Articles tagged ‘bbc’

The Sky’s the Limit

Some disappointing news today for fans of Formula 1. The BBC will only be showing half of next year’s races live, as a new deal means it will be sharing broadcasting rights with BSkyB.

Styleguides for the Web

Clearly communicating the fundamental aspects of your design at the different stages of a project can help you better communicate with clients, developers and your peers, ensuring your vision doesn’t get lost in the transformation from static comp to dynamic ever changing website.

Thoughts on the BBC News Redesign

There is often talk of there being no landmark design on the web, but I suggest it won’t be long before BBC News is considered one of the greatest design icons online today.

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.

Define ‘Distinctive’

The small Cumbrian town of Whitehaven will be the first place in the UK to have it’s analogue television signal switched off, with a full gamut of digital television channels replacing the current five.

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).

The One to Watch

BBC One has revealed a new set of idents and on-screen branding.

Attack of the Clones

So there I was passively watching a special edition of the Conan O’Brian show in which he visits Finland.

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.