Daniel Eatock
Designer · Other
Articles & interviews
- "Emmi Salonen's Book Tackles Preventing Creative Burnout"
The article profiles Finnish designer Emmi Salonen and her new book, The Creative Wellbeing Handbook, published by BIS Publishers. Drawing from her own experience with burnout, Salonen introduces a model that reframes creativity as an ecosystem requiring balance between input and output. The book compiles insights from over 100 creatives worldwide and offers tools for sustaining creative wellbeing.
- Eilish Briscoe Turns Aphasia Into Innovative Visual Art
Creative Boom profiles designer and artist Eilish Briscoe, whose stroke and resulting aphasia inspired a new body of typographic and installation art. Her exhibition 'I Don't Have The Words' at Art Practice in East London explores communication, recovery, and the boundaries of language through her typeface 'Maybe'. The article highlights her transformation of rehabilitation exercises into a profound artistic statement about human expression.
- BDF Founders Share Vision for 2025 Festival: Emphasizing Play
The Brand Identity interviews Birmingham Design Festival founders Luke Tonge and Daniel Alcorn about their journey building one of the UK’s leading creative events. They discuss their philosophy of community-building, the importance of decentralising design culture beyond London, and their 2025 festival theme of 'Play.' The conversation also explores their personal career paths, teaching, and the evolving creative scene in Birmingham.
- Hato Press Marks 50th Zine with Artist Editions Exhibition
Hato Press marks the release of its 50th Risograph-printed zine with an exhibition showcasing all previous editions and new works by various artists. The milestone issue, 'My Nice T-shirts', is a collaboration with Japanese photographer Takashi Homma and coincides with the Tokyo Art Book Fair. The exhibition at Hato’s London studio celebrates the press’s ongoing commitment to artist-led publishing and experimental printmaking.