Goods & Services creates game of Type-Face for graphic design lovers

Towards the end of last year, the agency worked on a brief set by Canadian printer Flash Reproductions, which "likes to push the limits on production to create a unique holiday gift for its clients". In response, Goods & Services dreamt up a brand new game, Type-Face.

Type-Face bears some similarity to Hedbanz, as players put on a headband and place a card with a secret identity facing out for their opponent to see. But the similarities stop there. The identity is a typeface name, camouflaged in a pattern of letters, which can only be revealed by taking a flash photo with a smartphone – the name is printed using a special, light-activated ink.

Once the typeface name is revealed to the player’s opponents, the player must ask a series of questions to correctly guess their typeface. To help guide the process, Goods & Services researched the background on each typeface, providing aspects such as its designer, foundry, attributes and history.

The game includes a custom box, rules booklet, hints for identifying 20 typefaces, 20 pins that highlight the personality of the typefaces, headbands and the specially printed identity cards.

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