17 May, 7:48pm
7.50pm, Friday night - still at my desk sending (hopefully constructive) feedback to unsuccessful applicants #designapplicant
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We do lots stuff that some people wouldn’t call work. We think it gives us more interesting perspectives on our projects for clients but that might just be an excuse.
This page contains snippets of news and titbits of visual gossip from the studio and beyond.
We are an agency obsessed by design and culture; that’s how we fill our days. Many of the entries are from our monthly cultural outings that we call Cognights, you can also read our reviews and see more photos on Facebook.
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17 May, 7:44pm
@garethprocter I know but you're 'selling' in a different context, freelance is often about pitches/concepts, full-time is different, IMO
17 May, 7:25pm
@garethprocter loving your work / online folio, by the way
17 May, 7:23pm
@C_is4_Caitlin Happy to see them (and use them ourselves) but like to see 'evidence' of thinking, context and application. #designapplicant
Team news
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.
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.
Ansel Adams - At the Waters Edge
For March's Cog Night, we went to the National Maritime Museum for their special Ansel Adams late event "At the Waters Edge".
Playing Cards 1: Spades, Directed by Robert Lepage
Michael's been to the Roundhouse to watch Playing Cards 1: Spades, Directed by Robert Lepage
The Collaboration Economy
Glug London presents 'The Collaboration Economy' – big-name collaborators share tales of the journey to bring the year-long 'Web Lab' to the Science Museum.
Last and First Cabaret
Greenwich Dance are bidding farewell to their Director of 16 years, Brendan Keeney. We went for an evening of celebration and contemporary dance.
The Architects
To see Shunt's latest offering, The Architects, we made way to Bermondsey for what we were told would be a wildly disorientating performance.
A Cog Christmas Special
Cog Night for December was a Christmas special, taking in the Southbank Christmas market followed by dinner at the Founder's Arms.
Jason Bruges at RIBA
Lecture and exhibition at RIBA -
21st Century Light Space Modulator:
an installation by Jason Bruges Studio.
Intro at Design Museum London
Cog Night for November was a trip to the
Design Museum to hear Julian House
talk about his work at Intro.
Ghost Bus Tour
For a Halloween themed Cog Night,
we went for a tour of London on
the Ghost Bus.
Dryden Goodwin - Breathe
Launch of Breathe -
Dryden Goodwin's large scale art installation
on top of St Thomas's Hospital.
Farewell John
John leaves us to start a new (ad)venture, in his own design agency at the seaside, although he'll continue to work with us, as an Associate, on some of our most important projects.
D&AD President’s Lectures - Hegarty on Advertising
John Hegarty has spent over 40 years in advertising, on September 5th he gave a lecture about his book 'Hegarty on Advertising'. We went to see what we could learn.
Emirates Air-Line and the o2 Arena
Just east of our studio is the o2 Arena and the Emirates Air-line. We went to have a ride, across the river and back again. And with the o2 Arena just next-door, we went for a wander.
Stand Up for the Week
One of the ten 'work in progress’ showings of Stand Up for the Week (Channel4) where all artists try out new material to see what is working/funny and what is not.
