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BBC Motion Graphics Archive

BBC Motion Graphics Archive

The BBC Motion Graphics Archive is a showcase of the history and development of motion graphics across the BBC and includes examples of opening titles, promotion trailers, stings, idents and programme content sequences.

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We have so far worked closely with around 150 BBC graphic designers who have shared invaluable knowledge of the techniques used to create the works over the years. 

The material can be streamed or is downloadable for non-commercial educational or research purposes only under the terms of the BBC’s Content Licence for the Motion Graphics Archive (link below). Online uploads of the content are not permitted.

The BBC Motion Graphics Archive is…

… A showcase of the history and development of motion graphics across the BBC and includes examples of opening titles, promotion trailers, stings, idents and programme content sequences. The Archive currently covers the period from the 1940s until the early 2000s and it can be researched in a variety of ways eg by programme title, channel, named designer, genre, decade.

The Archive is for anybody interested in design, motion graphics or cultural and television history.

The material can be streamed or is downloadable for non-commercial educational or research purposes only under the terms of the BBC’s Content Licence for the Motion Graphics Archive (link to agreement on the homepage).

For commercial use, please contact Motion Gallery via http://www.motiongallery.com