Chief-O 28 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 The gold ole Gannet Graphics created by Giant Octopus! WTHI used a blue variation of these from 2006-2012. Seriously the best package ever! (other videos snipped) I think the only station using this pack now is WLUK. WLUK is indeed still using that package, and may be one of the few/only Sinclair ops to have *not* switched over to their stock package (not entirely.....weather, yes). I didn't know it originated with Gannett... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesapeakeTV 310 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 I've always had a soft spot for the 1995 Hearst package, especially the first version... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublejman69 105 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 The first Renderon package that was made for WTMJ was absolutely beautiful. Most of graphic packages that Renderon made for individual stations were top notch. [MEDIA=vimeo]15677124[/MEDIA] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsn8te 189 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 WLUK is indeed still using that package, and may be one of the few/only Sinclair ops to have *not* switched over to their stock package (not entirely.....weather, yes). I didn't know it originated with Gannett... Yes. WUSA commissioned the graphics, then WXIA and KPNX picked them up too. KPNX used the blue version like WTHI did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw-804 190 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 They still live on (somewhat) at WHIO. ...and WLFI in Lafayette, IN as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthesea 292 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I've always had a soft spot for the 1995 Hearst package, especially the first version... I also love this package. Do you know who made it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 I really liked this package that a lot of people hated on at the time... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=RdqKW0FfETg;t=117 This replaced a GO package, and IMO it's an improvement. Great typography, distinctive colors, very clean. It's very much the opposite of what they had but it wasn't really a downgrade. ---- Then there's the distinctive ABC O&O look from the late 80s that I affectionately call "CapCities Chrome". WPVI used it the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesapeakeTV 310 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I also love this package. Do you know who made it? I wish I did. I have a theory it might actually have been in-house, but then again ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsn8te 189 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I wish I did. I have a theory it might actually have been in-house, but then again ... Haha to me, the ABC Affiliate Package did not fit well with those graphics. It's weird hearing something else other than image or the old b package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsn8te 189 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I'm going to be honest, the old News Central graphics that Sinclair used back in the day is another one of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1484 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 KTLA 1997-2004 and the refresh 2005-2009 (before they added the italic slant 5 and de-emphasized the Nike swoosh from 2010-2012) I really loved KWGN's 1999/2000 look, which in retrospect, was very much inspired by KTLA's 1997 look. Lots of white space, simple sans serif text, fast-paced city photography, and graphics that switched from yellow in the morning to blue at 9pm. I think that KTLA look also inspired many others at that time (KSWB, WPIX, and more). That was also probably the height of KWGN as a strong standalone Tribune station both in terms of identity and as a news product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFTV 484 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I really loved KWGN's 1999/2000 look, which in retrospect, was very much inspired by KTLA's 1997 look. Lots of white space, simple sans serif text, fast-paced city photography, and graphics that switched from yellow in the morning to blue at 9pm. I think that KTLA look also inspired many others at that time (KSWB, WPIX, and more). That was also probably the height of KWGN as a strong standalone Tribune station both in terms of identity and as a news product. Hands down to Linda Kane Design who created the KTLA graphics. Yes she also created graphics for KSWB, KRON, WBBM, and KTVU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJClementeFan69 477 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I really liked this package that a lot of people hated on at the time... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=RdqKW0FfETg;t=117 This replaced a GO package, and IMO it's an improvement. Great typography, distinctive colors, very clean. It's very much the opposite of what they had but it wasn't really a downgrade. I dare say the 2003 BBM look was a few years ahead of its time. Probably one of the first intentionally minimalist looks out there, which probably wasn't a fit that era. Even after WBZ and WCCO did the minimalist thing in 06-07, it still took a bit to catch on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFTV 484 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I dare say the 2003 BBM look was a few years ahead of its time. Probably one of the first intentionally minimalist looks out there, which probably wasn't a fit that era. Even after WBZ and WCCO did the minimalist thing in 06-07, it still took a bit to catch on. That's the Linda Kane package Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFTV 484 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 XETV was ahead of its time with the promos and graphics when they launched FOX 6 NEWS back in 1999. Here's a promo sampler but you can see some lower thirds and OTS around the 2:08 mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daybreak 269 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 KTLA is one of my favorite when it comes to graphics. Most of their graphics are ahead of its time. I Also liked the halo graphics around 2006/7ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 593 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 I can't forget WAVY's Giant Octopus package, April 2004-March/October 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daybreak 269 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 This is one of my favorite looks for KTLA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2876 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 So I found some info on the CapCities Chrome look that should interest @HulkieD . The company's name was actually [URL='https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewwwelch']Andrew Welch[/URL] and Associates. In 1985, this Hollywood-based shop was acquired by Capital Cities. As a result, they ceased to do work for non-ABC stations — the final Welch design for another network affiliate was what WCCO rolled out in the Best News of All era, which debuted September 23, 1985. (It's also the most polished and chrome-y of all of the pre-ABC Welch designs.) He remained with CapCities until 1988, creating a video design group for the stations and saving some $2.1 million in the process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihe8RJeUMvo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJClementeFan69 477 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=VpNNqahEV-o;t=5 The WKRC 90s "Texta" graphics were pretty nice and ahead of their time. The color palette was absolutely gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 [quote name='Raymie']So I found some info on the CapCities Chrome look that should interest @HulkieD . The company's name was actually [URL='https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewwwelch']Andrew Welch[/URL] and Associates. In 1985, this Hollywood-based shop was acquired by Capital Cities. As a result, they ceased to do work for non-ABC stations — the final Welch design for another network affiliate was what WCCO rolled out in the Best News of All era, which debuted September 23, 1985. (It's also the most polished and chrome-y of all of the pre-ABC Welch designs.) He remained with CapCities until 1988, creating a video design group for the stations and saving some $2.1 million in the process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihe8RJeUMvo[/QUOTE] [B][I]YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. [/I][/B] That WCCO design has all of the hallmarks of a CapCities Chrome look. The flying text, the shininess, the rows of county names... it's all there. Do we know when the CapCities Chrome-- well, now we can call it the Welch style -- look debuted at KABC? By what I've been able to gather they were the first to use that style of graphics, with the rest following suit within the next year or two. But yeah. Always awesome to hear more about that style. One of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2876 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 My guess on KABC debuting this look is in late 1986. Definitely by February 1987: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3O9ZXzrLug 1987 seems to have been the year for Welch designs across quite a bit of the Cap Cities/ABC station group, including WTVD and KABC. (KGO seems to have come later) KTRK must have been the client that impressed Cap Cities/ABC so much they hired him. The first clip also serves as a good example of the first generation of Welch looks before they were slathered in chrome: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2876 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 One of the other late Welch looks prior to being hired by Cap Cities is WPXI, which is just as chrome-y as the WCCO set: Other early Welch works included WLWT and KOMO. The KMGH opens from 1985 are also definitely in the late set. They're really, really chromed up. The virtual set technology was in use until the 1992 rebrand to "Colorado's 7". (The 1992 open also displays a clear imitation of the Welch-y circle 7 animation!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1675 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I liked Renderon's package for WPTV: [MEDIA=vimeo]15641748[/MEDIA] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJClementeFan69 477 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I liked Renderon's package for WPTV: [MEDIA=vimeo]15641748[/MEDIA] Really solid and lasted nowhere near as long as it should have. The bronze Scripps mess that replaced it was a HUGE downgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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