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Authored opinions, cultural reviews and industry insights from our team, peers and clients.


Cultural highlights of 2022
Michael gives a month by month overview of his favourite cultural events of 2022…

Why we won’t be celebrating the Qatar World Cup
We are as sick as a parrot not to be celebrating the beautiful game this time round but we can't...

LFF Expanded
For our October Cog night we stepped into the BFI London Film Festival’s ‘Expanded’ at Leake St.

SEO in the cultural sector
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is important to any cultural sector organisation. In this article Michael gives an overview of the...

London Film Festival 2022
The 66th BFI London Film Festival saw it back to full, in-person, red-carpet glory (after two more muted years). Here’s Michael’s...

Tessitura Learning and Community Conference 2022
We sponsored the Tessitura Learning and Community Conference for its return to the UK in October 2022. Spencer give us...

We Make Tomorrow 2022
This one-day conference, run by Julie's Bicycle, had grand ambitions. Climate justice and shared purpose to craft a better tomorrow....

Tacit Group at The Coronet Theatre
For our September Cog Night, the team went west to The Coronet Theatre to indulge in the audio-visual artistry of...

End of the Road festival 2022
Michael was back at his favourite annual music festival for the long-postponed headline from Pixies. Was it worth the wait?

In the Black Fantastic
For August's Cog Night we were at the Hayward for a fantastical journey though the mystical minds of 11 contemporary...

Sun & Sea
For our July Cog Night we were excited for a collaboration between three of our clients. Emily gives her verdict.

Michael Wolff at Typo Circle
Michael and Anna are at St Brides for the last talk in this season's Typo Circle talk series. Michael Wolff...

Daniel Kitson: Outside
Our June Cog Night took us to the roof of Peckham's Bussey Building on a very sunny evening to see...

It Don’t Worry Me
Our May Cog Night was a theatrical critique, by men in pants, at the New Diorama Theatre

seven methods of killing kylie jenner
For our April Cog Night we chose an online experience: Jasmine Lee-Jones' play, directed by Milli Bhatia.

Mohand & Peter – Southwark Theatre
Our March Cog Night found us transported half way across the world to the hot desert lands of Sudan.

Queens of Sheba at Soho Theatre
For our Cog Night we were back at Soho Theatre, catching the award-winning and Edinburgh Fringe favourite Queens of Sheba.

Cog is a B Corporation
We are proud of our B Corporation Certification. Profit is vital and so is being sustainable, equitable and inclusive.

Compressing images for your website
It's important (and cost effective) to compress images before uploading them to your site. Here's our guide to why and...

We are Lewisham Day One
Launch day for London Borough of Culture, We are Lewisham