we conclude the design and payment? We have a strong preference for independent designers over companies as we believe in supporting indie artisans. However, we do not want clip art used in our logo design. Clip art lacks originality and looks tacky. If you rely on use of clip art, we are probably not the right company for your design work. If you are planning to bid, please keep your bid inside our budget range. Also, we will only accept bids from those who have an 85 percent or higher completion rate. We will politely decline all offers from those outside of budget and without a high percentage of completion, even if we admire your work. More specific details can be provided to the person selected with the winning concept and design. You may also email us with specific questions.