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Authored opinions, cultural reviews and industry insights from our team, peers and clients.
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
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
As part of their regular series of short talks, Design Council asked Ben Wright, co-founder of DesignStudio, to Take 5....
Ruling Class at Trafalgar Studios
The Ruling Class is the latest play in the eclectic Trafalgar Transformed season. Starring James McAvoy, this is his second...
How To Hold Your Breath
In Zinnie Harris's new Royal Court Play, Maxine Peake is Dana, a woman waking into a crumbling nightmare. Michael went...
Pox! at The Old Operating Theatre Museum
They say love is blind. But is it also covered in boils, shedding hair, and missing its nose?
Advocating for culture
For the first time in our lifetimes we have a fixed date for the general election – 7th May. Arts...
Escape Rooms
January’s Cog Night challenged us to escape Ancient Egypt with only a walkie-talkie, a torch and our wits to guide...
Tree at Old Vic
Written and performed (with Tim Key) by Daniel Kitson, Tree is described as a (relatively) new play about dissent, commitment,...
Cog Christmas 2014
Festive food, winky waiters, and charming company.
What’s in a name?
In 2013, after the success of our work for Cast, The Stage asked me to write an article about the...
Merry Xmas 2014
We've made a short video to say Merry Xmas and Happy New Year from all in the Cog studio. It's...
The Institute of Sexology at Wellcome Collection
November's Cog Night was a visit to The Institute of Sexology at Wellcome Collection. An exhibition about those who have...
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...
Dennis Hopper: The Lost Album at Royal Academy
I felt a little guilty getting sucked in by a ‘celebrity’ artist, but I was immediately drawn to this exhibition....
Digital Revolution at Barbican
For our September Cog Night out we visited the Digital Revolution event at The Barbican, an exhibition led by artists,...
Cog acquires digital agency Red Leader
We are delighted to announce that we have acquired the business of the digital design studio Red Leader.
Voted number one small agency in the UK
Cog Design was ranked as the number one small agency in the UK by Drum magazine.