Inspiration into flattery?

The BBC has long been the beacon of inspiration for many a person in all aspects of the creative industry. Image via Wikipedia The BBC introduces a genre of programming and other TV networks take that genre on in their own way. The BBC introduces a style of web interface and very quickly other sites start to introduce elements of that design style and language. In some cases they just [...]

 

Wide BBC Pages

As more of the BBC website moves into the shiny wide format (it looks so much better than the old style) I thought I’d try and pull a fairly comprehensive list together. If there is anything missing from the list below – leave a message and I’ll add it in. I’m also planning on expanding the list so that it includes information and tags about each site to make it [...]

 

A lick of paint

I’m a big fan of the Revolution range of themes by Brian Gardner and as you may have noticed if you’re reading this at upyourego.com – I’ve implemented a new one.

 

Added value or extra cash?

A lot of people listen to BBC Radio stations on the internet and even more listen to on demand show – both music and speech based ones.

 

All New iPlayer

The BBC iPlayer and the BBC iPlayer Radio have joined together in a love embrace that sees the two share a single interface.

 

Radio going wide?

The BBC has been gradually launching all its new websites and some of its older and more establishes ones in the new wide format.

 

Imitation, flattery and the BBC

I have an a blog post in draft I’ve been putting off four about a month now that asks the question “what’s wrong with the new BBC Homepage?” The premis being that I like so why doesn’t everyone else.

 

More from the BBC

When the BBC started re-launching its sites into the new design language (with the big black bar at the top of the page) there were a LOT of complaints.

 

New BBC News

I mentioned it late last night and it seems to have already happened – BBC News Online has got it’s new look and my first reaction – it’s a stretched version of the old look.