Signature Design - 2 Versions

So eh, this is the 1st version of the sig that I was making for "Apolodor".



and this is the 2nd version.

Tell me which ones you guys prefer.

I prefer the second one, the first one has to much blur/distortion around the edges

i gotta go with the second one, it looks cleaner with the way it looks visually atleast

The second one is more design for my opinion.

Very nice! It's clean and PRO.

Ah, well thanks guys!

Second one was a collab with one of my friends.

I prefer the second one, it's more professional, because of the color intensities

Bloody amazing! First is my Favourite, Get paid for this Some Day!

I like v1 because you brought out the contrast in the image it's self.

I liked the 2nd one. It has better 3D depth and attention grabbing dynamic flow. Also consider change the color of the four horizontal lines in the logo. May be a darker blue will work better.

50/50 split right now. I think they both look amazing and it's possible the best signature I've seen on here. How did you make that?