RGSJenkins 432 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Both WNET and WLIW both got new logos Monday. They're both owned by the same company that's why WLIW has the "i." I didn't get to see the on air promos. The old: The new: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qunewsguy 376 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Not a huge fan of WNET's logo at all. The old one had character... the new one... yuck. WLIW's is an improvement though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Last time I was in NYC around the New Year, that newish WNET logo was on Subway ads (although I don't remember the dotted I), so they've been working towards it. I actually like the new logo - it seems more distinctive than the lower-case "thirteen". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMA 134 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I've always liked the previous logo, but I do think it was time for a change. The current one could be better, but I like that the "i" is the same, it's a neat touch. I don't think the logo isn't used on air yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewitness_news 5 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I've been to NYC before and I couldn't be more flabbergasted that WNET and WLIW would pull a WGBH. Yes, WGBH 2 and WGBX 44 in Boston in the used shadowy numbers in their graphics in the '90s respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMA 134 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I mean, it's not like they're classic logos...there has always been a disconnect between WLIW and WNET since the merger, and this is good. I just saw a new thirteen ident, it was pretty stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 This is the umbrella WNET logo, which is the one I saw on the subway. The logos really make far more sense once you see this one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGSJenkins 432 Posted May 7, 2009 Author Share Posted May 7, 2009 Here's the creator of WNET & WLIW's new id music, composed by Juilliard School student Niccolo Athens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMA 134 Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Yeah, it's the music that made the timelapse shot of the East River great...awesome find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjohnson 15 Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 The IDs are great. The logos look fine in the IDs for WNET/WLIW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw-804 190 Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Love the new logos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGSJenkins 432 Posted May 8, 2009 Author Share Posted May 8, 2009 Here's the creator of WNET & WLIW's new id music, composed by Juilliard School student Niccolo Athens. Ironically, WNET & WLIW are building a new television studio in the Juiliard School which nearly across the street from WABC's studio in Lincoln Square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMA 134 Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Ooh, it'll be streetside, and Worldfocus is moving there: http://www.thirteen.org/pressroom/pdf/company/PR_WNET-LC-Studio.pdf http://www.thirteen.org/pressroom/images/company/13_lincolncenter.jpg Pentagram did the new look: http://pentagram.com/en/new/2009/05/new-work-wnetorg-1.php#more Could somebody move this thread to the NYC board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hometown News 11 Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Ugh... more evidence that Pentagram is losing its creativity. Anybody can type "THIRTEEN" in Gotham and make an oversized dot with the circle tool in Photoshop. Timeless logos make people scratch their heads and wonder how they did that, which this new look is lacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 737 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I like the modern approach to it, but since when were WNET and WLIW jointly owned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMA 134 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I dunno, I guess for the past 5 or 6 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGSJenkins 432 Posted June 6, 2009 Author Share Posted June 6, 2009 Since February 2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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