This sounds like a very interesting project that I would like to work on, but unfortunately the payment is not guaranteed. Making the payment guaranteed will draw higher quality designers giving you a better chance at receiving more quality submissions. If you decide to guarantee the payment please let me know.

I would have a few questions before I started.

What questions do you have?

"regional appeal"? What region?
(I just won a brand identity for people in SD, I'm in NYC- I guided them a bit through the bigger thoughts of brand identity and when they selected me as the only finalist, we worked though further to get them a hand-drawn emblem that suited their work and farm-proud local culture to a T- and me living in NYC with completely different "regional" tastes.) Also, I'll second the request to please guarantee the contest- even guaranteed, most of us will be working for free- and that's not really entirely fair under the best circumstances. Cheers! C

Ohio region

Thanks - I'll percolate on it.... :)

feedback please. thanks