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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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Charles Dickens Museum

A sensitive rebranding of this house museum, the home of the world's most significant collection of Dickens material.

 

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Dickens and London campaign

Creating a single campaign image that is recognisable, compelling and conveys complex messages (in Dickens's visually crowded bicentenary).

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Winning Words

A responsive website and visual identity for this year-long celebration of poetry (using the Olympic Games as a spring-board).

Recent team news

In the foreground, a man in glasses looks from left; in the background a woman reads a menu.
In the foreground, a man in glasses looks from left; in the background a woman reads a menu.

21st anniversary meal

We celebrated 21 years since Cog Design was founded with a meal at Guy Awford's new restuarant, the Guildford Arms, a stone's throw from our studio.

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