…so we plug back 
Welovelocal have written a nice little article about us for their blog. The website is basically a community driven directory where you can recommend your favourite things about an area and share local knowledge.
So check out the blog and get stuck into the site.
Thanks to Benjy (that’s me 
) for sending us this month’s header design, if you’re wondering; its a scan of my brand new sketch book. Its still pretty much empty at the moment but I thought the binding looked nice.
I’ve updated my personal blog recently so if you fancy a look at some of my drawings and pointless mutterings, please check it out www.thelab7.com.
If you’d like to contribute a design, photo, illustration etc. for next month’s header then please email us at hello@prettyshittycity.co.uk.
Images should be supplied in JPEG (or similar) and atleast 750 pixels wide by 280 pixels tall.
Hidden Labels, a local online clothing shop, has a new year sale on.
Hidden Labels import underground labels from around the world and they’re selling off tshirts from £15, hoodies from £50, and sweatshirts from £40.
The Swansea Arts Forum Trust (SAFT) are an organisation that promote arts and culture in Swansea. You can check out their new website here http://www.swanseaartsforum.org/.
Be sure to sign up to their newsletter too! If you’re interested in art events and opportunities in Swansea and South Wales its a great resource.
The people behind Platform (Swansea’s coolest and only underground/arts culture magazine) have launched the Platform Blog.
If you want to keep up to date with creative happenings in Swansea (with an emphasis on the arts scene) then I thoroughly recommend checking this out.
Geekthree is new podcast from three Swansea web designers (including me!). Each episode we chat about:-
Tech News - anything from new websites & gadgets, music to terrorists.
Pitch an Idea - we each cook up a potentially-clever/probably-stupid idea for a new website.
Our Week - if you’ve ever done some creative work for a client then you should be able to relate to this feature, as we moan about annoying client problems, and sometimes just chat about life.
Head over to our website where you can find out a bit more, read the blog and listen to our podcast.
Pretty Shitty City certainly tries to keep it’s events calendar up to date, but its a tough old game. For a bigger, user-powered guide that specialises in gigs from accross Wales, why not check out Welsh Gigs?
If you’re a promoter or a band, you can log in to add events yourself, or if you’re a music lover you can browse the gigs and check out the ‘form a band’ section. You can even suggest a music related news item for inclusion on the homepage.
Thanks to Mr.Wise for letting us know about his new mixtape, which can be downloaded now from b00mb0x.
‘Matty 40.5′ has (84 tracks + 25 samples) check out the full list of which after the break…
Exist are putting the finishing touches to their brand new website. Its nearly done, so head over to buy a tshirt, check out some photography or have a chat in the forum.
They’re also hosting a free live show in store, this Friday 14th September from 7pm till 9pm; featuring local ‘5 piece Punk Rock heroes’ The Arteries. Plus there’s a new art exhibition from Michael Sorenson.
The Exist Outlet is at 214 Oxford Street, Swansea SA1 3BG.
Tyron Francis is a freelance photographer based in Swansea, and as he’s just re-designed his website, I thought it was a good time to do a little profile on him.
Through exploring Swansea, music & people, Francis has built up a portfolio with varied work, and he gets the geek vote too, for publishing his work under a Creative Commons license.
The two main themes of his work seem to be community and music, both of which he his obviously passionate about. The photos have a gritty documentary feel, but still feel colourful and full of life, capturing moments of raw emotion and day-to-day life as if they were always the same thing.
In his own words, Tyron sees “… photography as a tool for social awareness and change, or rather MY tool for social awareness and change.”
All images © Tyron Francis and licensed under Creative Commons.