Journal
Authored opinions, cultural reviews and industry insights from our team, peers and clients.
![Journal](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Journal-e1599225642384-720x720.png)
![Bruno Maag at Typo Circle](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/26_Nov_15_Bruno_Maag.jpg)
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](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Insight_Becca_at_desk-800x600.jpg)
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](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Cog_-Night_The-Notebook_Hugo_Glendinning_2-800x600.jpg)
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](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Top_team_tips-460x345-1.jpg)
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](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/GGG_holborn_500px3.jpg)
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](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Cog_Night_Absent-800x600.jpg)
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](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Mainimage.jpg)
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](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Insight_Whats_So_Great_About_SE8-800x600.jpg)
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](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Insight_Neighbourhood_Watch-800x600.jpg)
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](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Insight_Shakey_Monkey_Space_App-800x600.jpg)
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](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Craig-Oldham-Book-Pages.jpg)
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](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AMAconf_header_SSW-800x600.jpg)
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](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Review_A_House_for_Essex-800x600.jpg)
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](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Insight_SEO_for_arts_organisations-800x600.jpg)
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](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/start.jpg)
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.](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/stop-this-image.gif)
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](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Cog_Night_Resofit-1-800x600.jpg)
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?](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Sam-in-hat-4x3-1-800x600.jpg)
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](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Cog_Night_MOSJ_tour-800x600.jpg)
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](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Review_walk_to_work-800x600.jpg)
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...