"I can't choose!" - World Surf Logo

I really like the typeface, it looks nice. Not a fan of either icon though. Maybe try thinking out of the box and challenge yourself to say "world" and "surf" without using the classic surf swoop and an actual photo of the world. If you understand my way of thinking.

I definitely would choose the first logot. The second one is any eye and not a wave.

I like the first one. The graphic combines the globe with a wave. More original and representative of the name than the 2nd choice. I also like the gradient blue of world. The dark surf seems a little dark. Try the gray of the second one. Or what about a green to go with the concept of the globe. It would be nice if whatever color you chose for surf was also on the left side somewhere like that arc shape that represents the edge of the wave. But very nice logo.

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Second one (with the heavy gray around the globe) looks too corporate and a bit old school (to me). The first has a wave -- nice with a subtle glimpse of the world, but not too obvious. Like how the blue text is slightly faded, though why the black "surf"? I understand your wanting to differentiate, but what about picking up the darker blue of the wave? Then surf could have the same faded look as world -- would be cool. I think the harsh black text stops engagement. All I see at first is SURF, whereas if it were all shades of blue I would be drawn in more. Looks great, though!

Number two I would agree with Donna Williams it looks old and out dated. Number one looks fresh and is more interesting to look at.

The first one is grand! I'd encourage you to think about what will happen to your image when it is shrunk down to the minute size of appearing on a letterhead however. I don't know if the detail from the map on the left would be clearly seen. Try it out, if it can be seen at that small of a size that I'd say the first one is your winner. I might also consider changing the font color of "surf" from black to something a little more fitting. Both designs are good, but I really like the first one.

Definitely #1. No doubt about it.

The first logo is better, IMHO, but the wave would be much more effective if it was a vector drawing of a breaking wave with perhaps a bit of a crest, etc.

Pick 2 is too dramatic and heavy/fat for me. Pick 1 definitely has the fun, fresh, cool feeling you usually associate with surfing. However, as donna pointed out, the "surf" in the logo is a bit too dramatic -- the text color seems to be better in pick 2.

No contest. Creative, original, fresh, and makes me think of waves and surfing.

You have some kerning(letter-spacing) issues with either one so be sure to look at that. I would also be careful of the 'r' on that font, it doesn't read really well. As far as the mark goes, I don't know that I like either of the 'marks' especially. I would continue to work with the concept of the wave/world... but don't get to crazy on the literal globe aspect. You may want to move away from that.

I agree that the top one is better and the black text definitely needs to change. As Mark said try not to be so literal with your interpretation. Also, perhaps a wave that was closer to crashing would be more appealing. I would like to see more text integration opposed to the two separate elements.