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BROADER BALANCED TELEVISION
identity guide
1VISION
mission
audience
programming
MISSION
identity guide 7
SENSE provides a critical perspective
on both sides of today’s issues —
addressing current events, mass
media, politics, and pop culture. We
take pride in our journalistic integrity,
while maintaining a casual disposition
to inform our open-minded audience.
Our philosophy values honesty, insight,
critical analysis, and realistic optimism.
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AUDIENCE
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Young professionals
— Age28–36— Progressive— Tech-savvy— Intellectual,butnotelitist— Well-informedonsocialissues
Baby boomers
— Age45–60—“Sociallyliberal,fiscallyconservative”— Tech-wary— Sophisticated,butnotnecessarily affluent
— Informed,butunawareofsome importantsocialissues
College students
— Age19–23— Liberal— Tech-savvy— Intelligentandeagerformore knowledge
— Widerangeofknowledgeabout socialissues
SENSE is designed for a broad audience of viewers ages 19–60.
Within that range, three specific demographics are targeted.
Although SENSE does
target specific demographics,
more than anything, it’s for
everyone who wants unbiased
information. It is a place to
see whole stories from multiple
perspectives. People are sick
of media conglomerates
shouting in favor “this side” or
“that side.” SENSE is not about
that argument, it is just about
the information.
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daily SENSE keepsviewersinformedaboutcurrentdomesticandinternationalissuesastheyunfold.daybreak news, sense newsday, and final editionaireverydaytocovercurrentevents.
financial SENSE coversglobaleconomicissuesandconditions.Documentary-styleprogrammingprovidestimelessinsightsintotheworldeconomy,whilenewslikefeaturebroadcastskeepouraudienceuptodateoncurrentfinancialissues.
culture SENSE providesaglobalperspectivetoanalyzebothAmericanandworldculture.Inlookingatsocialissues,politics,traditionalpractices,anddailylifedomesticallyandinternationally,wehopetobroadenviewer’sworldview.
media SENSE alwayshasavigilanteyeonthemainstreammedia.Programmingstressesmedialiteracyasatoolforunderstandingtheworld.Acriticaleyeonthemainstreamservestobothdrawattentiontoignoredissues,aswellasscrutinizethestructureandcontentoftoday’spress.
BROADER BALANCED TELEVISION
SENSE programming is segmented into four categories
that reflect the variety of our content and audience.
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culture
daily
media
financial
PROGRAMMING
2IDENTITY
logo
brand equity
standards
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LOGO
Concept
senseisaboutlookingatissuesthroughvariousperspectives,andthelogomarkdisplaysthiswithatiltednletterform,causingtheviewertotakeasecondlookatthelogofromanotherangle.Also,withthenasacentralconnection,these’soneachsiderepresentequalityandbalance.
Geometry
ThelogomarkreflectstherigidgeometryofitsAkzidenzGrotesktypetreatment.A33ºangleisusedconsistentlytotiltthen,andattheallterminalsofthes’s.
Typography
AkzidenzGroteskisusedtocommunicatetheneutralideologyofthesensenetwork.TheSwisssans-serifsareknownas“crystalgoblet”typefacesthattransparentlycommunicatecontent,devoidofartifice.AkzidenzGroteskwasthemodelforMaxMiedinger’sHelvetica.UnlikemoderndayHelvetica,AkzidenzGroteskretainssomeofthequirksandidiosyncrasiesofitsoriginalleadtype.
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BRAND EQUITY
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The SENSE logo is only part of the
identity. In applications, the brand
is communicated primarily through
spatial depth of typography, multiple
“planes” converging, and prominent
use of impactful photography.
Importance of concept
Ratherthanastraightforward,“logo-first”identity,allofsense’screativematerialoriginatesfromaconcept:theconvergenceofmultipleperspectivestoformacomprehensivelookattoday’sissues.Inthelogo,atiltedn connectstwoequalsecomponents.Onscreen,motionanddeepspaceareusedtoshowthelogoformingitselftogether.Inprint,perspective,scale,andspaceusedtodissectthelogointoparts,butkeepingthenintactasaconnection.
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STANDARDS
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Typography
MosttypeissetinBertholdAkzidenzGroteskBold.Thisincludesthenetworktagline,headlines,shortinformationaltext,andmoston-screentext.ThesisSerifisusedforbodycopyoranyotherlong-formlanguageonanysensematerials.Itisalsousedoncompanystationery.AkzidenzGroteskwasselectedforitsneutralityandgeometry(seetypography,p.15).ThesisSerifwasselectedbecauseofitscontemporaryaestheticandhumanistfeeling.
Photography
sense’sgraphicidentityismeanttobekeptverysimple,withmostbrandexecutionsprominentlyfeaturingfull-colorphotography.Photosfeelof-the-momentandoftentouchoncurrenteventsandsocialissues.Overall,thephotographydirectionleanstowardajournalistic/documentaryapproachtosubjectmatter,lighting,andcomposition.
Color
Allsensematerialsincludealltextand/orgraphicsineitherblackorwhite.Thisboldaesthetichasajournalisticqualitythatreflectsthenetwork’sideologythatourmaterialisaboutcontent,ratherthanplayingupavibrantbrandidentity.Asmuchaspossible,thesensebrandisavehiclefortheissuesitdiscusses.
Berthold Akzidenz Grotesk
Berthold Akzidenz Grotesk Bold
ThesisSerif
thesis serif small caps
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3IMPLEMENTATION
motion
online
Network ident
Abrief10-secondidentservesasageneralintroductiontothechannel.Thismotiongraphicfeaturescoloredtumblingplanesthattwisttogethertoformthewordsense.Avoiceoverreads,“Youarewatchingsense.Broaderbalancedtelevision.”
sense Ident 0:10
MOTION
SENSE motion
executions embody the
brand equity in dynamic
media by moving the
logo elements and other
typography through
space to align and form
the complete logotype.
Programming bumpers
Otherinterstitialmotiongraphicsservetobreakupprogramming,whichissegmentedintochunks(seeprogramming,p.10).Eachbumperisthemedtofittheprogrammingsegmentitcorrespondsto.
Featured program commercial
sensepromotestheirownprogrammingdirectlywith30-secondspotsshowcasingthechannel’sbestcontent.Motiongraphicsfortheseadsusessimilarvisuallanguageasthebumpers.BoldAkzindenzGrotesktypemovesinspaceonfullscreenvideofootage.
“Media” bumper 0:10
“Please Vote for Me” commercial 0:30
“Financial” bumper 0:10
“Culture” bumper 0:10
Metro ad 1
Metro ad 2
Taking a motion-first approach, SENSE print materials derive
from the video graphics. Space is created with typography in
perspective in front of full-bleed “journalistic” photography.
Metro ads in environment
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