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Authored opinions, cultural reviews and industry insights from our team, peers and clients.
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![Up the Arts! Typo Circle at D&AD](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Up-the-Arts-4x3-1-800x600.jpg)
Up the Arts! Typo Circle at D&AD
On 30th March '23 Michael gave a talk, for TypoCircle, at D&AD's headquarters. it was titled 'Up The Arts!'.
![Jamie Ellul at Typo Circle](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Jamie-Ellul-at-Typo-Circle_4x3-800x600.jpg)
Jamie Ellul at Typo Circle
Michael's at St Brides for the latest Typo Circle talk, by the wonderful Jamie Ellul (from Supple Studio).
![Michael Wolff at Typo Circle](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/28-July_Wolff-800x600.jpg)
Michael Wolff at Typo Circle
Michael and Anna are at St Brides for the last talk in this season's Typo Circle talk series. Michael Wolff...
![Jack Renwick at Typo Circle](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Jack_pre-talk_featured-800x600.jpg)
Jack Renwick at Typo Circle
This straight-talking Glaswegian set-up her eponymous studio in 2012, quickly establishing it as serious contender in the world of branding...
![Simon Esterson at Typo Circle](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Simon-Esterson_featured-800x600.jpg)
Simon Esterson at Typo Circle
"Recently we've been using some big type and we've also been using some smaller type for text". Michael was at...
![A Practice For Everyday Life at Typo Circle](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/27-April-17-–-APFEL-800x600.jpg)
A Practice For Everyday Life at Typo Circle
Matt and Michael are at St Brides for a Typographic Circle talk by Emma and Kirsty from A Practice For...
![Mellor&Smith meet GFDA](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Take-F-ing-risks_Jonny-Wan-800x600.jpg)
Mellor&Smith meet GFDA
Good Fucking Design Advice (GFDA) is an initiative from New York designers Brian Buirge and Jason Bacher. As part of...
![Bruno Maag at Typo Circle](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/26_Nov_15_Bruno_Maag.jpg)
Bruno Maag at Typo Circle
For his Typographic Circle talk, the outspoken typeface designer, Bruno Maag raced through a history of screen-based type design. Michael...
![Carter Wong at Typo Circle](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/St_Bride_type-2.jpg)
Carter Wong at Typo Circle
As a small design studio, Carter Wong have punched above their weight for three decades. In a talk, titled 60...
![Tony Brook at Wolff Olins](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Tony_Brook_Spin_3.jpg)
Tony Brook at Wolff Olins
In their reasonably regular 'Because' talk series, agency Wolff Olins invite leading figures from design and advertising to share their...
![Ben Wright at Design Council](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Ben-Wright_web.jpg)
Ben Wright at Design Council
As part of their regular series of short talks, Design Council asked Ben Wright, co-founder of DesignStudio, to Take 5....
![Daren Cook at Typo Circle](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Cog_Night_Brand_Onions-800x600.jpg)
Daren Cook at Typo Circle
Talks about branding can sometimes be an unprepared monologue through the speaker’s portfolio. Thankfully, we were taken on a well-thought-out...
![Andy Altmann at Design Council](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cogentry_andy_altman_design_council2.jpg)
Andy Altmann at Design Council
In the second of their Take 5 series, Design Council invited Andy Altmann, one of the three founding partners at...
![Hamish Muir at Typo Circle](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Review_Hamish-Muir-800x600.jpg)
Hamish Muir at Typo Circle
The Typographic Circle, a volunteer-led organisation that brings together anyone with an interest in design and typography, host monthly lectures...
![The Collaboration Economy](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Cog_Night_Glug-800x600.jpg)
The Collaboration Economy
Established in 2006 as after-work drinks, Glug has since broadened its programme to include talks by some of the world's...
![What was the point of the AGI Open?](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Review_AGI_Open-800x600.jpg)
What was the point of the AGI Open?
Each year, a self-proclaimed, elitist club of designers descend on a major world city. This year it was London and...
![Anthony Burrill at Wolff Olins](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AB-slide.jpg)
Anthony Burrill at Wolff Olins
Once a month or so Wolff Olins put on an inspiring talk, under the title ‘Because’, at their studios in...
![Michael Johnson at Typo Circle](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Review_Michael_Johnson_1-800x600.jpg)
Michael Johnson at Typo Circle
In his Typographic Circle talk, Michael Johnson argued that Design Can Make a Difference. Our Michael was there to listen...