Festivus 2018

First Steps

First, there was Facebook Events, an unsophisticated system from a long past time. After four years of lazily and haphazardly announcing the annual event, the Forum Festivus Authority impulsively threw together a very insulting graphic to request participant information that would begin a tradition of invitational excellence that persists to this day.

After the initial image was made, FFA designers got to work on new iconography and branding, which were used in this formal, less insulting invitation.

After the initial image was made, FFA designers got to work on new iconography and branding, which were used in this formal, less insulting invitation.

RSVP for those out of town.

RSVP for those out of town.

With these new aesthetics and the creative spark lit, FFA designers began tooling together more graphics, including this one for the 2018 Feats of Strength, which was the first to introduce a Winner's Prize.

With these new aesthetics and the creative spark lit, FFA designers began tooling together more graphics, including this one for the 2018 Feats of Strength, which was the first to introduce a Winner's Prize.

The Winner's Trophy, in the form of a Wrestling Belt, used custom graphics constructed in Adobe Photoshop. The seal on the front, containing inappropriate phrases in foreign languages, is but one of many inside jokes and easter-eggs hidden on the bel

The Winner's Trophy, in the form of a Wrestling Belt, used custom graphics constructed in Adobe Photoshop. The seal on the front, containing inappropriate phrases in foreign languages, is but one of many inside jokes and easter-eggs hidden on the belt.

This video was played on the house television through the event, counting down to the Feat of Strength. The Feat of Strength was announced by internet icon and digital spokesperson Big Man Tyrone, who graciously lent his talents to the Forum in a surprise appearance that is still remembered to this day.