Surprise Me – Cog Design

Journal entries ordered by “Surprise Me”

3^rd November 2020

Michael set us a quiz to see if we could spot who had musically plagiarised whom. more

4^th December 2017

Robin and Emily and getting festive decorating the studio. more

1^st December 2011

The first day of advent and we’ve opened our advent tea selection – a different tea-bag… more

18^th June 2020

Jazz and content management. Razvan’s been talking to us about the various incarnations fo WordPress, each… more

7^th January 2020

The team are at ENB’s production of Le Corsaire tonight. more

13^th May 2014

Michael was at the Kronos Quartet’s 40th anniversary concert at Barbican. more

17^th October 2018

Ehti and Jack are catching up with Rozzy and Margo at Camden Arts Centre. more

12^th July 2016

Sæunn’s organising the studio’s coffee supply… To paraphrase the Blues Brothers: This is coffee. Strong stuff. more

11^th November 2013

Today, Michael and Ocky are chatting through ideas and getting inspired in our creative room. more

15^th July 2011

Our first meeting with new client Rosanna Marsh of Naomi Russell and Partners. more

BSO@Home: Eight plus Eight

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra are running a series of concerts in person and online. Ed caught… more

Othello at National Theatre

Michael’s been to National Theatre to see Adrian Lester and Rory Kinnear in Nicholas Hytner’s production… more

8^th January 2014

Ross is taking advantage of our floor-to-ceiling pinboards. This is an online project but there’s no… more

29^th March 2019

It’s Emily K’s last day so we’ve got her a pile of gifts to wish all… more

A Cog Christmas special

Last night we all donned our most festive attire and prepared for a very special Cog… more

1^st July 2014

We’ve had a go at the #CopaUppy challenge today. Here’s Mike, our reigning champion, with a… more

4^th May 2017

Michael has bought along some fruitastic nibbles for the team today. more

1^st September 2011

It really did feel like the first day of Autumn for Mike, as he took a… more

29^th April 2016

Adrian’s driven up from Apple Colour in Bristol, with a proof for Anna to check. more

7^th October 2016

Michael’s at The Beaney, in Canterbury, for the opening of their exhibition of Grayson Perry’s The… more

Kew: Chocolate Quest campaign – 2013

Our posters for Kew Garden’s Easter activities featured their corporate typeface, Frutiger, rendered in chocolate powder…. more

14^th February 2012

Ocky is still ill so Michael gave the presentation at the British Library. They kindly posed… more

15^th April 2010

Cog Night at Wellcome Collection. We’re here to see Pressure Drop, a new play from Billy… more

15^th July 2016

Like everyone else, we’ve become obsessed with Pokémon. Here’s Michael showing Matt and Saeunn the Gastly… more

6^th February 2014

Michael and Ocky are at the British Library for a catch up meeting about an ongoing… more

Cog Christmas 2016

It’s Christmas and don’t we know it. The Cog studio is filled with festive songs, all… more

20^th November 2015

Bryony is deciding the best way to chop lemons for our lemony water: chunks, slices or… more

11^th March 2015

Michael is at the Royal Society of the Arts where the great and the good of… more

28^th June 2011

Canadian student and illustrator, Anthony Gerace, has joined us for the summer. more

Hilum – Les Antliaclastes

As part of the London International Mime Festival, Hilum was the first performance by Les Antliaclastes,… more

Turner & The Sea

One of the benefits of working in the culture and heritage world is that you get… more