AN
Have to admit, I expected the rollout of Reith to be a *little* quicker. Surely some things like ECPs, which use Gill Sans, would be an easy change?
KE
Certainly looks like it.
Saw this on Victoria Derbyshire earlier. Is it BBC Reith, and if so is it the first use on BBC News?
Certainly looks like it.
MO
GUESS who the bloody hell is sitting at NBH at 10.30 on a sodding Sunday night and was MINUTES away from finishing an explainer about the Amber Rudd crisis?!
— Robert Coxwell (@RTCoxwell) April 29, 2018
FFS, this WAS supposed the last slate...
Oh bollocks.#breakingnewsintolittlepieces pic.twitter.com/DJNXDR0C7b
MD
Something something Labour bias, something something lol
Victoria Derbyshire is a bit of an outlier when it comes to BBC News anyway, its not strictly on brand. So starting there makes sense, as an on-air test for font sizing etc, before the whole of BBC News refreshes their on-air look with BBC Reith. And I think the Serif font will actually help it stand out from ITV, Channel 4, and Sky News
GUESS who the bloody hell is sitting at NBH at 10.30 on a sodding Sunday night and was MINUTES away from finishing an explainer about the Amber Rudd crisis?!
— Robert Coxwell (@RTCoxwell) April 29, 2018
FFS, this WAS supposed the last slate...
Oh bollocks.#breakingnewsintolittlepieces pic.twitter.com/DJNXDR0C7b
Something something Labour bias, something something lol
Victoria Derbyshire is a bit of an outlier when it comes to BBC News anyway, its not strictly on brand. So starting there makes sense, as an on-air test for font sizing etc, before the whole of BBC News refreshes their on-air look with BBC Reith. And I think the Serif font will actually help it stand out from ITV, Channel 4, and Sky News
RO
Tweeted by Radio 2 earlier:
"And maybe what I miss most, it wasn't born of skin and bone..."@calumscott really has a talent for hitting those high notes! 👏
— BBC Radio 2 (@BBCRadio2) May 10, 2018
Watch his full performance for @realkenbruce on our website now ▶️ https://t.co/PDb7gcOruT#R2PianoRoom pic.twitter.com/X4DR0lwmIt
ST
How does typeface licensing work if you're only using it for a logo? If the BBC were to keep using Gill for the "BBC Radio" bit (and, in any case, won't be swapping Gill out in the BBC blocks themselves), are they still subject to licensing the letters?
I'm surprised by this - you would've thought that the BBC Radio logo would be changed to use Reith, and the other promotional graphics updated at the same time.
How does typeface licensing work if you're only using it for a logo? If the BBC were to keep using Gill for the "BBC Radio" bit (and, in any case, won't be swapping Gill out in the BBC blocks themselves), are they still subject to licensing the letters?
DO
How does typeface licensing work if you're only using it for a logo? If the BBC were to keep using Gill for the "BBC Radio" bit (and, in any case, won't be swapping Gill out in the BBC blocks themselves), are they still subject to licensing the letters?
AFAIR, the licencing of the typeface is for the use of the code to generate the letter shapes, not the end result. So you have to licence the font in order to give access to it to your staff, and to create new works with that font. Existing logos and content doesn't attract licence costs just because you use them again.
I'm surprised by this - you would've thought that the BBC Radio logo would be changed to use Reith, and the other promotional graphics updated at the same time.
How does typeface licensing work if you're only using it for a logo? If the BBC were to keep using Gill for the "BBC Radio" bit (and, in any case, won't be swapping Gill out in the BBC blocks themselves), are they still subject to licensing the letters?
AFAIR, the licencing of the typeface is for the use of the code to generate the letter shapes, not the end result. So you have to licence the font in order to give access to it to your staff, and to create new works with that font. Existing logos and content doesn't attract licence costs just because you use them again.
