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About

We are the Audiovisual Identity Database, an archive for on-screen motion graphic identities. Since 2007, our wiki's purpose has been to document trends, history, and other aspects of this form of visual design, from around the world and spanning numerous decades. We preserve many forms of audiovisual identity, and we have over 15,000 articles in our database.

FAQ

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What kind of audiovisual identity does AVID preserve?

AVID is a collaborative database that archives on-screen logos, vanity cards, idents, bumpers, and other related media such as warning screens, bootscreens and trailer snipes.

Why is this wiki grouped by the method of transmission of the logo and not, for example, by colors or shapes?

AVID is grouped in general by the type of transmission of the logo, if it was designed to be broadcast on TV or displayed on cinema. Then, on every section, the logos are grouped by the parent company (e.g., National Amusements owns Paramount Global), so those logos will be under the banner "National Amusements").

Why do most articles not have the name of the designer?

Many marketing products in the film industry come from old ancient designs executed by anonymous designers who thought it won't be convenient to put their name or signature on the design. Today, the figure of exclusive designer like once were Saul Bass or José Cruz Novillo tends not to exist. Usually are large companies, working in the hundreds, if not thousands, of designers, and who knows if the logo itself was made by the top designer themselves or the third draftsman in the western sector of the company. In these cases, AVID usually include the consultant who designed, given this information is available on the Internet. Others are obscure, and nobody knows for sure who designed them.

Is this wiki family-friendly?

Most of the time, yes. If there is questionable content in our articles, there will be a warning at the top of the page to inform you. In most cases, the content is not censored, but in times where the content is not family-friendly (in other words, NSFW), the content will be hidden behind a spoiler tag.

Is this wiki licensed?

This wiki is protected under the CC-BY-SA license.

Can I contribute to AVID?

Yes! The Audiovisual Identity Database invites anyone interested to register and start contributing!

How do I write articles for this wiki?

We have a comprehensive tutorial, where all questions related to writing and editing pages are answered. This guide includes newcomer-friendly examples, such as easy navigation, Examples, and a link to the MediaWiki Help Guide.

Who manages AVID?

See this page for a full list. AVID is led by a team of bureaucrats, administrators and moderators, who are all responsible for maintaining the wiki and enforcing its policies. Anyone who becomes a member of wiki staff was elected for that position via a community vote.

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-= Who are we? =
+----__NOTOC__ __NOTITLE__
-''...IT ALL STARTED THIRTEEN YEARS AGO WHEN THIS WEBSITE WAS CREATED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO "KRS LOGOS" ON CLOSING LOGO DESCRIPTIONS; WE'RE NOW A REFERENCE IN HISTORY OF CLOSING LOGOS AND A MAIN POWER OF TELEVISION AND CINEMA LOGO PRESERVATION...'' <br>
+<center>{{Big|We are the '''Audiovisual Identity Database''', an archive for on-screen motion graphic identities. Since 2007, our wiki's purpose has been to document trends, history, and other aspects of this form of visual design, from around the world and spanning numerous decades. We preserve many forms of '''audiovisual identity''', and we have over 15,000 articles in our database.}}</center>
+== FAQ ==
-We are CLG Wiki, an archive to all things logos and motion graphics. We're here to document trends, history, and other things of these forms of visual arts! Hope you enjoy our site!
+{{Shortcut|AVID:FAQ}}
+=== What kind of audiovisual identity does AVID preserve? ===
-= FAQ =
-=== What's a logo, you ask? ===
+AVID is a collaborative database that archives on-screen logos, vanity cards, idents, bumpers, and other related media such as warning screens, bootscreens and trailer snipes.
-According to Michael Evamy's "Logo", a logo is one of the most powerful resources which brands have to attract attention from a global public rushed lives. They're identity marks designed to be easily recognized. Most people consider logos are symbols containing any type of abstract or pictorial meaning, like Ladd Company's tree or Walt Disney's castle. Otherwise, a logo can also be a combination of pictorial elements, like HBO's or 3M. In fact, a logo is that: a "unitary typographic element". Evamy points that "It can be a new name and slogan, the development of a new <<brand architecture>>, a number of visual and corporate brands (...)".
+=== Why is this wiki grouped by the method of transmission of the logo and not, for example, by colors or shapes? ===
-=== Then, what's a closing logo? ===
+AVID is grouped in general by the type of transmission of the logo, if it was designed to be broadcast on TV or displayed on cinema. Then, on every section, the logos are grouped by the parent company (e.g., National Amusements owns Paramount Global), so those logos will be under the banner "National Amusements").
-A closing logo is that little indent seen at the end of TV programming -or at least, was seen at some point-, but also can mean the logos seen at the beginning or end of a movie production and release, home video tape or disc, and even video-games.
-=== And why does this wiki exist? ===
+=== Why do most articles not have the name of the designer? ===
+Many marketing products in the film industry come from old ancient designs executed by anonymous designers who thought it won't be convenient to put their name or signature on the design. Today, the figure of exclusive designer like once were Saul Bass or José Cruz Novillo tends not to exist. Usually are large companies, working in the hundreds, if not thousands, of designers, and who knows if the logo itself was made by the top designer themselves or the third draftsman in the western sector of the company. In these cases, AVID usually include the consultant who designed, given this information is available on the Internet. Others are obscure, and nobody knows for sure who designed them.
-There's a lot of the historical TV and cinema information which needs to be preserved from being lost. We preserve those corporate indents from being lost or plastered here. Also, we provide descriptions of its animation instead of having it on video. We can also be a reference for any graphic designer, historian, industrial designer, architects and publicists.
-=== Why this wiki is grouped by the method of transmission of the logo and not, for example by colors or shapes? ===
+=== Is this wiki family-friendly? ===
-Our wiki is first of all grouped in general by the type of transmission of the logo, if it was designed to be broadcast on TV or displayed on cinema. Then, on every section, we group the logos by the mother company (p.e. National Amusements owns Paramount, Viacom, Inc., and CBS Corporation so those logos will be under the banner "National Amusements"). Then every logo company is listed by year.
+Most of the time, yes. If there is questionable content in our articles, there will be a [[Template:Guidance|warning at the top of the page]] to inform you. In most cases, the content is not censored, but in times where the content is not family-friendly (in other words, NSFW), the content will be hidden behind a spoiler tag.
-=== Why most of your logo articles don't have the name of the logo designer? ===
+=== Is this wiki licensed? ===
-Many marketing products in the film industry come from old ancient designs executed by anonymous designers who thought it won't be convenient to put their name or signature on the design.
-Today, the figure of exclusive designer like once were Saul Bass or José Cruz Novillo tends not to exist. Usually are large companies, working in the hundreds, if not thousands, of designers, and who knows if the logo itself will have done the big big boss or third draftsman in the western sector of the company. In these cases we usually include the consultant who designed (If have this information).
-Others are so rare that we can not know for sure who or who did it, and we can only provide vague speculations.
+This wiki is protected under the {{w|Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License|CC-BY-SA license}}.
-== Recommended bibliography ==
+=== Can I contribute to AVID? ===
-EVAMY, Michael
-"Logo",
-Laurence King Publishing, New York, 2007
+Yes! The Audiovisual Identity Database invites anyone interested to [[Special:CreateAccount|register]] and start contributing!
-BASSAT, Luis
-"El libro rojo de las marcas"
+=== How do I write articles for this wiki? ===
-Random House, Barcelona, 2006
+We have a comprehensive [[AVID:Tutorials|tutorial]], where all questions related to writing and editing pages are answered. This guide includes newcomer-friendly examples, such as easy navigation, Examples, and a link to the MediaWiki Help Guide.
+=== Who manages AVID? ===
+See [[AVID:Site Staff|this page]] for a full list. AVID is led by a team of bureaucrats, administrators and moderators, who are all responsible for maintaining the wiki and enforcing its policies. Anyone who becomes a member of wiki staff was elected for that position via a [[AVID:Requests for Permissions|community vote]].
+[[Category:AVID]]