Journal
Authored opinions, cultural reviews and industry insights from our team, peers and clients.
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Generating email sign-ups
Email sign-ups are vital to effective marketing and measurable engagement. But how do you persuade people to join a mailing...
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What’s wrong with smartphones at the theatre?
Should we be annoyed with people fiddling with their phones at the theatre, or will a more relaxed environment make...
![Miss Revolutionary Idol Berserker](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_5990-800x600.jpg)
Miss Revolutionary Idol Berserker
45 minutes of complete but perfectly choreographed madness, this is the craziest performance you could possibly see.
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We are here
Could this exceptional project shape attitudes towards public investment in the arts? On 1st July 2016 a small army...
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Did smart-arse design lose us the referendum?
As designers we claim to be expert communicators. But has the referendum shown that all we're really doing is talking...
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On the receiving end
What’s it like to be on the receiving end of your job application? Michael gives his top ten insights into...
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Your brand in a digital world
As part of Create Hub's Industry Experts panel, Sam writes about how cultural organisations can take a digital-first approach to...
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24hr design challenge
On 4th May we shut the studio to compete in a 24hr design challenge, creating a website for a new...
![Until You Hear That Bell at The Albany](https://cogdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Cog_Night_Until_You_Hear_That_Bell_-800x600.jpg)
Until You Hear That Bell at The Albany
Through the timed 'rounds' on a boxing clock, Sean Mahoney tells the tale of his growth into adulthood. For our...
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Matthew Herbert’s edible records at the Science Gallery
For our March Cog Night we watched Matthew Herbert play with his food at King’s College London’s Science Gallery
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Hysterical at The Vault Festival
For February’s Cog Night we visited The Vault Festival to see Hysterical, a play about advertising and mental health.
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Bob and Roberta Smith at the William Morris Gallery
The William Morris Gallery celebrates the work and life of a great English craftsman and artist. It's the perfect place...
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Akram Khan’s Until the Lions at Roundhouse
January's Cog Night was the World Premiere of Akram Khan Company's Until the Lions at Roundhouse.
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Cultural highlights of 2015
Michael gives a month by month overview of his favourite cultural events of 2015...
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Cog Christmas 2015
Secret Santa speculations, Christmas drinks, pizza and doughnuts, doughnuts, doughnuts, doughnuts!