New Logo and Identity for OpenResearch by Play

Established in 2015, OpenResearch is a nonprofit research organization that “[draws] on the strengths of traditional academic research and the creativity and problem-solving characteristics of startups” to “ask big, open-ended questions and gather comprehensive data to fill pivotal knowledge gaps”. Originally founded through Y Combinator and named YC Research — which helped spur OpenAI, among others — the organization operates independently from the well-known incubator and changed its name in 2020 to better make that distinction. Since its founding, it has incubated several notable projects, including Human Advancement Research Community (HARC) led by Alan Kay, Dynamicland led by Bret Victor, and the Unconditional Cash Study led by Elizabeth Rhodes, which is the current main f