01-14-2013, 11:51 PM
Sometimes you win, and sometimes you lose...
NBC spent like a million bucks to kill off the peacock, for awhile anyway, in the mid 1970's, and I sent in a bunch of entries, variations of the same theme, and they pretty much ripped me off with the trapezoid "N" design they ended up using. I stuck with primary red and blue, and they ended up using my exact design with slightly muted colors...
What Buzz sent in...
What NBC used...
Didn't get dime, or even a thank you. Just a few mailing receipts to show for it. A former college buddy's dad worked for the network at that time, and got me the info for the submissions. Back then, I would've been happy with some tickets to Johnny Carson.
Point being, good ideas can come from anywhere, at anytime, and even on a whim. There's no definitive right answer; only the results matter.
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NBC spent like a million bucks to kill off the peacock, for awhile anyway, in the mid 1970's, and I sent in a bunch of entries, variations of the same theme, and they pretty much ripped me off with the trapezoid "N" design they ended up using. I stuck with primary red and blue, and they ended up using my exact design with slightly muted colors...
What Buzz sent in...
What NBC used...
Didn't get dime, or even a thank you. Just a few mailing receipts to show for it. A former college buddy's dad worked for the network at that time, and got me the info for the submissions. Back then, I would've been happy with some tickets to Johnny Carson.
Point being, good ideas can come from anywhere, at anytime, and even on a whim. There's no definitive right answer; only the results matter.
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