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| Jun 27 2008, 11:59 PM EDT | wisp2007 | 2 photos added, 1 photo deleted |
| May 22 2008, 3:37 PM EDT | mr3urious | 16 words added, 26 words deleted |
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Logo descriptions and captures by mr3urious
Editions by Mr. Logo Lord
1st Logo
(1968-1970)
Logo: We see two sets of lines, one black and one white, turning at opposite directions. The lines
then zoom out as they turn parallel and form the words "HARLECH".
Trivia: When viewed on a lower quality TV (widely available at the time of this logo's creation) it is said to be less headache-inducing.
FX/Cheesy Factor: The turning lines - quite astonishing, really. Too bad the complex animations will give many people migranes.
Music/Sounds: A warbly Moog synthesizer tune that culminates into a two-note synth-horn fanfare, being it in some cases slightly high pitched.
Availability: Extinct.
Scare Factor: Medium; the animations and music may scare some, but this is more headache-inducing than anything else!
2nd Logo
(1970-1987)
Nickname: "The Aerial", "The Antenna"
Logo: Against a navy blue background, we see two slanted white lines coming in from the top and bottom of the screen; the left one going up, and the right one going down. They stop moving, and a third horizontal line "unfolds" vertically in the center. The lines retract into a conjoined, italic "HTV", resembling a TV aerial/antenna. For Western Wales, the word "WEST" appears above the "T", and for Welsh-language programs, "CYMRU WALES" appears below.
Variants:
Music/Sounds: Same as the 1st logo.
Availability: Extinct.
Scare Factor: Low to medium; the animation is a lot tamer than before, but the presence of the music could still cause some scares.
3rd Logo
(1987-1993)
Nickname: "(CGI) Flying Blocks"
Logo: Against a black background, we see a "screen" to the left with a time-lapsed image of a cloudy sky on it. Three large reflective blocks emerge from the screen (reflecting the cloudy sky image), followed shortly by three small blocks. As the screen folds out of view, the blocks revolve around to the right and zoom out to a blue BG, forming the HTV logo as seen before. The logo shines several times as the word "WALES" or "WEST" zooms out and stops in its usual place.
Variant: A generic version, which was used for both regions, simply read "HTV".
FX: The flying blocks; very impressive CGI for the time.
Music/Sounds: A synthesized horn/string fanfare.
Availability: Extinct.
Scare Factor: Minimal; this is a good logo.
4th Logo
(1989-1993)
Nickname: "ITV Generic"
See ITV for description.
5th Logo
(1993-1995)
Nickname: "Glass HTV"
Logo: Against a shimmering background of colors (mostly blue), the letters "HTV", now made out of
glass, and written in a font similar to that of the '80s ITV logo with the "V" composed of a smaller triangle protruding from a slightly larger triangle, slowly zoom out and flip around from the bottom-left corner of the screen. They stop at the center of the screen.
FX: The shimmering background and flipping letters; beautiful CGI that holds up very well today.
Music/Sounds: A calm fanfare with a wind chime sound, which has been rearranged in later years to sound more majestic.
Availability: Extinct.
Scare Factor: None.
6th Logo
(1995-1999)
Logo: Against a textured green/blue BG, several gold lines are drawn downwards and to the right, and form a series of triangles. They are then filled in and begin zooming out, revealing themselves to be the HTV logo from before.
FX: The lines forming triangles.
Music/Sounds: A calm woodwind jingle.
Availability: Extinct.
Scare Factor: None.
7th Logo
(1997-2002)
Nickname: "TV From the Heart"
See ITV for description.
8th Logo
(1999-2000?)
Logo: We pan across an blue HTV logo against a shimmering yellow BG from one angle. Then we fade to a gold HTV logo from another angle against a purplish-red BG, Then the same HTV logo zooms out against the yellow BG and turns blue.
FX: The logo and shimmering BG; nice CGI once again.
Music/Sounds: Silent.
Availability: Extinct.
Scare Factor: None.
Editions by Mr. Logo Lord
1st Logo
(1968-1970)
Logo: We see two sets of lines, one black and one white, turning at opposite directions. The lines
then zoom out as they turn parallel and form the words "HARLECH".Trivia: When viewed on a lower quality TV (widely available at the time of this logo's creation) it is said to be less headache-inducing.
FX/Cheesy Factor: The turning lines - quite astonishing, really. Too bad the complex animations will give many people migranes.
Music/Sounds: A warbly Moog synthesizer tune that culminates into a two-note synth-horn fanfare, being it in some cases slightly high pitched.
Availability: Extinct.
Scare Factor: Medium; the animations and music may scare some, but this is more headache-inducing than anything else!
2nd Logo
(1970-1987)
Nickname: "The Aerial", "The Antenna"
Logo: Against a navy blue background, we see two slanted white lines coming in from the top and bottom of the screen; the left one going up, and the right one going down. They stop moving, and a third horizontal line "unfolds" vertically in the center. The lines retract into a conjoined, italic "HTV", resembling a TV aerial/antenna. For Western Wales, the word "WEST" appears above the "T", and for Welsh-language programs, "CYMRU WALES" appears below.
Variants:
- Following the transfer of all Welsh-language programs to the S4C network in 1982, HTV Wales removed the words "CYMRU" from its logo and placed "WALES" at the top (though the Cymru Wales tag was briefly revived for use in the 4th logo). The background was changed to royal blue this time.
- The HTV logo may also appear in a pale shade of blue.
Music/Sounds: Same as the 1st logo.
Availability: Extinct.
Scare Factor: Low to medium; the animation is a lot tamer than before, but the presence of the music could still cause some scares.
3rd Logo
(1987-1993)
Nickname: "(CGI) Flying Blocks"
Logo: Against a black background, we see a "screen" to the left with a time-lapsed image of a cloudy sky on it. Three large reflective blocks emerge from the screen (reflecting the cloudy sky image), followed shortly by three small blocks. As the screen folds out of view, the blocks revolve around to the right and zoom out to a blue BG, forming the HTV logo as seen before. The logo shines several times as the word "WALES" or "WEST" zooms out and stops in its usual place.
Variant: A generic version, which was used for both regions, simply read "HTV".
FX: The flying blocks; very impressive CGI for the time.
Music/Sounds: A synthesized horn/string fanfare.
Availability: Extinct.
Scare Factor: Minimal; this is a good logo.
4th Logo
(1989-1993)
Nickname: "ITV Generic"
See ITV for description.
5th Logo
(1993-1995)
Nickname: "Glass HTV"
Logo: Against a shimmering background of colors (mostly blue), the letters "HTV", now made out of
glass, and written in a font similar to that of the '80s ITV logo with the "V" composed of a smaller triangle protruding from a slightly larger triangle, slowly zoom out and flip around from the bottom-left corner of the screen. They stop at the center of the screen.FX: The shimmering background and flipping letters; beautiful CGI that holds up very well today.
Music/Sounds: A calm fanfare with a wind chime sound, which has been rearranged in later years to sound more majestic.
Availability: Extinct.
Scare Factor: None.
6th Logo
(1995-1999)
FX: The lines forming triangles.
Music/Sounds: A calm woodwind jingle.
Availability: Extinct.
Scare Factor: None.
7th Logo
(1997-2002)
See ITV for description.
8th Logo
(1999-2000?)
FX: The logo and shimmering BG; nice CGI once again.
Music/Sounds: Silent.
Availability: Extinct.
Scare Factor: None.
