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Authored opinions, cultural reviews and industry insights from our team, peers and clients.


Should we be worried about AI?
Alex's recent Breakfast Briefing was about the basics of artificial intelligence, we enjoyed it so much we thought we should...

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!'.

Why we won’t be celebrating the Qatar World Cup
We are as sick as a parrot not to be celebrating the beautiful game this time round but we can't...

SEO in the cultural sector
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is important to any cultural sector organisation. In this article Michael gives an overview of the...

Tessitura Learning and Community Conference 2022
We sponsored the Tessitura Learning and Community Conference for its return to the UK in October 2022. Spencer give us...

We Make Tomorrow 2022
This one-day conference, run by Julie's Bicycle, had grand ambitions. Climate justice and shared purpose to craft a better tomorrow....

Cog is a B Corporation
We are proud of our B Corporation Certification. Profit is vital and so is being sustainable, equitable and inclusive.

Compressing images for your website
It's important (and cost effective) to compress images before uploading them to your site. Here's our guide to why and...

We are Lewisham Day One
Launch day for London Borough of Culture, We are Lewisham

Introducing Google Analytics 4
Google have updated their Analytics platform recently. Emily takes a look at some of the key changes in Google Analytics...

How we find new team members
We want to provide fulfilling jobs, interesting opportunities, and long term careers to brilliant people who share our values and...

Breakfast briefing with Louise Sloper
As part of our fortnightly breakfast briefings we were joined by Louise Sloper, chairwoman of Typocircle, founder and creative director...

Browser support
The world wide web is constantly evolving and expanding. How do we achieve the best balance between your audience needs...

Building a digital library for streamed concerts using Spektrix
Using some Spektrix magic we've created a more personalised experience for Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra's digital audiences.

One year working from home
We shut up the studio and started working from home a year ago. Ed takes a look back at the...

Sustainable websites
More people are asking about our approach to sustainable websites. It's great that people are asking. We're happy to share...

Toward a sustainable studio
We've worked towards a sustainable studio for decades. We've been inspired to share our approach.

Oh yes we did – moving panto online
We helped theatres across the country stream their 2020 pantos online during local lockdowns.