JAS844,207 posts since 26 Aug 2010 20 October 2016 2:37am Yorkshire Look North (E.Yorks & Lincs) Reading this thread, I figured, let's see how the 1991 logo would've looked with the name Children's changed. I've adapted one of the 1994 idents to read Kids BBC and CBBC. Original logo: Design 1: Design 2: Permalink
UBox803 posts since 31 May 2015 20 October 2016 8:13am Tyne Tees Look North (North East) I Prefer Design 1, the other one seems a bit 'lonely' being just one line and only having the C in a different font. On Design 2 I can also see where you cropped around the C in "Children" so you might want to fix that. In general though, I do quite like it. Permalink
rob7,646 posts since 7 Apr 2001 20 October 2016 3:08pm Meridian (South) South Today The first design is better than the second. TV Live / The TV Booth Podcast Round The Regions Podcast - launching in 2020 Permalink
JAS844,207 posts since 26 Aug 2010 20 October 2016 4:01pm Yorkshire Look North (E.Yorks & Lincs) I actually agree. The second one didn't really work because it removed pretty much everything unique from the old logo. Which proves the point in the thread I linked to and that inspired this, about why they didn't modify the existing idents with the new name in 1997. The reason I chose this one was for it's flat colours. I wouldn't be able to do the ones with 3D on them, or with busy backgrounds. As for the C cropping, well, that's what happens when working with a JPG source I guess (the background is supposed to be one colour). And it's probably a VHS rip. Permalink
Larry the Loafer5,615 posts since 2 Jul 2005 20 October 2016 4:18pm Granada North West Today JAS84 posted: As for the C cropping, well, that's what happens when working with a JPG source I guess (the background is supposed to be one colour). And it's probably a VHS rip. There's nothing special about the font used for the C. You could probably substitute it for a more suitable font and not have to worry about cropping an image. Permalink
bilky asko5,583 posts since 9 Sep 2006 20 October 2016 5:56pm Tyne Tees Look North (North East) Larry the Loafer posted: JAS84 posted: As for the C cropping, well, that's what happens when working with a JPG source I guess (the background is supposed to be one colour). And it's probably a VHS rip. There's nothing special about the font used for the C. You could probably substitute it for a more suitable font and not have to worry about cropping an image. It's a Futura C. Permalink
Brekkie32,646 posts since 4 Jan 2003 20 October 2016 6:02pm HTV Wales Wales Today Kids is probably even more patronising than Childrens. I preferred the internet when it had a sense of humour. Permalink
JAS844,207 posts since 26 Aug 2010 21 October 2016 3:26am Yorkshire Look North (E.Yorks & Lincs) You realise BBC Kids is actually a thing? I guess they thought Canadians wouldn't know what the C stood for. Permalink
Whataday10,294 posts since 13 Sep 2001 21 October 2016 10:10am HTV Wales Wales Today Brekkie posted: Kids is probably even more patronising than Childrens. I don't think children or kids are that bothered about being patronised as much as the industry might think. 1 Permalink
DTV1,182 posts since 27 Feb 2012 28 October 2016 2:56pm Meridian (South) South Today Why can nobody use the proper BBC logo? It's widely available. The version used here has square boxes and Gill Sans Regular lettering - the proper version has slightly rectangular boxes and custom lettering. I know it's a small thing, but it looks cheap and it isn't like the proper version is unavailable. Permalink