A few months after BBC began its service on TV, the company figured that they needed a way to alert the audience about the programme, along with the channel. This would be where the screen identity would be introduced in 1936. There had been some caption cards that was produced for individual shows, which was a technique that was used in cinemas. The turning symbol would be the first look for the ident, with it just being a circle and the name, BBC Television Service. This was created with a paint brush and a card from WH Smith. In today's media, this would not be something which would stand of the organisation's values, with the practical side being the fact that the BBC artist attempted to outdo other modern products. The image was to grab the attention from the public, which was a mix of an all seeing eye and the wing of a bat. Abram Games and the television symbol The Bat's wings, known as the television symbol, games design was first live on the 2nd of December 19...
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