This helps and i really like the black with the brushed aluminum look!

My only suggestion is to play with thebrush stroke and minimize the tapering of the bottomleg of the x. Almost make it look as if the x has three legs and one is catching on fire. The quill still remains but close up look helps me see the brush stroke effect that you were going for.

I will try and photoshop something to give you a bette idea of what I am thinking.

Nice stuff regardless!