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Authored opinions, cultural reviews and industry insights from our team, peers and clients.
Bruno Maag at Typo Circle
For his Typographic Circle talk, the outspoken typeface designer, Bruno Maag raced through a history of screen-based type design. Michael...
Merry Christmas 2015
We've raided our wardrobes and un-boxed our Christmas decorations. Each member of the team got #Christmassy4Cog in a festive photoshoot...
The Notebook at Battersea Arts Centre
For our November Cog Night we went to Battersea Arts Centre to see The Notebook by Forced Entertainment. Michael can't...
You and your agency: the perfect team
On 4 November Sam was at the Spektrix Conference talking to arts organisations about how to get the best from...
Ghosts, Gaslight and Guinness
The oldest urban walking tour company in the world prides itself upon the seventy world-class guides that lead their tours...
Absent at Shoreditch Town Hall
Constructed in the basements of Shoreditch Town Hall, Absent is an immersive theatre experience by dreamthinkspeak. More installation than performance;...
Bears in Space at Soho Theatre
The best thing about Cog nights is that you get to see or do something which you wouldn’t usually choose...
What’s So Great About SE8? – 2005
In 2005, for the London Design Festival, we designed this hard-back book of responses to the question: What's So Great...
This is a Neighbourhood Watch area
In the mid 1980s an angry teenager stood at a bus stop, transfixed by a sign on a lamppost. Three...
Shakey Monkey Space App – 2011
In 2011 we created an App that allowed hipsters to shake and create almost limitless poster layouts. We did it...
Books, swearing and imperfections
On a Tuesday evening in July, Ross, Jenny and I hurried from the studio to Shoreditch to see designers Sarah...
Our AMA Conference 2015 to-do list
We've always thought the most interesting thing about conferences was what happened when we got back to the office. So...
A House For Essex
In Wrabness, on the banks of the River Stour, at the north-eastern tip of Britain’s most misunderstood county is a...
SEO for arts & culture organisations
SEO (or search engine optimisation) can seem daunting, but if your site is well structured, your content well written and...
Jaws at Brockwell Lido
Sharks! Swimming Pools! Storms! The Cog team line up their towels on the pool side, ready for an outdoor screening...
The Bacc is back. We need to stop it.
The Government has announced its intention to introduce the EBacc, a performance measure for schools that will not include creative...
Resofit at Bloomsbury Theatre
It's Cog Night and the team gather at the Bloomsbury Theatre to watch some comedy at a fundraiser for Resonance...
Email has changed, have you?
The way we read email has changed beyond recognition over the past few years, so what can we do to...
Museum of the Order of St John: Private Tour
As our longstanding relationship with the historic museum continues, Curator Tom Foakes suggested a private tour for our April Cog...
Michael’s Walk to Work
As it was Walk to Work Week, Michael decided to do just that. He set off at 7am for his...