Geoffrey 863 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Just noticed tonight that MSNBC's graphics are now designed for full widescreen use. The bar inserted by master control on top (with the show's name, time, stocks, "live", and msnbc/msnbc.com/Lean Forward) is wider so everything seems awkwardly spaced. The lower thirds on the bottom have also been changed. I'm only seeing how it looks on Rachel Maddow but it looks very cheap and not well designed at all. (At first, I thought it was something a video editor slapped together for a clip but no, it was the actual graphic.) Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14234-msnbcs-graphics-go-169/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 They transitioned to 16:9 back in 2013 but today they relaunched their lower thirds. I find the thin line that goes around the sides and bottom of the lower third looks too similar to CNN. In the past few months they have dabbled in having a full width lower thirds on All In where at times they removed the descriptor image completely from screen. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14234-msnbcs-graphics-go-169/#findComment-123956 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journalist 894 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Saw pictures of the new L3s via NewscastStudio. Oh gosh they look bland especially with Helvetica. MSNBC, you're a cable network, not a small market station. This is a obvious downgrade. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14234-msnbcs-graphics-go-169/#findComment-124028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1916 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 As of tonight the lower thirds are back to being 4:3 safe, using the new design but actually smaller than the old 4:3 safe lowers. WTF? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14234-msnbcs-graphics-go-169/#findComment-124988 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1916 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 OK.... They were all 4:3 safe tonight during Chris Hayes' show. Right now for the live coverage of the shootings in Ferguson, they're back to full 16:9 for everything but names, which are the "short" versions again. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14234-msnbcs-graphics-go-169/#findComment-125005 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 OK.... They were all 4:3 safe tonight during Chris Hayes' show. Right now for the live coverage of the shootings in Ferguson, they're back to full 16:9 for everything but names, which are the "short" versions again. It was like that during Hardball, Maddow, Last Word and most of dayside. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14234-msnbcs-graphics-go-169/#findComment-125007 Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1566 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I think you're just confused. The graphics have been like that since they debuted. There seem to be two types of lower thirds: one that stretches across most of the screen and is used for headlines, and then there's another one that shrinks and is used for names and slugs/artwork only (the kind of semi-cartoony stuff that was to the left in the older designs). The dayside shows seem to use the longer one more often (including for names), while the primetime shows understandably use the shorter version for their design elements. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14234-msnbcs-graphics-go-169/#findComment-125008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 No they were initially wider when they switched on all programs. There were some smaller elements like the ones used during Hardball. Normally an all headline and name chyron were always wider. But today it appears that a few shows switched back exclusively to the much smaller lower thirds that were used on Hardball. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14234-msnbcs-graphics-go-169/#findComment-125009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1566 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 ...And guess who has new graphics this morning. MSNBC, that's who. The logo appears to have been altered from all lower case to all upper case. I don't feel so hot on the changes, but at least that weird upper third is finally gone. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14234-msnbcs-graphics-go-169/#findComment-132490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 1283 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Well, look who finally joined everyone else in going out of the safe area! And the new UPPRERCASE logo looks really nice under this font, and very (obviously) reminiscent of the classic pre-2009 logo. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14234-msnbcs-graphics-go-169/#findComment-132491 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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