ITN Virgin

This is my first mock. Please give constructive comments.

What if ITN launched a new rolliong news channel with Virgin Media? I thought about that and made this set of mocks. The principle colour scheme here is green and the ITN blue colour.

Basic configuration (namecard, clock, ticker, DOG)
http://www.rp-network.com/tvforum/uploads/basic_config_copy1.jpg

Live report (with location, time and LIVE bug)
http://www.rp-network.com/tvforum/uploads/live.jpg

Name astons (one-row)
http://www.rp-network.com/tvforum/uploads/lowerthird_2.jpg

Name astons (two-row)
http://www.rp-network.com/tvforum/uploads/nameaston_2.jpg

Astons (two-row lower third / description)
http://www.rp-network.com/tvforum/uploads/lowerthird.jpg

Breaking news configuration
http://www.rp-network.com/tvforum/uploads/breaking.jpg

Over-the-shoulder graphics
http://www.rp-network.com/tvforum/uploads/ots_2.jpg

Interactive split-screen
http://www.rp-network.com/tvforum/uploads/active_2.jpg

Configuration for the breakfast programme, "Daybreak"
http://www.rp-network.com/tvforum/uploads/daybreak.jpg

"File footage" indicator
http://www.rp-network.com/tvforum/uploads/filebug.jpg

If footage is taken from ITN Source, the indicator changes to orange, the ITN Source colour.
http://www.rp-network.com/tvforum/uploads/imgcourtesy_source.jpg

Other parts of the mock (two way, statements, paper review, titles etc) to come later.

I think the graphics are a bit too Sky News, and the colour scheme is similar with the breaking news strap. If it did happen (the channel) I think they would use the grgn red colour scheme and use a Virgin news name

Penguin, if you put the "[img]...[/img]" tags around your jpegs the images will appear in the thread rather than people having to click on them.

They're a bit plain and flat, and I'm not too keen on the colour scheme either.

Totally agree with you.

Not bad for a first mock actually. The layout is simple and easy-to-read.

However, the colour scheme has got to go. A simple red-and-white one would be better and would match Virgin's corporate "look."