

A special Christmas variant was used in which we see a shot of snow, and a snow-sculpted thistle fades onto it."1957" and "1987" (in white) fade in at the top, then "30 YEARS OF SCOTTISH" (in blue) fade in below. For STV's 30th anniversary in 1987, after the usual thistle animation, the metal sheet is quickly replaced by a black background, and the thistle is surrounded by a small purple/blue grid."SCOTTISH TELEVISION", in white, fades-in below. Logo: Against a black background, we see six gray cubes, one long rectangular column, one teal sphere, and a magenta cone shape zoom-out to the left and arrange themselves onto a sheet of metal, forming an abstract thistle shape. There is a Flash remake of both versions on 625.uk.com. Music/Sounds: A French horn fanfare or none.Īvailability: Extinct for the original and animated version of the additional version which was so far only seen before Scotland Today The production variant was seen on a few shows and maybe seen on VHS of those shows. The blocks forming the logo for the tartan variant. Technique: The zooming letters and the fade to blue/grey. In the 1980s, there was a rotating version.There was a still version with the STV logo inside the tartan pattern with the blue rectangles solid and surrounded by 4 light blue squares."SCOTTISH TELEVISION" then slide from within each other and rest when fully separated. When then disappear fully, the lines retract to form a light blue STV logo. They briefly form a tartan pattern before colliding to form 9 light blue squares and rectangles. In 1977, an additional version was added were we see 6 blue rectangles and 4 purple rectangles moving in from all sides of the screen.The blue color became slightly brighter in 1974.For areas that hadn't yet switched to colour, the logo is entirely in black-and-white, with the background fading to gray.As the letters merge, the logo fades to blue. At the same time, an outline of a second set of the same letters zoom out. Logo: Against a black background, we see the letters "stv", in a blocky font, zooming in.
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Andrew Wiseman's TV Room on 625.uk.com has a Flash remake of both the spinning and the zooming variants, so it's worth a look for nostalgia's sake.Though the news programme Scotland Today did show a brief portion of the zooming variant as part of a montage back in 2007 commemorating STV's 50th anniversary.Composed by Geraldo, arranged by Ray Terry. Music/Sounds: A rearrangement of the last logo theme played on the flute, followed by additions of a drum roll and a cymbal crash as the lion spins in. Technique: The text moving into their usual positions and the lion spinning in. Another color version exists where the entire logo is yellow.Sometimes, the lion would not move from its initial point, therefore being much smaller than usual. A color version (with a dark blue background) was used around 1969.This version also appears to have a slightly smaller box and text. In later years, due to complaints from the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the man in charge of protecting Scotland’s heraldry, the logo was re-filmed with the lion simply zooming in instead.Then, a white Lion Rampant (the symbol found on the flag used by the King of Scots) spins in counterclockwise. The words "SCOTTISH" and "TELEVISION" (also in white) drop in from the top and bottom sides of the screen, respectively. Logo: For a split second, we see a white background, which is wiped away horizontally on both sides, revealing a white box opening up on a black background.
