I don't think it's "skeuomorphic" at all. That would suggest that the graphics are trying to imitate real-life objects, which, unless you count the scrolling ticker display Sky Sports News used to have, isn't what Sky News are doing with their graphics. Maybe if they had stitching around the borders I'd agree.
I quite like the Sky News graphics myself, and it's not as though Sky are the only ones using glossy 3D. Just look at Final Score for example.
They have skeuomorphic elements to them. The titles look like glass panes. The straps look like physical objects which are glossy with highlights.
That's a pretty brutal stretch of skeuomorphism. By the same token, your six or seven attempts to make brown BBC logos happen is a skeuomorph of flogging a dead horse.
They have skeuomorphic elements to them. The titles look like glass panes. The straps look like physical objects which are glossy with highlights.
That's a pretty brutal stretch of skeuomorphism. By the same token, your six or seven attempts to make brown BBC logos happen is a skeuomorph of flogging a dead horse.
I didn't realise giving an accurate description of what constitutes skeuomorphic design tendencies, would illicit a personal insulting remark. I guess it must just be a coincidence that Apple, Google, Microsoft have all decided to drop skeuomorphic elements from their design languages, and that has resulted in a reduction or removal of glossy elements, shimmers, highlights, shadows, etc.
And for what it's worth. There is nothing inherently wrong with skeumorphism, it is just a different choice, and comes down to personal preference.
They have skeuomorphic elements to them. The titles look like glass panes. The straps look like physical objects which are glossy with highlights.
That's a pretty brutal stretch of skeuomorphism. By the same token, your six or seven attempts to make brown BBC logos happen is a skeuomorph of flogging a dead horse.
I didn't realise giving an accurate description of what constitutes skeuomorphic design tendencies, would illicit a personal insulting remark. I guess it must just be a coincidence that Apple, Google, Microsoft have all decided to drop skeuomorphic elements from their design languages, and that has resulted in a reduction or removal of glossy elements, shimmers, highlights, shadows, etc.
And for what it's worth. There is nothing inherently wrong with skeumorphism, it is just a different choice, and comes down to personal preference.
Whilst I don't think Sky News's design has skeuomorphic elements, the observation of a movement towards minimalistic design is an accurate one. Sky News's graphics do look dated.
They have skeuomorphic elements to them. The titles look like glass panes. The straps look like physical objects which are glossy with highlights.
That's a pretty brutal stretch of skeuomorphism. By the same token, your six or seven attempts to make brown BBC logos happen is a skeuomorph of flogging a dead horse.
I didn't realise giving an accurate description of what constitutes skeuomorphic design tendencies, would illicit a personal insulting remark. I guess it must just be a coincidence that Apple, Google, Microsoft have all decided to drop skeuomorphic elements from their design languages, and that has resulted in a reduction or removal of glossy elements, shimmers, highlights, shadows, etc.
And for what it's worth. There is nothing inherently wrong with skeumorphism, it is just a different choice, and comes down to personal preference.
Whilst I don't think Sky News's design has skeuomorphic elements, the observation of a movement towards minimalistic design is an accurate one. Sky News's graphics do look dated.
I think Sky's graphics are some of the best around. They take a minimal amount of space onscreen and look vibrant compared to their broadcasters. Their graphics are also very consistent which is pretty hard to make happen, especially compared with the likes of Fox News. They're clean and look very crisp in HD.
I think Sky's graphics are some of the best around. They take a minimal amount of space onscreen and look vibrant compared to their broadcasters. Their graphics are also very consistent which is pretty hard to make happen, especially compared with the likes of Fox News. They're clean and look very crisp in HD.
They may be dated, but they don't look dated.
I disagree - they look a bit garish for my liking, and they seem to be designed just to show off the HD. They could certainly be cleaner than they are now.
Glass and Gloss is the whole Sky brand, so it makes sense for Sky News to look the way it does.
If Sky should abandon the gloss and glass as others have done, then it would be time to rethink their approach. With such a strong emphasis on Apple's devices, it may make some sense to enter the realm of "flat" or "digitally authentic" design.
Eamonn has just promoted the new Sunrise website at skynews.com/sunrise , it's a page on Yahoo! as opposed to sky.com/news . Presumably this is part of the deal to show Sunrise on Yahoo! yet surely a page on the Sky website would be better?
The Australian networks all seem to have their websites hosted by the likes of MSN and Yahoo!