Oh, those Brits

Posted: March 6th, 2009 | Author: Sheldon | Filed under: Blog | Tags: branding, tv, websites | No Comments »

Alright so I am in love with this show on E4 called Skins (don’t watch it if you are under 18 though, probably not a good idea). Anyways, living in Canada, I obviously don’t actually get E4… but being interested in the show I took a trip to the show’s site on E4′s site, which I have found I really like.

E4 is Channel 4′s sister network which is aimed more towards the younger crowd. That being said, it’s quite possible the reason I really like their branding is because it is directed at me. Upon my sleuthing which occurred last night of many TV channels, I have found I very much like the design of the UK channel’s sites. Channel 4‘s site is also pretty sweet (at least the front page, the interior pages are a bit dated). Pretty cool use of Flash.

The BBC’s sites for their domestic stations are a bit boring but nicely simple, I suppose. Five‘s is also pretty nice.

In general, all of them are pretty simple, and to the point. They have a good use of Flash which isn’t too overly Flashy (unlike many US stations, and let’s not even talk about Canadian network sites, that’s a whole other post).

And as a bonus, one of my favorite American network sites, FOX, beautifully done by Trokia (although I’m not totally convinced on the usability of that top carousel).