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With all the technology and gadgets CNN has debuted over the years, frankly, we’re surprised at how low tech this solution is. It’s a paper map with paper cutouts of battleships. Yep, almost like the board game Axis & Allies. No holograms or virtual studios here, just a paper map with some folks pointing at […]
(n+1) designstudio designed an updated opening sequence for the Women’s Tennis Association tournament broadcasts. The sequence will debut at the WTA’s first Premier Mandatory event of the season at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. on Wednesday, March 5. WTA enlisted the help of (n+1) designstudio to create a strong broadcast opening that […]
WLS-TV, the ABC O&O in Chicago, has rebranded its weather segments as “First Alert Weather,” following in the footsteps of the station’s main news branding change. The station, which returned to the “Eyewitness News” branding late last year, was marketing its weather forecasts as “ABC 7 Weather” and “ABC 7 Eyewitness News Weather.” The change […]
(n+1) designstudio, a motion graphic design and conceptual branding company, recently worked with NASCAR to rebrand its at-track video board production, SprintVision. “Fans in the grandstands will be fully engaged for the 2014 NASCAR season with never a dull moment, thanks to (n+1) designstudio’s 3D graphics,” said Steve Stum, NASCAR Productions VP of operations and […]
As Fox Sports heads to Florida for the Daytona 500 viewers will notice a bit of a change in the graphics department. Fox has debuted a new graphics package that will likely be used on all of its sports properties. The new package features a sleek translucent look with a boxy appearance, dropping the curves […]
Despite not being the official network of the 2014 Olympics, ABC News has gone all out in its coverage, including with a special graphical look used across multiple programs. The network developed a shield-shaped logo with softer, rounder edges than the NBC shield shape that also includes two mountain peeks and somewhat subdued red and […]
Notice anything unusual about Detroit station WXYZ-TV’s Olympic medal count leaderboard above? Of the five countries listed on the leaderboard, the station only managed to get Norway and Austria’s right — and the United States was reassigned the maple leaf Canadian flag. Romenesko heard from WXYZ-TV’s news director Dave Manney who explained the error was […]
NBC’s Sochi on air look features some interesting parallels to the angular design that drew inspiration from London’s Union Jack for NBC’s 2012 Olympics coverage while also incorporating icy winter motifs and more organic, flowing patterns. Many of the on air graphics used this year make use of a 3D mountainscape and icy lake with a repeating triangle […]
Schedule roulette is in full swing at CNN, as two new programs hit the air. ”@ThisHour” and “Wolf” debuted today with two new looks from familiar settings. @ThisHour “@ThisHour” broadcasts from CNN New York using the fourth floor set that was constructed for CNNMoney and later used by “Legal View.” The setup of John Berman and Michaela […]
“NBC Nightly News” originated its first night from the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Thursday with a revamped open and Brian Williams anchoring from outdoors. The temporary open is based on the show’s standard opening sequence, but customized with images of Olympics venues in Russia — similar to the open the broadcast used during the […]
