Turning 30 is kind of a big deal, and for one graphic design friend, we wanted to do something extra specially nerdy: enter the Font Party. The rules were simple... each guest needed to come dressed as a font of their choice. Anything goes. The results were lots of fun, with some unexpected surprises, and even our non-designer friends were able to enjoy the theme as well.
Decorations of green and black filled the room, interspersed with various blocks of wood type and other design-nerdy touches (though not pictured we also had thin, white wood letters that spelled "XTIAN", which we had guests sign).
The food was laid out, provided by friends and the folks at Petty's Meats... Bacon Wrapped Black & Blue Cheeseburger Bites, Crunchy Chicken Tenders, and Coconut Shrimp.
So the place was prepped, everything clean and ready to go, the font management system installed... and slowly the fonts began to arrive...
So, let's meet the fonts...
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| The birthday boy himself |
Wingdings really wants to know what's in Courier's package...
Pretty soon it was time for cake, which in Christian's case was a giant cookie (complete with typographic HAPPY BIRTHDAY candles, of course).
Then it was time for the font pharaoh to receive his gifts, but for each gift we tested his memories of his friends. We shared his friends most memorable moments and how they met our guest of honor, and he had to guess whose story it was.
For each correct answer, he got to open a gift...
There were fun cards...
Lots of cool gifts we knew he'd love...
And even some photo bombing in the process...
For every wrong guess, he had to take a shot. Helvetica oversaw that.
And finally, we got to Courier's questionable package of the night...
The anticipation was great, as guests looked on in wonder... what would it be???
And then... We got a Clue...
Like, literally... it was Clue... and there was much rejoicing.
Lastly, at the end of the night, it was time to vote on the best costume. There was much deliberation, but finally we managed to narrow down a winner... and by near unanimous vote, the biggest nerd winner was...
The birthday boy... naturally :)
So that was it, our fontastic birthday extravaganza. I leave you with a series of stupid animated gifs.
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And yes, if you are wondering, some of the decorations are still up...
