Understanding the Tao of the Couch.
Not any couch, this is the historic, orange Cog couch. A meeting place, idea generator, and a fitting metaphor for our business model of comfortable collaboration.
As designers, strategists, scientists, makers, collaborators, production artists, prepress technicians, and press operators, we all come from different walks of the packaging world, but we share a few core beliefs.
Our beliefs:
We believe in collaborating early–and often.
You’ll move through critical development stages with greater clarity, efficiency, and impact. The earlier you consult us in your concept-to-print process, the more impactful results you’ll see. Call us as early as concepting and see the difference.
We believe in tailored solutions.
Brand packaging is different than other design disciplines. We know packaging inside and out. With Cog, you experience speed to market, cost avoidance and savings because you’re getting specialized support innovated just for you.
We believe in packaging expertise from every perspective.
Whatever your role, we’re here with knowledge at any development phase from R&D to design to prototyping to pre-press, printing or fulfillment. We don’t just email you a conceptual PDF–you get a print-ready, production-feasible design.
We believe in technical mastery.
There’s no such thing as too much geeking out. Blending new and traditional technology, whether to create premium prototypes or align with the printer’s capabilities, gets you the truest trials and final manufacturing every time.
We believe that sustainability starts at idea one.
We look at achieving sustainable packaging as everyone’s job, not just the brand’s, and so we consider it from the first concepting meeting to the final print run.
We believe in streamlined scalability.
For seamless scaling, we tap into our national network of technology developers, equipment manufacturers and other printers. Internationally, we’re affiliated with Grabalfa, a European leader in packaging solutions.
We believe that a consumer’s experience is everything.
One of our specialties is exploring and verifying structures, substrates, finishes and embellishments, This experimentation is often overlooked until it’s too late. Technologies are always transforming. Without diving in early, you may not know what you’re missing–but the competition may.
A Cog in the Community.
We’re involved with an organization we care so deeply about that we have integrated their capabilities into our own offering.
Visionaries + Voices
Friends of this non-profit simply call it V + V, and it has a lot of friends. V + V makes it possible for 125 disabled visual artists to fulfill their life’s calling to creativity. Established in 2003, V + V provides physical space and digital interconnectivity, supplies and exhibition venues, and strategic and educational partnerships for its artists.
As a long-standing member of V + V’s board of directors, David Lukshus has rallied the Cogs to contribute their resources and talents to spread the organization’s name and mission. We’ve sponsored golf outings, created merchandising and packaging materials for Visionarium, made props for seasonal events, designed packaging for their “Vento Box” Art Subscription program, participated in annual Double Vision fundraising events, and even been a Bingo caller for V + V Bingo Night.
V+V+U™
V+V+U’s mission to create Uncommon Art for Uncommon Brands brings values and talents to a brand’s image few others can. Diversity. Inclusion. Genuine Personality. Unique Perspectives. A competitive advantage.
Embracing a neurodivergent perspective is both refreshing and effective. It’s become a standard practice in our design work here at Cog. Learn more about V+V+U.