Hi Dick,
This sounds like a great project and I'd be interested in working on it. One idea I had and would like to explore is doing a sketch of your face and incorporating that into the wordmark. But, in order to do that, I would need a photo of you. I saw your profile on LinkedIn and that photo would be perfect but I'd need a higher resolution photo, say one megabyte or so. Is there any chance you could email that to me? I believe you can email me through Design Crowd but I'm not sure. If not, perhaps you could post a link to your photo in the design brief? If not, let me know and I'll send you my email address.

Here is an image of a very loosely based graphic that I was considering: http://bit.ly/yX9mNY
It would not be a cartoon, it would be a professional graphic that would serve as an introduction to you and your company.

Thank you for your time and for posting this opportunity!
Kristie

Kristie, a sketch of my face is an interesting concept indeed!
I clicked on the address you gave me to show me an example and it returned no results. Could you re-send it please?

Sure thing! Try this link: http://www.wednesdayweekly.com/2011/04/im-back.html

I looked into whether or not you could email me through Design Crowd and it doesn't look like an option. My email address is sandalwooddesigns{at}gmail.com. One request though, could you delete this comment after you send me the photo? I'm a little uncomfortable with my email being available to the world :)

Thank you!
Kristie

Kristie, two pix are on the way.
I tried unsuccessfully to delete the response with your e-mail address. I can highlight but all I can do is copy or print. Maybe designcrowd could help you take care of this?
Thanks.