Public AgendaLogo Design Contest

Building a democracy that works for everyone

Public Agenda is a national research-to-action organization—discovering and translating knowledge on the key questions facing our democracy. We engage with advocates, journalists, policymakers, and the philanthropic community to center public voice in the direction of the country and our public institutions.

Founded by research pionoeer Dan Yankelovich and former Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, we believe that a strong democracy requires informed citizens, engaged communities, productive public conversations, and policies that reflect the public’s concerns and values. Through nonpartisan research and public engagement, we work to make these essentials a reality while fostering progress on the issues people care about most, particularly those essential to expanding opportunity for all Americans.

2025 heralds the beginning of our 50th anniversary year, and, as a result, we'd like to commission a special edition of our existing logo to mark the occasion. Submissions should be mindful to bear resemblance to our existing branded materials, but we encourage creativity in approaching the refresh.

Please refer to our branded colors to use in your designs:

Teal (primary color) - #318793
Red - #FF6364
Orange - #DE6A40
Gold - #F9CB6C
Purple - #B34CDB
Green - #5BB785
Light blue - #38AAD6
Blue - #2F2CA8

This logo shouldn’t be an entirely new creation; rather, it should be an update, modified, or otherwise specially-marked version of our existing logo. We’re open to different routes of creativity, but it should fit within our existing brand profile already. In addition to the provided brand colors, our fonts of choice are Feature Display and Founders Grotesk.