Whoooh! Very nice!

great look, for the first draft, very nice. keep up the work. X

Well, I think it's safe to say that you understand the metallic effect and at least one or two ways to achieve it, but you may consider also looking at Newtek's Lightwave logo as it seems just a little too similar. As just a casual onlooker, I can offer one little piece of design advice...there are four elements of design that one should always consider...Contrast, Repetition, Alignment and Proximity...an easy way to remember them is with the acronym 'CRAP.' Your logo follows two of them. Contrast, as the edges are well defined and the name very easily read, and repetition as you're definitely sticking with a theme. Consider the placement of the titling, does it seem to line up with the logo or does it seem to be just stuck on? Also consider the overall flow of the image...does it seem to be one continuous shape or does it seem to be two shapes trying to work together but not quite managing? As far as first drafts go, however, I'd have to say that it's a winner that just needs a little extra push to cross the finish line. One last thing to consider, and you'll probably thank me for this later, you may wish to consider how the logo might look in print...Photoshop generated logos don't fit very well on letterheads or business cards unless you spend a great deal more on printing. To save the trouble, you might consider making a single-color rendition in Illustrator or some other vector-based program. Fortunately, your design should translate quite well in the vector-based arena. Keep up the good work...what the world needs is more artists.