Surprise Me - Cog Design

Journal entries ordered by “Surprise Me”

17^th June 2015

Lydia found the world while descaling the kettle. more

26^th August 2014

Ross has been to the Crafts Council to discuss last years ‘Collect’ campaign with Fiona, Femke… more

13^th March 2012

Michael and John have been to ISM to present ideas and wish David Smith well for… more

King Lear at The Old Vic

At 80, Glenda Jackson is back on stage after a quarter of a century as an… more

2^nd November 2018

Alex is having a look through the new Reading Friends materials that we’ve designed for the… more

13^th December 2011

It’s Chriiiistmas! We’ve got our baubles up. Here is John, photographing a tiny Michael. more

16^th June 2016

Heather and Dan from English National Ballet are here for the kick-off meeting about a new… more

15^th November 2011

Michael’s out and about again. Today was a trip to Canterbury Council to pitch for a… more

28^th February 2014

We’re fitting a ceiling-mounted projector; Michael’s up in the roof securing wires to the trusses so… more

14^th September 2018

Michael and Anna are at The Stage, meeting with Ahmet about a project we’ll be revealing… more

Club Classics: The Lips Remix

November’s Cog Night saw us pump up the jam at Clapham Grand. A night of house… more

31^st May 2018

It’s Dan’s birthday. The number of candles does not reflect his age. more

National Campaign For The Arts branding

Donating our time and expertise ‘For The Arts’. more

Ride t-shirts – 1991

In the last of his #Cog25in25 entries, Michael writes about the projects that kicked-off Cog, including… more

Edinburgh Festival & Fringe 2016 – Day 4

Day three of Michael’s trip to Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, a day bookended by Daniel Kitson,… more

Andy Altmann at Design Council

In the second of their Take 5 series, Design Council invited Andy Altmann, one of the… more

18^th August 2016

Michael’s in Hammersmith for a first meeting with new clients, Lyric. Catrin John gave him a… more

3^rd June 2014

Michael spent the day on a training session at UK Theatre. It was run by the… more

7^th October 2013

We’ve received copies of the kids googly eye glasses we designed for part of the Family… more

20^th September 2011

Once a month our accountant, Chris, pops in to check that we’re using our abacus correctly. more

5^th June 2019

Jack’s hosting a talk from Julie’s Bicycle and Artsadmin for the Arts Marketing Association in his… more

26^th November 2013

Ross is drowning in Post-it notes this morning, using them to map the structure of a… more

14^th February 2019

Claire and Emily got a bit over excited by the sunshine while enjoying an al fresco… more

24^th July 2015

The team from the Family Arts Campaign came in to use our meeting room, so Sam… more

5^th November 2015

Recovering from a foot operation, the rest of the Cog team have sent Becca their best… more

12^th June 2017

Our accountant, Mark Cooper is at Michael’s house, finalising our end of year figures. more

All Hands and Hearts comedy night at Up The Creek

For May’s Cog Night we took a short walk to Up The Creek for a stand-up… more

29^th October 2012

Adrian, from Applecolour, came in today with proofs for Jonathan and Ocky to check. more

6^th February 2018

Michael’s visiting the very lovely Cathy and Janice at The Cogency. more

Christmas meal at the North Pole

This year’s Christmas meal was held at the Greenwich restaurant The North Pole, where the team… more

13^th November 2014

One of us has been sharing their birthday celebration with the Arts Marketing Association. They are… more