Fort Eisenhower Logo Submission
I submitted the attached design for the new Fort Eisenhower logo design contest. Though my design ultimately was not selected, I am proud of the work I did. I dedicated nearly two months to the project: when I began, I had almost no experience in Illustrator.
I arrived at the design after a thorough study of current and past military logo and emblem designs. I wanted a design that honors Fort Gordon's history while embracing its transition to Fort Eisenhower. The design incorporates in Roman numerals the date Camp Gordon was established (1941) and the renaming year (2023), symbolizing continuity and evolution.
In the instructions, we were asked to include the name "Team Eisenhower" and represent the cyberspace domains of signals, cyber, electromagnetic warfare, and public affairs. For Signals, I incorporated (in the tines of the key) the white squares on the red square flags to represent the visual communication system adopted by the Army in 1860 (wigwag or aerial telegraphy) for the first Signal Corps. The satellite represents Signals in support of our global expeditionary mission and communications.
The lightning bolt, used in military logos and branch insignia, including those of Cyber Corps, Public Affairs, and Psychological Operations, symbolizes speed of operations and worldwide reach.
The quill represents Public Affairs and communications, particularly to drive home the importance of transparency in communications and the free flow of information across the appropriate military and civilian entities.
The key symbolizes cyber command's role to secure our nation's cyber command. The three parts of the key further signifies the three-word mottos: "Sustain, Support, Defend," "Soldiers, Families, Civilians" (also on a current Fort Gordon logo) and the motto of the Cyber Center of Excellence on base: "Forge and Protect Power."
The space realm outside our globe represents the growing national security mission in that domain. The seven large stars represent the seven branches of the military and the smaller stars surrounding those large stars represent the civilian entities that support our military in their combined mission of global security.
I chose colors that adhere to official military and Department of Defense branding, with careful consideration given to each selection. Those colors are Army Gold (HEX: #ffd530), Space Blue (HEX: #15263b), Steel Blue (HEX: #aebfd4), DoD Blue (HEX: #355e93), and Marine Corps Scarlet (HEX: #E4002B). The font Trebuchet is currently used by the US Space Force.