BBC News updated graphics

Hello, have not posted in the Gallery for a while, and have just been experimenting with Keynote (some of you thinking URGH). I've been playing around and have made a design that could suit the channel and be more up to date with 2015 and still carry the 'BBC red look'


Logo and ticker example


Reporter name - the reporter has a slight transparency to it


Story example - story astons have a full 100% opacity


Story and tag example - stories can be shown with a 'tag' if it develops a lot throughout the day/week/month.


Breaking News story example - top line in caps


Breaking news reporter - The name aston during breaking news would be the same style as a generic report.

I would like to know what your ideas are of this and whether I should continue along with areas that I could improve with, if you have any designs you'd like me to have a go at, do also show me them. Thank you!

Looks pretty good to me. Not warming to the story and name boxes being different sizes each time but it's executed well. Would like to see animation of this sometime

Not bad considering you are using Keynote...

I did something similar a year or so ago...
http://www.tvforum.co.uk/thegallery/bbc-news-2013-hd-graphics-38885/

Thanks both of you!

Francis - if people would like, I at some point will upload a video of the animation once complete.

Mdtauk - wow just had a look at your mock, and yours of course is much better then mine! I had even considered using Avenir(?) but thought of staying with Helvetica instead. Your mock has now given me ideas of what different astons are needed for a news channel. Very good work!

The video you posted in the Local News thread, is a much better example of what kinds of graphics make up a branding package.

Thank you for the feedback both of you. I will carry on in a few days time with designing some other examples.


Anymore from anyone else would be grateful, thank you.

I've done an update to my mock and have done a few Keynote animations.

I haven't quite worked out how to do the ticker, but you surely should understand the gist of it.

The animation helps your work. The wipes work very well imo.

I agree. That looks quite nice. Would your live BUG go at the top left like it does now?

The animations are really good and it all works very well.

The ticker might be able to move if you do a sort of animation where it moves to the left slowly... When I can get to Keynote I'll have a go but you can do them in ppt.

Perhaps you should try to differentiate further from the current graphics...

This is very respectable and pleasing to the eye, so well done. I would like to see you expand this to all the programs.

Good Job - I am impressed

Thanks for your kind feedback!

I will now be extending the graphics out for the other programs with BBC News, the astons idea is from Newsround obviously.

Chris - I will create the different bugs to go with it, the pictures bugs, programme names etc in my update to this.

Wow, I have just seen this and the Newsround style looks brilliant and I cant wait for you to work on it and perfect.

This is the future, in my eyes!