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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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DA
dansandford89
More reith appearing from breakfast...

AN
all new Phil
ZOMG REITH ON BBC NEWS










(Because they’re simulcasting Politics Live)
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natwel27
NO! IT'S NOT MONDAY!! I REFUSE TO BELIEVE IT!! NEW REITH ONLY APPEARS ON MONDAYS!!
Ittr, Josh and DeMarkay gave kudos
MI
mightynine2
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After a few overnight updates with no graphics at all, the Reith returns - and this time, our first (?) look at the boxed logo outside of the straps.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07dmm6x
Last edited by mightynine2 on 20 June 2019 3:41pm
JF
JetixFann450
mightynine2 posted:
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After a few overnight updates with no graphics at all, the Reith returns - and this time, our first (?) look at the boxed logo outside of the straps.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07dmm6x

I sort of hate/like it. I'm glad they've decided to slightly modify the box, but I'm not sure if it works alongside BBC Sport's logo.
HB
HarryB
The quality of Mike, his one minute news and the graphics in that video are horrid, like watching a youtube video in 240p
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Owen_ploc
mightynine2 posted:
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After a few overnight updates with no graphics at all, the Reith returns - and this time, our first (?) look at the boxed logo outside of the straps.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07dmm6x

In my opinion it doesn't fit the current titles because cities' names are still in Gill Sans


Offtopic comment: first post! woohoo!
PF
PFML84
It looks odd in the slimmer box too. I'd have preferred it if they had revamped the news completely, titles and sets and all, not just changing the font. It's like sticking a plaster over a stab wound.
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natwel27
It's kind of odd how the box is still used. The only main channel still sporting such a design feature is BBC Four.

(I guess maybe BBC Three as well but IMO the box was dropped in 2008 on that channel)
RD
RDJ
In my opinion, the logo would look much better slimmer length-wise rather than width-wise.

Looks a bit top heavy how they have it there, especially with the World News text.
WO
Worzel
PFMC84 posted:
It looks odd in the slimmer box too. I'd have preferred it if they had revamped the news completely, titles and sets and all, not just changing the font. It's like sticking a plaster over a stab wound.


I thought we'd been told the titles weren't changing, so are we guessing the place names will still be in Gill?
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gregmc
Correct, the core titles won’t change with exception of the new tile as seen above.

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