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New BBC corporate font: BBC Reith

To replace Gill Sans in print and on screen (May 2017)

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GL
Gluben
Bail posted:
globaltraffic24 posted:
I forgot how striking the soundtrack was. The idents reflected the BBC of the time - bold and self-confident. If the BBC is to survive, it needs to inject some of that back into its corporate identity, and quickly.

A confident and proud BBC you say? A BBC like that might make something like this then:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10qix8HLEvY

The BBC of today... not so much.


I also liked this:

EL
elmarko
pad_ehh posted:
I have it set as the display font for my laptop and I must say it does look very nice and clean. I hope it gets fully rolled out across all the BBC channels and services.

Sorry, is there a source for it that I missed?
CY
cyberdude
elmarko posted:
pad_ehh posted:
I have it set as the display font for my laptop and I must say it does look very nice and clean. I hope it gets fully rolled out across all the BBC channels and services.

Sorry, is there a source for it that I missed?

It's easy enough to extract using Chrome.
RO
Rofters
cyberdude posted:
elmarko posted:
pad_ehh posted:
I have it set as the display font for my laptop and I must say it does look very nice and clean. I hope it gets fully rolled out across all the BBC channels and services.

Sorry, is there a source for it that I missed?

It's easy enough to extract using Chrome.

How?
CY
cyberdude
Rofters posted:
cyberdude posted:
elmarko posted:
Sorry, is there a source for it that I missed?

It's easy enough to extract using Chrome.

How?

I made this video:
Mod edit: Can't really encourage that https://tvforum.uk/help/requests
After doing this, you may need to convert the file to .ttf or .otf to install it on your computer.
RO
Rofters
cyberdude posted:
Rofters posted:
cyberdude posted:
It's easy enough to extract using Chrome.

How?

I made this video:

After doing this, you may need to convert the file to .ttf or .otf to install it on your computer.

Cheers!
PF
PFML84
For some reason, when converted back to .ttf it isn't recognised in Microsoft Word but it is in practically everything else. Perhaps there's an error in the conversion that's causing it. If anyone can solve this do let me know via PM.
JA
JAS84
I tried to convert to ttf, but the resulting file was corrupt. There must be some new anti-piracy feature in the woff2 file.
AG
AxG
Try converting it to .otf, usually works for me when the ttf is corrupt.
PF
PFML84
I've converted it to .otf instead but it still isn't recognised in Microsoft Office products, but is elsewhere. How strange.
MD
mdtauk
Not that we should be openly discussing "theft" of typefaces, but WOFF2 has added protection to prevent them from being taken and used.
JA
JAS84
So these websites that claim to be to convert the files are telling porkie pies?

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