TheRolyPoly 1847 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 So now graphic designers are getting drunk, lazy and have no inspiration to create amazing new logos? Welcome to 2017... the year of suckish logos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1295 Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 The logo... dear God in heaven. Did WFMJ trace over KSHB's "41" logo and hope no one noticed? Looks more like a logo from an ABC affiliate...IN 1998! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
news89 467 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 WFMJ is still using Arnold's "This is the Place". The open is ehh, looks like they used their drone for video of Youngstown. Attached is screenshot, unable to capture hopefully next time in that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1295 Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 WFMJ is still using Arnold's "This is the Place". The open is ehh, looks like they used their drone for video of Youngstown. Attached is screenshot, unable to capture hopefully next time in that area. No wonder WFMJ's last two graphics packages weren't in-house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1366 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 The logo... dear God in heaven. Did WFMJ trace over KSHB's "41" logo and hope no one noticed? This reminds me of the former WFMJ logo from 94-01 (And it reminds me of KCBS and KTVT). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rbulger23 2 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I caught the 11pm open and lead story tease plus a few screen shots. All I can say is...elementary. The basis of the new set piece is ok but using the monitor for multiple TV images is a waste. That kind of set backdrop is outdated. Plus at one point I saw them use the screen to her right as an OTS and superimposed a story graphic over the peacock. It looked horrible. Here's hoping they will be tweaking things over the short term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitCleTV 9 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 i first saw everything watching the 6 p.m. news online yesterday. totally shocked and disgusted. i had such high hopes. i don't know what's worse... logo/gxf or the set. why can't wfmj get something MODERN? this set looks like it's from 2005. management must not pay attention to design trends, or there's no budget for anything decent. still hoping others parts of the studio get something new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
news89 467 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 i first saw everything watching the 6 p.m. news online yesterday. totally shocked and disgusted. i had such high hopes. i don't know what's worse... logo/gxf or the set. why can't wfmj get something MODERN? this set looks like it's from 2005. management must not pay attention to design trends, or there's no budget for anything decent. still hoping others parts of the studio get something new. The set was installed in 2006 and has many refreshes. Prior to this update it was done in 2012 with conversion to HD. The logo looks to a retake from circa early 90s to 1996. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1295 Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 To add insult to injury, WFMJ only did part of the set (for now) instead of THE ENTIRE SET, which I would've expected to be done since the anchors were off the set for almost 4 months. I want to know how much money The Vindicator is siphoning from WFMJ that they can't do a damn set right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaking News 802 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I remember this logo in Youngstown in the 1990s, but this current logo is as horrible as WEWS' current one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1295 Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 I remember this logo in Youngstown in the 1990s, but this current logo is as horrible as WEWS' current one. The last good WFMJ logo. The 2001 logo was garbage and this current one somehow is even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country News 435 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Someone contracted Tegna to make that logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1366 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 I remember this logo in Youngstown in the 1990s, but this current logo is as horrible as WEWS' current one. That logo reminds me of one station... WSB/Atlanta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3471 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Looks like WFMJ got tired of looking like a Nexstar station when Nexstar FINALLY came to town (via WKBN and WYTV)... Looks a lot like the whacked out version of the generic 1990's era logo (before their KCBS-KREM one) I have to agree that the next logo that came was much better than the 2001 logo. I'll give a watch at 11 (10 central) to see for myself... One more thought. Based on what i've seen thus far via screencaps....both WFMJ and WKBN need a font intervention. THE L3 FONTS DO NOT MATCH THE REST OF THE PACKAGE!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
news89 467 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 To bump this thread, I was finally able to watch WFMJ last night and capture open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsn8te 190 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 To bump this thread, I was finally able to watch WFMJ last night and capture open. The logo is a little bland but I think the graphics look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journalist 894 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 To bump this thread, I was finally able to watch WFMJ last night and capture open. What the... ....wow. This intro is a mess. Why the random out of focus blue bars? What is up with the awkward tagline transition? Overall, it's visually unappealing to say the least. But I'll give them kudos for using Gotham. God forbid it wasn't Futura. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1295 Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 What the... ....wow. This intro is a mess. Why the random out of focus blue bars? What is up with the awkward tagline transition? Overall, it's visually unappealing to say the least. But I'll give them kudos for using Gotham. God forbid it wasn't Futura. But, WFMJ seems to be using Arial or Helvetica for the L3s, which looks tacky and cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
news89 467 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 I guess this answers the question where WFMJ got the "21" from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1366 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Only wish they brought back the KCBS-KREM style logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journalist 894 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 But, WFMJ seems to be using Arial or Helvetica for the L3s, which looks tacky and cheap. I was quoting specifically the intro in mind. By the way, it appears the L3s are using Arial - even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesapeakeTV 310 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 That intro has a good concept, but the animation is a bit too awkward for my tastes. As for the logo...meh. It's not the worst they could do - the one it replaced falls under that category - but it's a far cry from the 21 Action News days... I'll give it a C for effort. At least they're trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3471 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 But, WFMJ seems to be using Arial or Helvetica for the L3s, which looks tacky and cheap. Well....it's been a month, and WFMJ is STILL using Arial in on their ticker and lower thirds. Methinks this is intentional instead of the proper fonts being loaded into the CG... ...or they're copying the distate in fonts that WKBN has had on THEIR package!!! The set almost looks virtual too. No depth and there appears to be that green "line" around the talent looks like a chroma-key where there's video behind them. But when it goes back to the "default" mode, you see the reflection on the desk like it was an actual backdrop. I don't like the "fake" monitor array that is clearly an array of generated boxes.... Here's hoping their website doesn't crash like it always seems to do while trying to stream their newscast... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1366 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 You'll thank me for this, WFMJ posted the refreshed news set and new logo on their Facebook page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1295 Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 Set just looks so freakin' dated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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