The new protective shields of the ministries open up the controversy: what they are like and what they criticize

To mark that After two years of management, the main executive branch departments changed their signs and presented a new aesthetic. However, these supposedly artificial intelligence-based designs sparked several criticisms due to some or missing details.

With a design that abandons modern minimalism in favor of a classic style similar to that of US federal agencies, the new emblems have provoked numerous criticisms on social networks historical inconsistencies and failures in national representation.

One of the most notable errors can be found in the new shield of the Ministry of Defense. The motif shows the national shield guarded by two crossed sabers. With a navy blue aesthetic, gold laurels and serif typography, it is intended to evoke authority and tradition.

In Argentine military symbolism, sabers represent this in particular Argentine army (and more specifically, historical chivalry). Since 1967, the shield of these armed forces has been the sun of May, and not two crossed sabers.

By using only this element, the emblem Visually excludes the Argentine Navy (represented historically by the anchor) and the Air Force (represented by the wings)..

The result is a shield that represents only one of the three forces, breaking with the tradition of shared emblems (such as that of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) that integrate the three symbols to symbolize unity.

Another controversy revolves around the shield of the Ministry of Security. The design is crowned by a large eagle.

The plumage and the shape of the wings are inevitably reminiscent of the North American bald eagle (national symbol of the United States), rather than having a more general morphology or, failing that, referring to the Andean condor, the region’s emblematic bird.

For critics, this is not a design flaw, but rather a statement of principles on the geopolitical and economic orientation of management.

Another controversy came from the hands of the Argentine Foreign Ministrywhose first version of the shield did not include the Argentine Malvinas nor the territorial extent on the Antarctic continent on the map. That’s why he received harsh criticism.

He Ministry of Deregulation uses a burning torch, a universal symbol of freedom (“illuminate the world”), but in this graphic context reinforces the similarity to the iconography of Washington DC institutions

As for them Ministry of Human Capital, presents large golden hands holding the shield, an atypical graphic choice in Argentine state heraldry so-called have religious connotations or “divine assistance”.

Others on social networks assured that the logo was reminiscent of a person begging for help.