Launch New BBC Sport Graphics

[DTV]

Just me that thinks this...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FWQM4MVXoAIU...name=large

... looks absolutely horrendous?

(For what it's worth - I think the rest of the graphics I've seen look nice enough.)

No it's not just you, it is just way to busy with the circular Wimbledon logo really not at all integrated into the entirely rectangular graphics set.

More broadly, though, I don't dislike the new graphics, but I'm 100% sure this is a downgrade. The 2017 graphics were probably the best that BBC Sport have ever had - clean, simple, versatile and readable. Though I'm not really a fan of gradients, I'll take them over the DIN monstrosities we had in the 2000s or the blocky 'every 3D effect possible' graphics of 2010-14. Will have to wait to see further applications across the rest of BBC Sport to make a full judgement.

Also, once again, the new BBC logo is being used at a size that is far too small. Not only does it look better when it is bigger, so it isn't doing it any favours, but the letters in the blocks are virtually unreadable at the size - particularly in SD/low quality iPlayer feed or on a phone. As I've said since the beginning of the rollout, they really should just use three squares when they are using the logo at that size.