Hi guys, sorry if I’m posting in the wrong section; I wasn’t sure where was best.

I’m trying to update our company logo. This is how it looks at present.

There are two problems with it. One is the lettering and the other is the composition.

The custom lettering falls apart at large sizes and doesn’t look modern, especially with that underlining. The lines of the globe seem to interfere with the shapes of the letters. I am wondering if simply updating the font would be successful. I have been looking at possible alternatives and found Present Bold Italic or Urbana Bold Italic very pleasant. I need advice which other fonts to look at. We want to convey cutting-edge, modern, personable, friendly, professional and perhaps not too corporate (more informal). We are a training company working with NGOs in International Development around the world. I think the font should be fairly heavy so it sets itself apart from the globe, perhaps. We use Helvetica Neue for our communications.

Colleagues here feel we should keep the globe (perhaps somehow being updated)