Daybreak Refresh

Hi everyone,

As you all know Daybreak has had a minor colour scheme change at the New Year dropping the last of the purple there was on-screen. One problem I have found with the graphics is that they do not suit the new colours which led me to design this mock. It isn't drastically different from what we have now on screen, merely a few bits moved around, a few different colour shades and a few small additions. One thing I have kept is the new LIVE bug which is much better than the old strap and makes it stand out much more as an OB.

Just one more thing, on my mock the few coloured bars underneath the graphics animate when an aston is on-screen (similar to the 2006 style blue end credits bars on ITV programmes). When an aston is off-screen then the bar is a simple orange colour that stays underneath the clock.

Anyways, here is the mock :

Clock Design:


Name Aston and LIVE bug:


News:


Coming up:


Website:


So that's the designs I have created. Obviously as this is a Daybreak mock feel free to post the standard comments below that go with one of these 'redesigns'.

Given you 4 for effort and the fact it COULD easily work on screen, better than the current graphics actually in use, really like your work

Excellent. Makes a change from a load of rubbish that usually comes with a Daybreak mock. And, you didn't feel the need to make a studio!

My only qualm is that the 'Sports News with Dan' text on one of the 'Coming up' straps looks a little to light, and maybe too small?

Great effort. Really welcome change from the rubbish Daybreak mocks we've had to suffer with.

Simple, clean, nice.

Crafty steal of the NBC Today bars clocked.

The only thing I would change is put the bar in between the logo and clock, as it is now. It just looks a bit odd and out of place underneath the tower.

Lovely mock! What abot logo and clock on one like and the each different aston as it is now?

On another note, does Daybreak use the VizRT from GMTV or was that sold to TLS for their TLS5 Gallery?

Yes, Daybreak's graphics use VizRT, the installation of which belonging to ITV Breakfast Ltd. NOT TLS.

Oh right! Just not as much animations?

VizRT Animations are generally PNG sequences and arranged in XML files I believe, so it's not really hard to do.

GMTV's use of Viz was terrible!

This basically what Daybreak use now only with very subtle modifications. I don't like the current Daybreak graphics because they are too basic and look cheap, especially when they animate.

What about this then? It is supposed to be a sun with the Daybreak name around it.