Golden Plains

On the weekend i went to Golden Plains festival which is in Meredith (Victoria.) Even though i went there to work (Beatbox Kitchen) I still saw a lot to do with design and had many ideas about the way a festival is run. The culture at Golden Plains compared to Falls Festival is completely different. Falls in my eyes have it all wrong, they have the wrong attitude towards running a successful festival, of course there is a need for OH&S and control over punters but there needs to be culture about the event. Golden plains allows couches, has better food and has less people. These three things in my mind sets it so far apart from Falls. At Falls people are doing hard drugs getting angry and the vibe is quite negative, not saying people at golden plains arent on drugs but they are so much happier and the culture around the event makes the 2 night stay so much more enjoyable. Basically Falls works on the basis of profit and profit only, Golden Plains which is a sister festival to Meredith started out as a couple of mates who invited 40 of their friends to have a weekend away.
Also the design of the falls poster explains perfectly what they are all about, there is sun, hills, plants and two people hugging. Compared to The Falls logo (2009 example) which is more sharp edge and dark negative colours.