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KN
knack
Another example of Marketing breaking their own rules that they very firmly insisted on in the first place (that the BBC property shall not animate individually or as one logo other than fade on or off).


Perhaps the rules have changed?
JO
Jonny
Another example of Marketing breaking their own rules that they very firmly insisted on in the first place (that the BBC property shall not animate individually or as one logo other than fade on or off).

I think the only rule that hasn't been broken is that the BBC logo must always appear in its strict horizontal lock up on screen, on signage, etc.

Apart from that, anything goes.
BU
buster
Jonny posted:
Another example of Marketing breaking their own rules that they very firmly insisted on in the first place (that the BBC property shall not animate individually or as one logo other than fade on or off).

I think the only rule that hasn't been broken is that the BBC logo must always appear in its strict horizontal lock up on screen, on signage, etc.

Apart from that, anything goes.


I'm sure there were poster campaigns a few years ago where the letters were stacked on top of one another.

Still, these rules don't necessarily last for ever, they were probably essentially to get the logo firmly in position (excuse the pun) in those early years. I think the first thing to drastically break the rules was probably the CBBC bug idents...
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Jonny
If I'm on the right set, it was just rotated rather than vertically stacked, ie not displayed as:
B
B
C

But they can do whatever they like provided it looks good/works on screen. A fuchsia variant does not.
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VMPhil
Another example of Marketing breaking their own rules that they very firmly insisted on in the first place (that the BBC property shall not animate individually or as one logo other than fade on or off).


Rules that should have been kept to. Rules are there not to be broken.
DO
dosxuk
Do we have to have this exact same argument every single time the guidelines are bent a little? It's getting tedious...
TH
Thames
Can somebody please supply the rest of us with a link, which states what the latest BBC guidelines are for use with logos etc. I'm not talking about the the one produced when the last set of logo's were made, but the current guidelines?

It is not impossible that these things change! It certainly has at the company I work for, who had a set of guidelines and have since amended them so the logo, and surrounding artwork is used differently giving the company a refreshed feel to the posters, advertising without costing a fortune to produce a new logo!
VM
VMPhil
Do we have to have this exact same argument every single time the guidelines are bent a little? It's getting tedious...


Yes. Yes we do. Smile

Obviously the guidelines have changed, I don't think I or anyone else was saying that, it's just they shouldn't have changed...

I think whenever this topic arises I'll keep quiet for a while since I think I've drummed it into everyone my opinion on the awfulness of how the BBC brand will look on-screen for the next 11 months.
MI
Michael
I wonder if Virgin Media have branding guidelines? Such as those which prevent the logo being hollowed out and used as a sig on a forum?

Jus' sayin Wink
TV
TVnut15
This is my current opinion on BBC 2012. The promotions have been nicely done and the logo does well to mix the BBC and Olympic logo without causing offence. The different colours I think will work well as they show the different aspects of the olympics e.g. torch relay, cultural olympiad, sports itself, community effects etc. It clearly shows how the olympics can afect all aspects of our lives. As for the BBC blocks falling apart, it isn't too bad as they start off in the logo, fall apart to show the variety of coverage before forming together. It shows an inside the BBC coverage look which I like.

It should be quite good.
VM
VMPhil
I wonder if Virgin Media have branding guidelines? Such as those which prevent the logo being hollowed out and used as a sig on a forum?

Jus' sayin Wink


That was actually a screenshot of a loading animation on the fomer Virgin Media Television (Flextech) website, so it's not an unofficial image. I know you were joking but... jus' saying Razz
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Gareth E
BBC announces 3D Olympic coverage . . .

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17049246

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