Thanks Just_Dave for a great contest and thanks everybody for the kind words.
Intilektwal, its not hard, make sure you build them in vector, you can play with the shape much easier that way. And most important, keep the logo simple and clean. First you decide on the message that you want to convey, then figure out the colors (for instance in this case the company is handling cash, the most suitable colors are green or gold). The font is also important, as it has to work well with the symbol, again pick something suitable for the company, for instance if its a financial logo, you can't go with a cartoonish font. You already know most of these rules, and I noticed that you have a good eye for the fonts, also don't forget that the logo doesn't always need to be a more or less explicit symbol, you can mix the company name initials in a nice shape and go with that.
Good luck in all the future contests, I'm sure it won't be long until I'll see you winning here!
