Oficina Central de Información

Background
The Oficina Central de Información (English: Central Office of Information) was the institution that operated most of the broadcasting services and messages of the Venezuelan government before 1999.

Logo (1986-1992?)
Visuals: On a /black gradient background, we see a circular logo design consisting of a C on the left, a sliced lowercase I at the center, and a sliced, mirrored C at the right. Under the logo, a surface consisting of, and  lines is seen. The text:

OFICINA

CENTRAL DE

INFORMACION

flies in at the right.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: From the partial footage available at the moment, part of a spacy synth theme can be heard.

Availability: It was used at the end of cadena broadcasts during the late 1980s. Currently, only a partial 2 second clip of this logo exists online.

Logo (1992-1994)


Visuals: We see the Venezuelan coat of arms over a black background with a white 3D trail at the front. The screen zooms out as the trail flips into the text "OFICINA CENTRAL DE INFORMACIÓN", sandwiched by two lines.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A piano and synthesizer theme with an announcer.

Availability: Seen at the beginning and end of national cadenas (joint broadcasts) by the Venezuelan government during the period, with the majority of them not being preserved online in full.

Logo (1994-1999)


Visuals:

Technique: CGI.

Audio:

Availability: Same reasons as the previous logo.