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We are Cog Design

We are a team.
Working with clients in
the cultural sector, we
create stunning, engaging,
intelligent design that
inspires audiences,
provokes action and
delivers results.

We are passionate about
design but never precious.

We do win awards but
our favourite rewards are
the partnerships with
happy clients.

Areas of work

Brand strategy Venn diagram on a whiteboard
Brand strategy Venn diagram on a whiteboard

Brand strategy & identity

Working with our clients, we distil their complex messages and, using visually arresting cues, we remind people how great those clients are.

A blurred figure walks past a tube campaign poster
A blurred figure walks past a tube campaign poster

Campaigns & promotions

Working with our clients, we produce compelling, memorable campaigns that inspire audiences to take action, buy tickets and attend events.

A site map laid out as post-it notes.
A site map laid out as post-it notes.

Websites & digital

Working with our clients, we create accessible, integrated digital design that delivers detail, sells tickets, encourages interaction and builds loyalty.

Magazines full of post-it notes. A figure reads in the background.
Magazines full of post-it notes. A figure reads in the background.

Editorial & publications

Working with our clients, we design and create journals, brochures and reports and we love to keep producing them.

Recent client work

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ENB Coppelia Campaign

An explosion in the toymaker's workshop. Our marketing imagery for English National Ballet's Coppélia.

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Arts Council Annual Review

The vital annual publication for Arts Council England, a report and accounts to be laid before parliament and scrutinised by the press and cultural community

Recent team news

A vertical hanging banner with the words Turner & the Sea printed in white on a painted background.
A vertical hanging banner with the words Turner & the Sea printed in white on a painted background.

Turner & the Sea

Michael was invited to a breakfast viewing of the latest exhibition at National Maritime Museum. He returned almost giddy from the experience.

A warehouse style room with vaulted ceiling, the polished grey floor houses various sculptures
A warehouse style room with vaulted ceiling, the polished grey floor houses various sculptures

Cultural Berlin - Day 5

Day 5 of Michael's five-day cultural excursion to Berlin - LOXX Miniature World, Museum für Gegenwart, The Story of Berlin (with nuclear bunker)

A wide, neoclassical building with many columns along its front
A wide, neoclassical building with many columns along its front

Cultural Berlin - Day 4

Day 4 of Michael's five-day cultural excursion to Berlin - Altes Museum, Alte Nationalgalerie, Gemäldegalerie and Neue Nationalgalerie

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