well, thank you all for your suggestions. this logo has good and bad in it, but seeing that will help us a lot with making the final one. although the interlocking letters were originally derived from 3dsmax, most of it is actually pixelart (i don't have good art programs), and thus changing the font would be quite an undertaking. i have a few more questions though...
- what is anti-aliasing?
- if the logo were rearranged so that the spelling-out of the acronym did not overlap with any part of the logo, would the spelling then be a good idea?
- what if the words were placed in a light text ON the letters? for example, the U would have Ultimate written on it in a different shade of red, like an engraving
- what color is best for the R? white, silver, or black?