Interactive newscast, weather center part of Express’ recent work
Friday, April 11th, 2008
 The Express Group’s design team creates eye-catching scenic solutions that make cost-effective use of a station’s budget.
The firm created a unique new set for WYOU-TV, the CBS affiliate in Scranton, Pa. to coincide with the station’s new interactive newscast format. The set includes a large interview-style area furnished with armchairs and a coffee table framed by a printed graphical background. Furniture can be quickly and easily rearranged to accommodate one or multiple guests who respond to viewers’ telephone and e-mail questions and comments. Wood paneling a dramatically lit structural column complete the look.
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Tags: knxv, the express group, wyou
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Edgy, modern sets forte at Blyth
Friday, April 11th, 2008
Blyth Design is a small firm that creates sets with big impact.
With a portfolio stocked with work for Fox, Blyth’s style is hallmarked by liberal use of metals, backlit surfaces and bold shapes.
Blyth sets can be found at almost every major Fox O&O station in the county, as well as News Corporation’s flagship Fox News Channel. Though there are slight variations from station to station, the standard Fox O&O set features a trapezoid-shaped duratran opening behind the anchor desk, blurred monitor walls, thick beveled columns and curved tri-plasma arrays.
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Tags: blyth design, fox, msnbc, weatherplus
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Firm packs sets full of ‘Inergi’
Friday, April 11th, 2008
Though one of the smaller set design firms, Inergi’s portfolio offers a broad and varied sample of set design.
Its work at KERO-TV in Bakersfield, Calif., makes uses of gentle curves and broad printed backgrounds to create a cost-effective solution that packs a high-tech look. The set combines an eye-catching shade of blue with rich wood tones to create a traditional yet contemporary feel.
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Tags: inergi, whnt, wsfa
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Devlin applies innovative designs to stations, museum
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Known for its innovative used of colors and textures, Devlin Design Group has created unique new looks.
At WFMZ-TV in Allentown, Pa., Devlin’s sprawling two-story set gives this station the big-market look it needs to compete with the overlapping competition from nearby Philadelphia stations. Bolstered with rear projection screens, changeable duratrans and plasma screens, the set also includes a working second floor that houses the weather and traffic centers. Warm, bold colors and backgrounds give this set a fresh look that stands out.
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Tags: devlin design group, kytv, newseum, wfmz
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New set firm springs into new designs
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Though a new firm, Clickspring Design is backed by experienced designs who have created many high-profile sets at some of the biggest names in television.
According to the firm’s Web site, the firm places emphasis on “experiential design” that is defined as “dimensionalizing client-specific content and communication objectives through environmental design.”
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Tags: clickspring design, nbc news, NBC Nightly News
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