Here's my entry @kesolink ...

The eagle's head signifies dignity and strength. The golden colour signifies generousity and giving. So we have two important symbols, the eagle and gold which signifies strength and gold which signifies generousity. the spirit of steem has its strength rooted in genrousity. that's the essence of the logo and the meaning behind the art.

here's the PNG version in case you need it without the white background.