They were just using the old straps combined with the new ticker size, which lead to a huge gap between ticker and strap
Just happened again now on that whole report, How odd that they are still on the system
What I liked about those graphics was the padding around the text, Most of the time now the padding on the right is much smaller than on the left and looks quite messy and would not be hard to fix
other than that I love the current graphics, When I first started watching I wasent keen on the straps only taking up the space of the text as it looked a mess when being used to the blocks of BBC News 24 and before that the ITV News Channel but soon got used to them and now its quite clever how it only takes up the minimum space needed, I also liked the graphics that flew in before the current ones
People might not want flashy graphics but for someone like me who watches it a lot, Presentation wise Sky News is much more enjoyable than the boring BBC and the graphics work at getting your attention whether it be the ticker going yellow, the flying breaking news transition or the massive red BREAKING NEWS strap that combined with the swooshes means you never miss anything if you have it on in the background
I do miss some of the other presentation points though, watching Kay Burley trying to get from the newswall to the island in time without tripping up was fun, the use of the newswall during the day, it gets very little use these days
SkyNews.com was a great programme and technology unplugged on a friday, Now they have ditched the 9:30pm press preview why not give SkyNews.com a go in that slot, there isnt much else on at that time so they should give it a go
Last edited by richard h on 23 January 2013 11:20pm - 2 times in total
