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From discussion earlier in the games here I think you're very much in the minority in criticising the games graphics - most have liked their freshing simplicity. Also at least they're unique to the games - unlike the Olympic graphics which have been "evolving" for 14 years yet seem to have got practically nowhere.
A simple package with a "simple" and "basic" clear font and no unnecessary and no unnecessary "light flares" or "bevels" has served these games well - and the host graphics look far better than the BBC package which contains all of these element and look bloody awful.
As Jon says that sort of thing can work well for events where you've only one sport to think about and graphics don't go much beyond the score, teamsheets and occassional astons - but for a multi-sport event where you have 17, or in the case of the Olympics, 26, sports to design for where many events need to relay much more information than a standard football or rugby game the Glasgow graphics have worked superbly - and they've been a refreshing change to the glossy over-stylised approaches of some events.
And I have to say have been woeful.
After the lovely evolution since 2000 (bar Turin 2006 where it went all ESPN circa late 90's again) of the OBS graphics for both codes of the Olympics - why have we been frogmarched back to the land of simple for these games? The graphics for Manchester 12 years ago were miles better than this rubbish.
It doesn't help that they've gone for Futura which is a 'simple' and 'basic' looking font, but not to have any shading, light flares in animation (on or off) or bevels on the text boxes, just to make them stand out a bit better, gives the indication that very little time or money has been spent on them, or the brief was given to someone with a serious lack of ideas.
It looks like they were rendered on Powerpoint a couple of hours before the opening ceremony, when someone remembered they need some graphics.
Also, there is a lack of consistency. That consentric ring effect on the top left of the score box appears in some events, but not in others - was expecting to see it bottom right of the time box for the swimming/cycling/athletics.
It's been the only thing dragging down the coverage of the games this time around.
After the lovely evolution since 2000 (bar Turin 2006 where it went all ESPN circa late 90's again) of the OBS graphics for both codes of the Olympics - why have we been frogmarched back to the land of simple for these games? The graphics for Manchester 12 years ago were miles better than this rubbish.
It doesn't help that they've gone for Futura which is a 'simple' and 'basic' looking font, but not to have any shading, light flares in animation (on or off) or bevels on the text boxes, just to make them stand out a bit better, gives the indication that very little time or money has been spent on them, or the brief was given to someone with a serious lack of ideas.
It looks like they were rendered on Powerpoint a couple of hours before the opening ceremony, when someone remembered they need some graphics.
Also, there is a lack of consistency. That consentric ring effect on the top left of the score box appears in some events, but not in others - was expecting to see it bottom right of the time box for the swimming/cycling/athletics.
It's been the only thing dragging down the coverage of the games this time around.
From discussion earlier in the games here I think you're very much in the minority in criticising the games graphics - most have liked their freshing simplicity. Also at least they're unique to the games - unlike the Olympic graphics which have been "evolving" for 14 years yet seem to have got practically nowhere.
A simple package with a "simple" and "basic" clear font and no unnecessary and no unnecessary "light flares" or "bevels" has served these games well - and the host graphics look far better than the BBC package which contains all of these element and look bloody awful.
As Jon says that sort of thing can work well for events where you've only one sport to think about and graphics don't go much beyond the score, teamsheets and occassional astons - but for a multi-sport event where you have 17, or in the case of the Olympics, 26, sports to design for where many events need to relay much more information than a standard football or rugby game the Glasgow graphics have worked superbly - and they've been a refreshing change to the glossy over-stylised approaches of some events.
