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post #1 of 31
4/11/10 at 11:09am
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Stumbled across this earlier today, apologies if there's a similar thread -- I looked but couldn't see one anywhere.

Apparently this guy's design firm was contracted by Fox Sports to take a look at modernizing and reshaping their on-screen graphics package. In his words:

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FOX Sports knew that they had issues with clarity and readability issues with their sports statistics. The goal was to give them a new and unique look, as other networks were borrowing their look and style. They wanted something that was simple, timeless, and readable. The images shown are just a small fraction of what we did for them.



























This was all found at http://cargocollective.com/michaelcina via http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Fox-Sports/477338 -- it appears legitimate.

Personally I like some of the ideas here, but the thin serif for the scores and some of the overall polish seems to be pretty lacking here, which is partly why I didn't consider it truly official until looking into his website and portfolio and it all seems to be pretty legitimate.
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post #2 of 31
4/11/10 at 12:00pm
I'm told FOX is going to revamp their graphics for the NFL, but they are doing it in house, and none of the images above represent what they are considering.

Sorry.
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post #3 of 31
4/11/10 at 12:27pm
that looks TERRIBLE
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post #4 of 31
4/11/10 at 12:30pm
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Originally Posted by Ken H View Post

I'm told FOX is going to revamp their graphics for the NFL, but they are doing it in house, and none of the images above represent what they are considering.

Thank God as those are awful. Could those things take up any more of the screen? Jeez!
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post #5 of 31
4/11/10 at 1:02pm
Those suck. Graphics should NOT cover up the field of play. And even without that issue they still suck.
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post #6 of 31
4/11/10 at 1:06pm
Looks Like the next Madden Video game.

lol
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post #7 of 31
4/11/10 at 1:08pm
LOL at those in here who thought these were final drafts.
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post #8 of 31
4/11/10 at 4:54pm
I didn't know VIZrt could look so bad!
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post #9 of 31
4/11/10 at 4:59pm
These graphics are terrible. NFL would have rocks for brains to accept them.
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post #10 of 31
4/11/10 at 5:11pm
Had to be an April Fool's prank.
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post #11 of 31
4/11/10 at 5:15pm
I like the philosophy behind these, even if the final product isn't so polished. Clean lines. Simple. Easy to read.
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post #12 of 31
4/11/10 at 5:18pm
As far as I'm concerned, the LESS the better. Especially during a play. Leave it all off while they are playing, IYAM.
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post #13 of 31
4/11/10 at 5:29pm
My personal favorite is the 3rd one down with the score in the MIDDLE of the screen.
I'm not so sure that site isn't a spoof.
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post #14 of 31
4/11/10 at 5:33pm
Here's a suggestion.

LEAVE IT THE WAY IT IS.
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post #15 of 31
4/11/10 at 5:39pm
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Originally Posted by StudioTech View Post

LOL at those in here who thought these were final drafts.

For FIRST drafts they sucked. Even if they were just IDEAS for first drafts they sucked. Jenna Jameson has sucked less than these pics.
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post #16 of 31
4/11/10 at 6:10pm
FOX Sports knew that they had issues with clarity and readability issues with their sports statistics.

That's why they used that look for 4 years.
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post #17 of 31
4/11/10 at 7:02pm
One thing I do like is the fact that the Steelers are up 24-8 against the Cowboys less than 4 and a half minutes into the game.
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post #18 of 31
4/11/10 at 7:20pm
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Originally Posted by CPanther95 View Post

One thing I do like is the fact that the Steelers are up 24-8 against the Cowboys less than 4 and a half minutes into the game.

and they're playing in Denver
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post #19 of 31
4/11/10 at 8:31pm
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Heh, I totally agree that they aren't polished and don't reflect what Fox or any of us would want to see.

I think some of the concepts are interesting, and it's possible Fox would've asked an outside firm to do some quick concept work for them or something, but no I don't expect to see these on air as-is next season.

That said, either Michael Cina needs to more accurately display his work as conceptual, or it is entirely false -- in which case, that's too bad .. as he's clearly got a lot of work up there and it'd be unfortunate if it was all faked or in some way misrepresenting who and what his portfolio of work has been.
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post #20 of 31
4/12/10 at 1:41pm
I wonder (I hope) if they're planning a major overhaul on their graphics, they also consider going to full time 16:9, ala Fox News. That way they can move graphics to the far corners of the screen. I'd really like a small box for the score in one corner.
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post #21 of 31
4/12/10 at 2:56pm
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Originally Posted by lobosrul View Post

I wonder (I hope) if they're planning a major overhaul on their graphics, they also consider going to full time 16:9, ala Fox News. That way they can move graphics to the far corners of the screen. I'd really like a small box for the score in one corner.

They can't do that. The SD broadcast is basically just the HD broadcast with the sides cut off. One feed.
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post #22 of 31
4/12/10 at 3:02pm
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Originally Posted by abcmatt View Post

They can't do that. The SD broadcast is basically just the HD broadcast with the sides cut off. One feed.

Ever watched NBC primetime TV or Fox News? Heard of letterboxes?
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post #23 of 31
4/12/10 at 4:13pm
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Originally Posted by predeuce777 View Post

Ever watched NBC primetime TV or Fox News? Heard of letterboxes?

Letterbox is fine for most shows, but American Idol and sports? I don't think FOX will ever do that.

On my local standard definition NBC, none of their shows are letterboxed unless they are like that on the HD broadcast (with the side bars.)
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post #24 of 31
4/12/10 at 4:26pm
They could do it on sports, but the graphics would be oversized. That might not be so bad (like the WSOP on ESPN HD), or it might be a horrible disaster (like Fox News HD).
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post #25 of 31
4/13/10 at 6:59am
Wow, 21 to 14 with 10:34 left in the first. Go Minneapolis!

Chicago Rams vs. the Baltimore 49ers!

Miami Bears vs. the Cleveland Broncos!
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post #26 of 31
4/13/10 at 10:21am
I personally like the box to be at the bottom like NBC and ESPN have theirs. I find CBS' to be more confusing of the bunch. Fox's is pretty straight forward.
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post #27 of 31
4/13/10 at 10:34am
I think we are about 98 days from camps opening
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post #28 of 31
4/13/10 at 10:42am
Death to the stupid FOX robot-thingie.
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post #29 of 31
4/13/10 at 6:32pm
This guy updated his Facebook page to reflect that it actually was something he did for Fox. Either he's lying, or truly has no concept of designing for TV.
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post #30 of 31
4/13/10 at 7:46pm
Of course those are fake. There's no way one could think that looks good.

It looks like it's from tecmo bowl or some other 1980s era video game.
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