Posts Tagged as ‘bbc’

October 14, 2009

Doctor Who 2010: The New Logo Finally Unveiled

Last week, the 11th logo in the 46 year history of the iconic show was finally revealed. For those unfamiliar with the show, Doctor Who is listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest science fiction television show in the world, and the “most successful” sci fi series of all time (based on overall [...]

April 29, 2009

BBC’s New “Ashes to Ashes” Ident & Menu

For our colleagues in the States…
Series two of ‘Ashes to Ashes’ kicked off on BBC a couple weeks ago.  And with it has bestowed upon it the ultimate accolade – a brand-new ident to mark the occassion.

And in a move to extend the “red stripes” theme, BBC One menus have tied [...]

April 3, 2009

New BBC HD Ident

On Tuesday at 4pm, a new BBC Ident was unveiled alongside a redesigned BBC HD website. The idents are “more in keeping with the channel’s tone” according to BBC Head of HD Danielle Nagler and replace the previous BBC HD Ident (the one rising out of swirly CGI waves).

February 25, 2009

UKTV / Blighty Poster Campaign

Ahh… good old poster advertising. London Ad Agency Watermill (the team behind the Blighty national poster, magazine, and newspaper campaign) sent me over shots of the guerilla poster series promoting the launch of the much talked about new channel. You gotta hand it to ‘em, the search engine terms for “Blighty Advertising Poster”, “UKTV Blighty [...]

January 18, 2009

New idents hail new year for BBC ALBA

Galsgow-based agency Design is Central has produced a series of idents for new-ish Scottish Gaelic language channel BBC ALBA. The idents based on the North Star are supplemented by a set of menu boards. The menus are based on the concept of lines. Lines form in different locations including tents, swallows and buoys. These represent [...]