Creative logo needed for new software start-up. Work to follow!

GrowingData

GrowingData is a software company that helps people make the most of the data that surrounds them.

In today's world, data is generated faster than ever before. Everything we do generates data, from using a credit card to sending an email. GrowinData's goal is to help make this data available to people.

We are primarily focussed on developing solutions for organizations to help them access their data through web based Dashboards and Reports (charts, tables, visualizations), but will also be building several consumer brands over the coming months.

We target organizations both large and small. We do not target consumers.

Our clients are primarily from non IT background (e.g. Marketing, HR, Finance).

We would like type with an icon / image.

The design needs to be simple and professional, as we target organizations.

Our company is focussed around the following 3 items:
1. We are generating more data than ever before
2. This data surrounds us but is often hidden or locked away
3. To make good decisions we need to understand that data

So it would be great if that could somehow be incorporated, although I understand that they are not concepts that are easy to show visually.

One symbol that we like is the tree (as in tree of knowledge) as it fits into the concept of growing and of data / information.

We are open to other (hopefully better!) ideas.

Please do not include Line Charts or Bar Charts in the logo unless there is some real creativity associated with it. Those kinds of logo's have become quite generic.

We would quite like the logo to be colourful.

The files we will require are:
* Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
* Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)

Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo