mdtauk6,222 posts since 4 Jan 2003 28 December 2018 3:00am London London Reith does not contain many language glyphs right now, so I imagine other fonts will be sourced. But the Beeb could commission Reith variants in Arabic, Hirigana/Katakana, Korean, Kanji etc Permalink
what171 posts since 11 Mar 2018 28 December 2018 2:35pm HTV West Points West mdtauk posted: Reith does not contain many language glyphs right now, so I imagine other fonts will be sourced. But the Beeb could commission Reith variants in Arabic, Hirigana/Katakana, Korean, Kanji etc it’s not necessary. they can still use the already made Helvetica glyphs in these languages. they shouldn’t be putting effort in where it arguably isn’t needed. Permalink
dosxuk4,163 posts since 22 Oct 2005 28 December 2018 4:15pm Yorkshire Look North (Yorkshire) what posted: mdtauk posted: Reith does not contain many language glyphs right now, so I imagine other fonts will be sourced. But the Beeb could commission Reith variants in Arabic, Hirigana/Katakana, Korean, Kanji etc it’s not necessary. they can still use the already made Helvetica glyphs in these languages. they shouldn’t be putting effort in where it arguably isn’t needed. But the entire point of Reith is for a typeface that they own outright and don't need to pay royalties to use. Permalink
mdtauk6,222 posts since 4 Jan 2003 28 December 2018 6:43pm London London dosxuk posted: what posted: mdtauk posted: Reith does not contain many language glyphs right now, so I imagine other fonts will be sourced. But the Beeb could commission Reith variants in Arabic, Hirigana/Katakana, Korean, Kanji etc it’s not necessary. they can still use the already made Helvetica glyphs in these languages. they shouldn’t be putting effort in where it arguably isn’t needed. But the entire point of Reith is for a typeface that they own outright and don't need to pay royalties to use. Making internationalised fonts is also very expensive, and for these niche uses, using a pre-made font may make more sense 2 Rkolsen and what gave kudos Permalink
MY83518 posts since 16 Nov 2016 28 December 2018 9:12pm Yeah but you just know it'll cause some apoplexy on an Arabic TV enthusiasts forum. 3 lukeshep, BBI45 and Critique gave kudos Permalink
joshroys11 posts since 18 Apr 2018 30 December 2018 9:11pm Yorkshire Getting some Good Morning Britain vibes with the swipes and center-aligned strap. It does look a lot better than what the BBC have now, though. Keep it up! Last edited by joshroys on 18 January 2019 8:03pm 1 lukeshep gave kudos Permalink
Media Box21 posts since 8 Dec 2018 10 January 2019 10:31pm These look great, Bail. Well executed in terms of technique, but also creatively as well. Permalink
London Lite10,264 posts since 4 Jan 2003 11 January 2019 1:32am London London It's one of those rare moments when I come into the mocks section and see a set that 'could' be used in the future, this is one of them. 2 lukeshep and Bail gave kudos Permalink
Whataday9,842 posts since 13 Sep 2001 11 January 2019 4:30pm HTV Wales Wales Today It's definitely an evolution of what we've got now, and very nice. If I could make one criticism it would be that the BBC and News look slightly too disconnected to me, considering the brand is BBC News (rather than News from the BBC). Permalink
Bail3,685 posts since 30 Mar 2001 Moderator 17 February 2019 5:32pm Meridian (South) South Today I've been working on this a little more over the weekend, I've darkened it all down a little, looking back the red of was a bit vivid, also refined some elements a bit more. Bail. 7 bkman1990, Quatorzine Neko and 5 othersAlex Plain-LaterlukeshepToasty603BrekkieJosh gave kudos Permalink
mdtauk6,222 posts since 4 Jan 2003 17 February 2019 5:46pm London London I am certainly looking forward to seeing these done as an actual title sequence, beyond the logo loop Permalink
Moz5,329 posts since 4 Jan 2003 17 February 2019 7:04pm Wales Today Oh it's much better darker! Love that. #skillsforlife 1 DeMarkay gave kudos Permalink