Dogeatcog / Our Awkward Selves

This is us, our awkward faces, the manifesto we work (and live) by and projects we truly believe in.

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Rich

A firm believer in collaboration and community, Rich founded the Drawsome! festival and co-founded York Design Week.

Mark

Multi-disciplinary designer and animator, Mark specialises in bringing work to life through engaging motion graphics and creative storytelling.

Laura

Founder of Bright Young Things, a networking group bringing people early in their careers together to learn, collaborate and grow together.

Fran

As part of our sister agency, Flic, Fran has over twenty years’ experience in communication strategy and award winning content, working both agency and client-side for FTSE100 companies.

Laura

A background in internal comms, PR, journalism as well as being a behavioural science specialist, as part of Flic, Laura helps people to be their best at work and maximise business potential.

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Rather a Rebel than a Slave

We value difference, uniqueness and emotion. We encourage the freedom to explore ideas, create side hustles and allow our passion to drive us.

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Hearts not Trends

We empathise with the audience to gain insights. We follow our hearts and our gut, but never trends. Trends are where creativity goes to die.

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Let’s be Fair

We understand and treat people and ourselves fairly. We strive to make a positive change through community projects. We don’t force our opinions; we simply engage in conversation.

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Leave the Egos at the Door

The world has enough egos in the spotlight. We don’t need more. We value all opinions equally, giving everyone involved a voice.

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Let’s be Honest

We believe in what we do, and what you do too. We encourage open, honest conversations to ensure the best outcome for all.

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Sharing is Caring

We love collaboration and will openly collaborate on projects we believe in, sharing the credit fully and fairly.

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We’re Responsible

We take a holistic view on projects and strive to work in a socially responsible way, promoting sustainability, so we can make a positive impact on the environment.

We host an annual live music and illustration festival in York in aid of Bowel Cancer UK.

In 2019, we co-founded York Design Week with United by Design and Kaizen Arts Agency.

We are involved heavily with York Creatives, a network shining a light on creatives within the city.

We're proud to be partners in Young Thugs, a Northern record label and recording studio.

Business partners in Skint, we work alongside a talented pool of skaters and creators.

Handmade in York, BE SO creates 100% natural, vegan and cruelty free soaps.

Drawsome is an annual illustration and live music festival, with the key aims of raising money and awareness for Bowel cancer UK and bringing together the creative community in York in an accessible way.

York Design Week is a yearly arts and culture festival working to support, facilitate and encourage good change. With the aim of creating a city of activists making stuff better in small ways through design led events.

York Creatives is a grassroots collaborative network established in 2016. With the aim of supporting the creative community through ideas, contacts and resources, running regular socials, workshops and events and presenting issues to policy makers.

Dogeatcog really listened to our needs and in a very creative and timely manner helped us to re-brand our record label, studio and community company. Fun, fast and excellent communicators we can't recommend them highly enough.

Jonny Hooker Young Thugs

Friendly and professional, able to keep to deadlines and full of great ideas, Dogeatcog is everything one hopes for in an agency and more.

Hannah Sharples St John’s College, Cambridge

Dogeatcog provide an excellent service, consistently delivering high quality, creative design work, they have a talent for really understanding a brief and bringing it alive and have always met our deadlines. They are a valuable asset to our organisation and I couldn't recommend them highly enough.

Charlotte Capper University of York

Working with Dogeatcog on an alumni magazine relaunch project was an absolute delight; they ran with the brief and delivered an exceptionally strong finished product, modernising the publication's print design and also its digital promotion through innovative illustration and animation. I highly recommend their services.

Katherine Selby University of Cambridge

Dogeatcog work with you as true partners and deliver amazing results. We can’t recommend them highly enough!

Rachel Gartner Birdlife International

What really sets Dogeatcog apart from the crowd is their creativity, which when paired with an extensive knowledge of design creates innovative and visually impressive designs.

Hannah Sharples St John’s College, Cambridge

This is us, our awkward faces, the manifesto we work (and live) by and projects we truly believe in.

Say cheeeeeese...

Rich

Mark

Laura

Fran

Laura

Our manifesto

01/

Rather a Rebel than a Slave

02/

Hearts not Trends

03/

Let’s be Fair

04/

Leave the Egos at the Door

05/

Let’s be Honest

06/

Sharing is Caring

07/

We’re Responsible

Drawsome is an annual illustration and live music festival, with the key aims of raising money and awareness for Bowel cancer UK and bringing together the creative community in York in an accessible way.

Find out more

York Design Week is a yearly arts and culture festival working to support, facilitate and encourage good change. With the aim of creating a city of activists making stuff better in small ways through design led events.

Find out more

York Creatives is a grassroots collaborative network established in 2016. With the aim of supporting the creative community through ideas, contacts and resources, running regular socials, workshops and events and presenting issues to policy makers.

Find out more

Dogeatcog really listened to our needs and in a very creative and timely manner helped us to re-brand our record label, studio and community company. Fun, fast and excellent communicators we can't recommend them highly enough.

Friendly and professional, able to keep to deadlines and full of great ideas, Dogeatcog is everything one hopes for in an agency and more.

Dogeatcog provide an excellent service, consistently delivering high quality, creative design work, they have a talent for really understanding a brief and bringing it alive and have always met our deadlines. They are a valuable asset to our organisation and I couldn't recommend them highly enough.

Dogeatcog work with you as true partners and deliver amazing results. We can’t recommend them highly enough!

What really sets Dogeatcog apart from the crowd is their creativity, which when paired with an extensive knowledge of design creates innovative and visually impressive designs.

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Who we work with

This is us, our awkward faces, the manifesto we work (and live) by and projects we truly believe in.

Say cheeeeeese...

Rich

Mark

Laura

Fran

Laura

Our manifesto

01/

Rather a Rebel than a Slave

02/

Hearts not Trends

03/

Let’s be Fair

04/

Leave the Egos at the Door

05/

Let’s be Honest

06/

Sharing is Caring

07/

We’re Responsible

Drawsome is an annual illustration and live music festival, with the key aims of raising money and awareness for Bowel cancer UK and bringing together the creative community in York in an accessible way.

Find out more

York Design Week is a yearly arts and culture festival working to support, facilitate and encourage good change. With the aim of creating a city of activists making stuff better in small ways through design led events.

Find out more

York Creatives is a grassroots collaborative network established in 2016. With the aim of supporting the creative community through ideas, contacts and resources, running regular socials, workshops and events and presenting issues to policy makers.

Find out more

Dogeatcog really listened to our needs and in a very creative and timely manner helped us to re-brand our record label, studio and community company. Fun, fast and excellent communicators we can't recommend them highly enough.

Friendly and professional, able to keep to deadlines and full of great ideas, Dogeatcog is everything one hopes for in an agency and more.

Dogeatcog provide an excellent service, consistently delivering high quality, creative design work, they have a talent for really understanding a brief and bringing it alive and have always met our deadlines. They are a valuable asset to our organisation and I couldn't recommend them highly enough.

Dogeatcog work with you as true partners and deliver amazing results. We can’t recommend them highly enough!

What really sets Dogeatcog apart from the crowd is their creativity, which when paired with an extensive knowledge of design creates innovative and visually impressive designs.

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