“The online video directory service Clicker launches Thursday at the NewTeeVee Live conference. If you watch TV, you will love this site…”  (via CNET)

Pentagram’s UI Design & Identity for the Litl, ”an innovative new web computer, or webbook, that marries the communication functions of a laptop and TV…”
—via Pentagram

“Anthony Bourdain Back in Bed With the Food Network”
(via Eat Me Daily)

“Big Bird Google Doodle: Sesame Street Turns Forty ”
(via mashable)

“The Peculiar Logic of Remote Control Design”
(article via frog/design mind)

redesignrelated:

Nicktoons 2D / 3D animation as part of Nickelodeon’s redesign campaign

Roger designs an explosive, typographic galaxy in a new branded promo for Nicktoons. This new approach feels like a huge departure from the aesthetics of the channel we recall as children. The new look aims at the new “target demographic of tween boys.” redefined It is an unusual juxtaposition to set the motion to the tune of Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit.

(found animation via a quick link motionographer, for large video click here)

Brand New did overviews of both the Nicktoons and Nickelodeon logo redesigns.

In regards to the Nicktoons Rebrand 09, Roger writes: “The redesign draws upon classic film conventions and techniques to create a dynamic look that will feel immediately familiar to any cartoon-crazy kid…”

We’ll leave off with a couple of older animated promos for Nicktoons:

Preview: PBS’s The Botany of Desire Featuring Michael Pollan [video]
(discovered via Eat Me Daily)

redesignrelated:

Food Network launches its first iPhone app centered around its nighttime shows. Full episodes and clips stream over wifi and 3g with 6 shows at launch: The Next Iron Chef, Ace of Cakes, Chopped, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, The Next Food Network Star, and The Best Thing I Ever Ate.

The design was done in-house at Scripps Networks Digital with their Developer partner Rhythm New Media.

We’ve been waiting for the 2nd season of The Next Iron Chef, so this couldn’t have dropped at a better time…

Download on iTunes

redesignrelated:

New Nick (via Brand New)

redesignrelated:

Eyeball rebrands PBS on-air, online, and in print this Fall 2009.

“PBS, one of the most highly respected brands in media, is unveiling a new multiplatform brand package this fall. In more than 600 elements that include promo opens and closes, lower thirds, video bumps for IDs and support messaging, Web elements, print templates and more, this collection uses live-action footage, contemporary colors and original music to showcase what PBS is all about - that PBS invites people from all walks of life to broaden their horizons, or, to “Be More.”

PBS stations will debut the new package in conjunction with the September 27 premiere of Ken Burns’s most recent film series, THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA’S BEST IDEA. This immersive documentary takes people not only on a journey to our nation’s most beautiful places, but also on a tour through history to meet the people who dedicated their lives to ensuring these places would forever be available for everyone […]”

via Eyeball

redesignrelated:

abc.com site redesign complete with new homepage, videos, and programming guide:

abc quietly released a beta version of their new site, which focuses on their primetime content with new clips and show pages. The full episode player is pretty much the same pop-up window experience that we’ve enjoyed (except for the “click to continue” part), while the new landing pages give a refresh to the editorial content that accompany the on air programming.

The Best Television Shows Are Always Canceled
(via the laughing squid via bad mouth)

The Early TV Memories commemorative postage stamps will be first released on August 11th, 2009 at the Academy of Television Arts & Science.

They honor the following television shows & personalities: Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Dinah Shore Show; Dragnet, Ed Sullivan Show, George Burns & Gracie Allen Show, Hopalong Cassidy, The Honeymooners, Howdy Doody, I Love Lucy, Kukla, Fran and Ollie, Lassie, The Lone Ranger, Perry Mason, Phil Silvers Show, The Red Skelton Show, Texaco Star Theater, Tonight Show, Twilight Zone, and, You Bet Your Life.

(via USPS Postal News)

Bang Goes the Theory print ad campaign for BBC designed and illustrated by James Joyce
(discovered via FormFiftyFive)

Sesame Street’s Mad Men parody coming soon?

“…The show celebrates its 40th anniversary on November 10. It’ll be a normal episode, with a focus on the new curriculum and a little bit of retrospective. This seems odd to me, but when you realize that a) the Sesame Workshop has been hit as hard as everyone else in this economy, and b) we were on the nostalgia train five years ago for the 35th anniversary, it makes more sense…” (via TV Squad)