Journal
Notes from a slow studio.
All articles

Type & Color
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A love letter to Bricolage Grotesque
Why a quirky grotesk with optical sizes became the backbone of our own identity — and when we wouldn’t recommend it.

Process
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The two-week listen: what happens before we design anything
Interviews, workshops and a lot of reading. A look inside the first fourteen days of every Cozova project.

Motion
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Motion should feel like breathing, not fireworks
Our rules for brand motion: slow in, soft out, and never animate something just because you can.

Studio Life
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How we price projects (and why we publish it)
Fixed fees, three tiers and no surprise invoices. Why transparency on pricing has made our client relationships better.

Process
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Designing Atlas Ferries: a booking flow in five drafts
From a nine-step maze to a two-minute booking. The drafts, the dead ends and the one question that unlocked it.

Studio Life
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Notes from a Lisbon studio on slow Fridays
No client calls, no deadlines, one long lunch. What happens when a design studio protects one day a week for play.

Type & Color
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Choosing a palette you can live with for ten years
Trends fade in eighteen months. Here’s how we pick brand colors that still feel right a decade later.

