Updated Graphics

[Mike M]

They have all been used for weeks, but they don't use them much (especially focus forecast).

[Jake]

Those have been around for awhile I think.. I definitely know thet "Big Picture Forecast" one has at least...

They have all been used for weeks, but they don't use them much (especially focus forecast).

  my apolgoies, I'm a bit slow 

[IceManNYR]

Some segment maps have updated headers while the other use the old headers.
Are all of them going to be updated?
Here's the old and new.

[Tyler]

The new ones are a lot nicer.

[phw115wvwx]

While I agree that the header for the new ones look better, I still have major problems with all of the 7-day forecast graphics.  Seeing the temperatures flash up on each day and having all the tiled maps to the sides really jumbles up the entire presentation of that segment for me.  I wish they wouldn't have canned the whole concept of the simpler Weekly Planner graphics.

[Donovan]

While I agree that the header for the new ones look better, I still have major problems with all of the 7-day forecast graphics.  Seeing the temperatures flash up on each day and having all the tiled maps to the sides really jumbles up the entire presentation of that segment for me.  I wish they wouldn't have canned the whole concept of the simpler Weekly Planner graphics.

Viz requires a lot of rendering of those graphics and have to be updated manually (clicking a button ) from what I've seen. It just came down to choosing one graphics software and time for the mets making their presentations. I do agree, the old Weekly Planner did look better. The current 7Day boxes are a bit too big, IMO.

[WeatherWitness]

Those new title bars certainly look like ones that would be used on a news station.  Which, there's nothing wrong with that of course, and it's understandable, but it does make TWC seem like it's lost some of its originality.

[Donovan]

Those new title bars certainly look like ones that would be used on a news station.  Which, there's nothing wrong with that of course, and it's understandable, but it does make TWC seem like it's lost some of its originality.

TWC's graphics used to be original, but now they just seem "Generic". Didn't they loose a graphics director or something a year ago?

[Zach]

I saw them yesterday too, and I thought they looked like the tropical banners.

[toxictwister00]

I saw them yesterday too, and I thought they looked like the tropical banners.

That's why I don't like them, I didn't like this year's tropical update banners.

[Tyler]

Those new title bars certainly look like ones that would be used on a news station.  Which, there's nothing wrong with that of course, and it's understandable, but it does make TWC seem like it's lost some of its originality.

TWC's graphics used to be original, but now they just seem "Generic". Didn't they loose a graphics director or something a year ago?

They got a new art director around a year ago.

[Zach]

Is this new art director the same one who designed the March 2010 titlebars or not?

[Mike M]

Is this new art director the same one who designed the March 2010 titlebars or not?

Probably not, seeing how the March 2010 titlebars looked quite similar to the June 2008 ones.

[Donovan]

I'm sure some have noticed it, but no one has posted about it that I can see. TWC added a month or so ago 3D falling rain drops, snowflakes, and lightning strikes to their Tru Vu Max maps like they had on Titan. I'm wondering why they did this, it's very distracting and you can't see the base precip layers very well. I'd remove it if I was them.

[Zach]

I'm sure some have noticed it, but no one has posted about it that I can see. TWC added a month or so ago 3D falling rain drops, snowflakes, and lightning strikes to their Tru Vu Max maps like they had on Titan. I'm wondering why they did this, it's very distracting and you can't see the base precip layers very well. I'd remove it if I was them.

I think they are nice additions, but only on their tilted map views.. other than that I agree that they shouldnt be on the maps, especially the 7-day forecast ones