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<u>Nicknames:</u> "Shady Squares", "The 50th Anniversary Logo"
<u>Nicknames:</u> "Shady Squares", "The 50th Anniversary Logo"


<u>Logo:</u> On a shady steel gray/blue gradient background, we see the words "American Public Television" in a Garamond font appear. Then, several blue/aqua/white-textured squares zoom out from the sides of the screen and the URL "aptonline.org" appears below.
<u>Logo:</u> On a shady steel gray/blue gradient background, we see the words "American Public Television" in the Times New Roman font appear. Then, several blue/aqua/white-textured squares zoom out from the sides of the screen and the URL "aptonline.org" appears below.


<U>Trivia:</u> This logo was made by Zydeco Design as part of a rebrand of APT coinciding with the latter's 50th anniversary.
<U>Trivia:</u> This logo was made by Zydeco Design as part of a rebrand of APT coinciding with the latter's 50th anniversary.
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<u>FX/SFX:</u> The zooming, done in modern computer animation.
<u>FX/SFX:</u> The zooming, done in modern computer animation.


<u>Music/Sounds:</u> A re-arranged version of the last 3 notes of the 1994 fanfare. Otherwise, the actual 1994 theme is used.
<u>Music/Sounds:</u> A re-arranged version of the last 3 notes of the 1994 music. Otherwise, the actual 1994 theme is used.


<u>Availability:</u> Current and common. Seen on current prints of PBS's archival programming such as ''Mr. Bean'' and ''The Joy of Painting'', and newer (episodes of) PBS shows such as ''WORLDFOCUS'' and ''Nightly Business Report'', among others. The version with the 1994 fanfare can be seen at the end of ''Doc Martin'', ''Midsomer Murders'', ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'', ''Royalty Close-Up'', ''A Daring Journey: From Immigration to Education'', ''The Reformation: This Changed Everything'', ''Free to Rock'', the fifth season of ''Fit 2 Stitch'', and a series of 78 movies licensed from 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros., Paramount, and Sony (though the telefilm ''Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie'' uses the later fanfare).
<u>Availability:</u> Current and common. Seen on current prints of PBS's archival programming such as ''Mr. Bean'' and ''The Joy of Painting'', and newer (episodes of) PBS shows such as ''WORLDFOCUS'' and ''Nightly Business Report'', among others. The version with the 1994 fanfare can be seen at the end of ''Doc Martin'', ''Midsomer Murders'', ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'', ''Royalty Close-Up'', ''A Daring Journey: From Immigration to Education'', ''The Reformation: This Changed Everything'', ''Free to Rock'', the fifth season of ''Fit 2 Stitch'', and a series of 78 movies licensed from 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros., Paramount, and Sony (though the telefilm ''Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie'' uses the later fanfare).
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