History, Heritage Command Canvasses Fans for New Logo Design

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) is offering everyone a chance to be a part of Navy history by helping to create a new logo that exemplifies the command.

NHHC is looking for an inspiring design that reflects the command's mission and promotes the relevance history and heritage has in Sailor's service. The winning design will ultimately inspire the new command logo.

"The NHHC's Logo Contest represents a significant paradigm-shift - from designs made internally to instead look for participation from our audience," said Joseph Fordham, Navy History and Heritage Command Communication Outreach Division integration manager. "We are looking for people to think outside the box to illustrate what they believe to be the meaning of Navy history."

Naval History and Heritage Command) has an illustrious history of preserving, analyzing, and disseminating the history and heritage of the U.S. Navy. The organization traces its roots back to 1800 when President John Adams instructed the first Secretary of the Navy, Benjamin Stoddert, to prepare a catalog of professional books for use in the Secretary's office. Over the next two centuries, the Navy's history was collected through various offices and departments. Finally, in the early 1970s, the organization, ultimately entitled the Naval History and Heritage Command, became a single entity responsible for all aspects of Navy historical preservation and dissemination.

The NHHC is seeking designs by midnight Labor Day, Sept. 2, 2013, for judging by a panel.

Logo design elements should take into account the command missions to:

Collect, preserve, protect and make available the artifacts, documents, and art that best embody naval history and heritage for present and future generations.

Advance the knowledge of naval history and heritage through professional research, analysis, interpretation, products and services.

Remind America of its reliance on a strong Navy and Marine Corps in protecting its citizens, freedoms and security interests.

Design and submission rules are relatively few, and include: designs are encouraged to include the words "Navy History and Heritage Command," each design entry must be accompanied by a detailed description and explanation (Up to 1,500 words) of the symbolism of design elements, designs must be in keeping with the dignity of the Naval Service to stand "the test of time" and designs must be submitted in either PDF, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or jpeg formats.

Additionally, submission of a motto with the design is optional, and circular designs are favored. Designers are not even limited to making one design; if they want, they can submit multiple designs, though each design must be submitted independently.

The new logo will be more than just artwork to the command.

"The new logo is a way for the command to express the relevancy of Navy History in both future events and its role in key Navy decisions today," Fordham said.

For a full list of NHHC's logo contest information and rules visit www.history.navy.mil/logocontest.html , submissions must be sent before midnight Sept. 2, to NHHCsubmissions@navy.mil.

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