"Hi Warm Rain,
I have selected a winner and it is not your design....you were however
the runner up. I have not announced the winning design yet and will
soon. I wanted to say thank you for the time that you out into the
competition - your creative output was solid, made the finals and was
worthy of significant consideration...not just by myself but members
involved in the focus groups. Keep up your good work, and apologies that
on this occasion your creativity was not rewarded.
Many thanks,
Andrew"
"Thanks for the creative contribution...I really appreciate your effort.
All of the suggestions are strong (variations on a theme) and I like
that the brand "Jose's" has impact and clarity amongst the "busy-ness"
of the rest of the imagery and text."