Design a logo the IT Crowd will love! (ITQuestions.com)

IT Questions (ITQuestions.com)

We are about to launch an exciting new site called IT Questions. IT Questions is built on a powerful new platform that makes it easy for people to ask or answer questions about Information Technology (IT) and to find information about IT topics. The site will have a global audience and will gain a large following quickly because of its strong association with our current high-volume traffic sites that are also focused on technology. We are geeks at heart, but we also care about our appearance and we want the logo to project a geeky-cool image.

IT Questions’ members will be made up of Information Technology (IT) professionals and IT users who may fall into one of the following groups:
+ IT Professionals in small, medium and large companies
+ Small business owners with no IT staff, but lots of IT questions!
+ Students studying IT
+ Technology professionals who are thinking of switching to IT careers
+ IT consultants
+ IT vendors
+ Executives who have to make choices about IT products or services

Overall:
The *ideal* logo would:
+ Be clean, uncluttered and instantly recognizable - think Apple, Adobe, Puma, Adidas and Audi.
+ Look good in monotone as well as full color.
+ Follow the philosophy of ‘less is more’.
+ Visually indicate the fact that this is a site that revolves around questions and answers about Information Technology, even if the indication is subtle.

Colors:
The color version of the logo should contain 4 colors, maximum, including black and white, and should appeal to a primarily male audience that is technical in nature.

Fonts:
Sans serif fonts are generally preferred, but a serif font that fits the overall feel of the site would be considered.

Keywords to keep in mind:
Information technology, question and answer, professional, technology, contemporary, geeky, cool.

Size:
The logo should look perfect in the space where the logo on this site is located (top left-hand corner)
http://www.robofaqs.com/

File format:
We will require an Adobe Illustrator (.ai) file.

Examples:
Here are some example logos that we find attractive. We like them because they are clean and minimalist. These examples should give you an idea of what we expect from a design.

http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/49203
http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/53935
http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/41946
http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/1914