Playful logo wanted for hot new AI startup -- looking for long term design partners

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Maestro is an AI system that unlocks the knowledge trapped in team conversations. When teams add Maestro to their Slack communications, they won't lose track of important information in the chatter. We create easily digestible summaries of things that were discussed. Broadly, the target audience is knowledge workers who use Slack to communicate; initially, we're focusing on targeting engineering teams and organizations.

We like our name Maestro AI because there's something interesting in the inherent left-brain/right-brain tension---"maestro" suggests a skilled musician or conductor (right brain) while AI suggests something highly technical (left brain). We also like it because it suggests AI that can orchestrate or conduct your work for you. We our logo to be playful and not too literal (e.g., no musical notes). The design should suggest something powerful and confident, but also kind of mystical and beautiful. It should make teams want to join because it will make them happy and more productive. We've thought about the idea of "Maestro" being the name of a mascot. If you're so inspired, incorporating a mascot into the logo could be interesting, but not required. We're not totally settled on the casing for the two components "Maestro" and "AI." Options are: -- maestro ai (all lowercase) -- Maestro AI (seperate worders) -- MaestroAI (connected) We're also hoping this contest is the start of a longer relationship with the right designer for other projects (e.g., web design, slide deck, etc.). Here are some more reference designs: I like the playfulness of this design. It's very simple, but it clearly suggests something that is going to be fun. https://www.dailyralpha.com/ This exploration of an R on dribble is really great. Would love to see someone do something like this with an M. https://dribbble.com/shots/14651831…xploration Something similar: https://dribbble.com/shots/15283380-Playful-W I like the bright/fluorescent colors of these: https://dribbble.com/shots/17598360…k-Logomark https://dribbble.com/shots/17374630…VIPER-LOGO https://dribbble.com/shots/17706267-Playful https://dribbble.com/shots/17881737…dient-logo Such a cute mascot: https://dribbble.com/shots/14112124-Kitto A few other things on dribble that caught my eye: https://dribbble.com/shots/5913333-…k-Branding https://dribbble.com/shots/15684845-UMMM https://dribbble.com/shots/18456668…-Animation

Every design category has flexible pricing for all budgets. Logo & social media pack starts at $399.