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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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ISM Membership Campaign

Swell to Great. Key benefits of membership, pinpointed through witty illustrations and carefully targetted copy.

Recent team news

a close up image of This House poster
a close up image of This House poster

This House by James Graham

Michael's been to the National Theatre to see the much-lauded new play about the whips’ office in mid 1970s Parliament.

View of stage through a crowd
View of stage through a crowd

Museums Show Off

An open mic night for everyone who works in or loves museums; Ross made his way to The Black Heart in Camden for the May installment.

Picture of three men and two women in front of a statue
Picture of three men and two women in front of a statue

The Gagarin Terrace

For our Cog Lunch this month we visited the Gagarin Terrace at The Royal Observatory. With a terrace over-looking Greenwich Park, we had high hopes for this al-fresco lunch.

4 women and 3 men mid-jump by water fountains
4 women and 3 men mid-jump by water fountains

Pick Me Up

We've been to Pick Me Up Festival at Somerset House, it's the UK’s original contemporary graphic arts festival, celebrating graphic art, design and illustration.

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