Journal
Authored opinions, cultural reviews and industry insights from our team, peers and clients.
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...
Drawing Room Biennial
For our June Cog Night we visited Drawing Room in Elephant and Castle to check out their Drawing Biennial. Emma...
ENB’s Reunion at Sadler’s Wells
Our May Cog Night was our first in-person experience in nine months. Ed gives his take on ENB's grand Reunion...
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.
Soho Social: Mae Martin
Our April Cog Night was an intimate evening with Mae Martin, via Zoom. A chance to watch their Soho Theatre...
Team Viking at Shedinburgh
For our March Cog Night, we pressed play on James Rowland's greatest ‘hut’, Team Viking streamed as part of the...
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.
The Long Goodbye: Livestream edition
We watched Riz Ahemed's stunning lockdown show, hosted on Manchester International Festival's CogPlayer, for our Cog Night in February.
The Mermaid’s Tongue
For January's Cog Night we played Swamp Motel's online game The Mermaid's Tongue. Anna gives her spoiler-free take on a...
Oh yes we did – moving panto online
We helped theatres across the country stream their 2020 pantos online during local lockdowns.
Cultural highlights of 2020
Michael gives a month by month overview of his favourite cultural events of 2020…
Lessons about video hosting (so far)
We've had to learn a lot about video hosting recently. Here's Michael's run down.
Five Lessons from Culture Geek 2020
Last week Alex attended Culture Geek 2020. Here are his five takeaways from the digital conference.
R.A.P. Party 10th Anniversary Celebration
For our November Cog Night we enjoyed The Albany's livestream of R.A.P. Party. Kristina shares her summary of the evening.