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The Ingenious Way TV Logos Were Made Before Computers

posted by Fnord666 on Sunday March 29 2020, @06:16PM   Printer-friendly
from the physicality dept.

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https://www.fastcompany.com/90125752/the-ingenious-way-tv-logos-were-made-before-computers

Today, incorporating physical objects into digital design is a way to create a unique aesthetic or a new perspective on a project. For example, to design the icons for Google's Material Design language, designers cut and folded paper prototypes of the icons before translating them into digital pixels. Similarly, the designers behind the opening sequence of Stranger Things rigged up a manual light-based stencil system to capture the grainy, organic vibe of the credits.

It's easy to forget that there was a time when every identity design or title sequence was made physically, as a recently unearthed photo that shows the making of the 1962 Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française logo reminds us.

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  • (Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Monday March 30 2020, @05:03AM (3 children)

    by hendrikboom (1125) on Monday March 30 2020, @05:03AM (#977112) Homepage Journal

    I wish I wish I knew how they made the original Dr. Who intro from mid-1970's.

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  • (Score: 2) by gtomorrow on Monday March 30 2020, @06:07AM (2 children)

    by gtomorrow (2230) on Monday March 30 2020, @06:07AM (#977122)

    If we're thinking of the same season(s), it was video feedback. [wikipedia.org]

    • (Score: 2) by deimtee on Monday March 30 2020, @09:47AM (1 child)

      by deimtee (3272) on Monday March 30 2020, @09:47AM (#977156) Journal

      Some of them were filmed through a kaleidoscope.
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GStu2uiFD4s [youtube.com]

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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 30 2020, @01:50PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 30 2020, @01:50PM (#977196)

        How can you think kaleidoscope and not think Family Affair [youtube.com]?