Naturally the submissions included some designs that simply didn't work.

Logo Lounge's an esteemed panel of judges pored through 40,000 logos design from around the world.

Here, 6 Things to Avoid and when designing a logo.

1. Display Type.

2. Calculable Logo Design.

3. Multicolored or 3D Logos.

4. Too Much And Too Little.

5. Designing a Logo with Stock Images.

6. Just Plain Ugly.