Monthly Archive for August, 2008

Working for mates

I was reading through the 1000 rss feeds I’d accumulate since Reading Festival and I stumbled across this post about doing work for mates. It’s all too true. So many times I’m asked by friends to do ‘a quick logo’ or a poster design, usually with little time until it has to be complete. This is why now, even with friends and family, I go through the same process I would do with everyone else.

Queens Of The Stone Age



Queens Of The Stone Age, originally uploaded by hellocatfood.

I was at Reading Festival this year dontcha know. It was a great lineup this year, though I’d seen most of the bands already so didn’t both seeing much after RATM and QOTSA on Friday.

What I always find funny is watching the gates to the arena open and the rush of people dashing to the stage:

Not Quite A Tattoo



Oxfam Stewards, originally uploaded by hellocatfood.

Even at Reading Festival there’s still time for art! I was there stewarding over the week and it was quite good! The best act was definitely Rage Against The Machine!

B-VAC Flash Art Mob



B-VAC Flash Art Mob, originally uploaded by hellocatfood.

As advertised on the B-VAC website we had a Flash Art Mob on Saturday 16th August. It was kinda small but it went really well and I can’t wait to do another one with more and more artists involved!