Here’s my proposal:
The concept behind my logo is the following:
- The stylized “C” character stands for Cycles, obviously.
- The color is orange with a blue dot in the center, reminiscent of Blender’s logo.
- The “C” itself is faceted in a gradient of the orange color (ranging from magenta to pale yellow). It is also suggesting the following ideas:
- Flat shading (a flat shaded mesh, catches light differently on each of its facets according to their normals and the light source)
- Chromatic circle (idea of a palette of colors)
- The hexagon and the white lines coming from it, shape the “C” like the lens of a camera (Aperture) suggesting photography and hints that Cycles is a render engine.
Note: I don’t know what is the font used in the Blender logo, so I put Arial. ^^