bbc
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A New Visual Design Language for BBC Online
I’m a huge supporter of the BBC, yet for many years I was unimpressed with much of it’s online output, where inconsistent design and poor implementation reflected badly upon one of our country’s greatest institutions.
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Define ‘Distinctive’
In just four weeks time, the small Cumbrian town of Whitehaven will be the first place in the UK to have it’s analogue television signal switched off, with the full gamut of digital television channels replacing the current five.
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Thoughts on the New BBC Radio Logos
This last month has seen the gradual introduction of a new set of station identities for BBC Radio, designed by Fallon, In this overarching re-brand, each of the BBC’s national radio stations have been given an identity that falls within an overall templated design.
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Is There Life on Mars?
Thanks to the wonders of modern technology and a super fast broadband connection, I like many others in the UK today, will be watching the conclusion to ‘Life on Mars’ (9pm, BBC One).
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The One to Watch
Since childhood, I have been a closet fan of television idents (the bits of video that appear whilst a program is being announced). Back in the early nineties, when a channel got a new set of idents, it was a big deal, with all the press reporting on them and casting their opinions. Of course back then, there were only four channels.
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Attack of the Clones
So there I was passively watching a special edition of the Conan O’Brian show in which he visits Finland. During his visit he was a guest on some television shows, and one immediately caught my eye — ‘Lauantai-illan HUUMAA!!’
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The Art of Podcasting
When iTunes 4.9 was released a few months ago, it finally included support for download and playback of Podcasts. This new means of delivery also allowed podcasters to supply album artwork, which in turn would be displayed in the application and throughout the iTunes Music Store.
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