Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Difference between revisions

'''Logo:''' On a {{color|blue}} background we see a {{Font color|darkblue|dark blue}} emblem consisting of the lowercase letters "{{Font color|darkblue|'''c'''}}", "{{Font color|darkblue|'''p'''}}" and "{{Font color|darkblue|'''b'''}}" stacked together like a mixed-up jigsaw puzzle, and the text "{{Font color|darkblue|{{Font|serif|'''Corporation for Public Broadcasting'''}}}}" written below in a serif font.  

* On black and white programs, the logo has a {{Font color|darkgray|gray}} background with the emblem and the text in black.

* There is a variant with a {{Font color|royalblue|royal blue}} background and a white logo.

* The {{Font color|royalblue|royal blue}} background variant can be seen at the end of a 1972 episode of ''Firing Line'' titled "''The Southern Imagination''"; this episode is available on YouTube.

'''Logo:''' Same as the fourth logo, but this time the background is a black/{{Font color|purple|purple}} gradient. The whole thing also has a drop shadow.

* ''3-2-1 Classroom Contact'' used the aforementioned variation, but on a {{Font color|darkred|dark red}} background.

* On season 1-2 episodes of ''Degrassi Junior High'', the CPB logo on a black background, is {{color|blue}}-{{Font color|violet|violet}} with a {{Font color|magenta|magenta}} diagonal line sweeping by. Plus, all the text is set in the Haettenschwelier font for some reason.

* An earlier variant, as seen on season 2-3 episodes of ''Square One TV'', put this logo on a black/{{Font color|purple|purple}} gradient background.

* The logo may also fade away to make room for the text "Viewers Like You", which contains the words "Viewers Like" (in a small font) with "{{Font color|yellow|you}}" sketched below in yellow script. This happened on many post-1988 shows. After being sketched, the {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} script glows in ''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?''.

* '''Version #1:''' On a textured {{Font color|#0047AB|cobalt blue}}/{{Font color|purple|purple}} background with occasional {{Font color|#DE6FA1|thulian pink}} comets flying past, two circles slide in and form the CPB logo above the white text: <center>{{Font|Serif|CORPORATION<br>FOR PUBLIC<br>BROADCASTING}}</center> At this point, a redesigned version of the CPB circle is now used, with a {{color|blue}} and {{Font color|lavender|lavender}} outline around it and in the letters. The font is also modified slightly, to ITC Garamond Light. After a few seconds, the text fades out as the logo splits into two CPB logos flying off to opposite sides of the screen so that the words "Viewers Like You" (in plain white plain serif text this time) appear in its place near the top, as more comets fly diagonally upward. For this version, the "Viewers Like You" text sometimes fades out earlier, so the background is shown for about one second before completely fading out.

* '''Version #2:''' Starting on March 22, 1993, a new byline "A private corporation funded by the American people" in a condensed white Garamond font was added under the text. At that time, the text above was arranged centered and appears earlier, before the sweeping {{Font color|pink|pink}} lines. Also, the CPB logo, smaller to make room for the byline, has a {{Font color|#4682B4|steel blue}}/{{Font color|#B784A7|opera mauve}} color scheme instead of the casual {{color|blue}}/{{Font color|lavender|lavender}} one, which is only used on still and superimposed variants.  

* On some shows from 1991-1993, including episodes of ''American Experience'' and ''NOVA'', the first variant of CPB logo has a {{Font color|royalblue|brighter blue}} color scheme. This was often used for still or superimposed variants.

* On ''The Charlie Horse Music Pizza'', the logo is a solid {{Font color|#120A8F|ultramarine}} color with "The Corporation for Public Broadcasting" and the usual byline below it in the Ad-Lib font, all against a stylized musical-oriented background.

* On ''Club Connect'', there are more sweeping {{Font color|pink|pink}} lines, the two big circles move slower, and the text appears after the logo (in brighter colors) is formed. Unlike most uses of the logo, this particular variant has an accompanying soundtrack. A silent version of this variant was also used on season 1 episodes of ''Dragon Tales''.  

* ''Ghostwriter'' used an animated sky background with two pinwheels forming the CPB circle. In later episodes from 1993-1995, the background was replaced with an animated {{Font color|aquamarine|aquamarine}} background with jacks.

* Sometimes, it was superimposed in the credits along with the PBS logo (the P-Heads on top of the "PBS" letters, like the 3rd and 6th PBS logos) in {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}}.

'''Logo:''' On an {{Font color|aquamarine|aqua}} background, {{color|blue}} and white dots appear in the center of the screen and pulse out, while streaks run through it. The rings then form the CPB logo, redesigned again with smoother text and is now in a square. The "p" and "b" are connected to the edge of the square. The white then fades out inside the text and 4 streaks run along the edges. The same byline appears underneath in all capitals, but with "{{Font color|blue|CPB.ORG}}" at the end in {{color|blue}}, which is wiped with a streak.

* On PBS Kids shows, such as ''Clifford the Big Red Dog'', ''Reading Rainbow,'' ''Sesame Street'', ''Plaza Sesamo'' and ''Dragon Tales'', there is a certain background with two halves of different colors. On the bottom half, there is a kid's head, and on the top half, there is a thought bubble, transforming from two different objects (a flower, music notes, a truck and a kite) to another kid's head. For the CPB logo, the top half is {{color|red}}, and the bottom half is {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}}, and a girl's head is placed on the bottom right. A monkey appears in the thought bubble, then/or a star and finally a snow cone. On 2002-2003 episodes of ''Clifford the Big Red Dog'' and 2002-2004 episodes of ''Sesame Street'', the PBS Kids circular logo is shown before the CPB logo appears.

'''Logo:''' On a {{color|blue}}/{{Font color|purple|purple}}/{{color|red}} ethereal background with silhouettes of random people doing various things, the CPB logo wipes in horizontally (first with the dots, then the text), and the byline from the 9th logo appears. During all of this, the PBS P-Head (the 1989 PBS logo's size) is shown in the background, moving up and down, left and right, etc.

* Starting in 2007, the background and the logo were graphically enhanced, with the {{Font color|silver|silver}} tinted CPB logo with a shine instead of white. The byline and URL were altered in the same {{Font color|silver|silver}} and shine color as on the CPB square logo. The wiping in of the logo is quicker. It's then followed by the letters "Viewers Like You" and "Thank You" in the same {{Font color|silver|silver}} and shine color as seen on the CPB logo.

* On current episodes of ''NOVA'' and 2010 episodes of ''Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman'', the logo features a {{Font color|royalblue|royal blue}} line sweeping by.

'''Logo:''' On the 2009 PBS logo's bubble background, the CPB logo in white appears via bubbles forming the square while the text zooms out, and the byline from the 9th and 10th logos appears. Then, "Viewers Like You" wipes in left to right, in the PBS Explorer font (similar in style to Interstate). "Viewers Like" is white, and "{{Font color|yellow|You}}" is yellow within a dark rectangle. After a few seconds, "Viewers Like" wipes out right to left and is replaced by "Thank", with "You" shifting to the left to ensure centering just as quickly.

* The {{Font color|orange|orange}} variant is the most common and even plasters over the 8th logo on ''In Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs'', the 10th logo on ''Carrier'', and the 9th logo on ''Jazz''.

* The {{Font color|magenta|magenta}} variant is typically used for superimposed variants, including on ''Finding Your Roots''.