Journal
Authored opinions, cultural reviews and industry insights from our team, peers and clients.
AMA conference 2017
Our highlights and top-tips from the Arts Marketing Association's 2017 conference, titled 'The Value of Everything', held in Belfast.
Take a look outside
Jack writes about the lessons we can learn by looking outside the arts sector, and how our peers are not...
Venice Biennale ’17 – all Venice
Michael ventures beyond the main Venice Biennale sites, in search of activity across the city.
Venice Biennale ’17 – Arsenale
Looking at the Venice Biennale national pavilions within the Arsenale site.
Venice Biennale ’17 – Giardini
Looking at the core national pavilions of the Venice Biennale, housed within the Giardini site.
Venice Biennale ’17 – Viva Arte Viva
Opinions on the curated parts of the Venice Biennale, titled Viva Arte Viva.
Venice Biennale ’17 – introduction
Michael's introduction, and top tips for first-time visitors, to the Venice Biennale.
Demon Dayz at Dreamland, Margate
In their latest incarnation, Gorillaz curated and headlined their own festival in the glorious setting of Dreamland theme park in...
Dirty Work (The Late Shift) – Forced Entertainment
For our June Cog Night we were back at Battersea Arts Centre for the UK premiere of Forced Entertainment's...
Late at the Gate: Ye Olde Tavern Quiz
For May's Cog Night we took Matt to the Museum of the Order of St John for his first ever...
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...
Speculative pitching
Why won't we take on unpaid creative pitches? Are we delusional, thinking clients might change their procurement processes? Michael explains...
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
Good Fucking Design Advice (GFDA) is an initiative from New York designers Brian Buirge and Jason Bacher. As part of...
Electricity at Wellcome Collection
This month’s Cog Night was not only my first with the team, it was also my first visit to the...
Hamlet at Almeida Theatre
The brilliant Andrew Scott gives us his Dane in a new production directed by theatrical wunderkind Robert Icke. Michael settled...
Bridget Christie: Because You Demanded It
Bridget Christie is about to take her Brexit material on tour. We caught the show for our February Cog Night....
Richard Gadd at Soho Theatre
January's Cog Night was another outing to Soho Theatre, this time to see Richard Gadd's very personal show, Monkey See,...