Daniel Eatock - Outsider Designer

Daniel Eatock describes himself as an "outside designer" and a "quasi artist". I would remove the quasi from that though, because what he does is definitely art.

On his site he has several galleries which include photographs, portraits, and graphics that have tickled his interest. That interest is rather wide ranging although some themes such as opposites, irony, and a wry anti establishment spirit are obvious throughout the site.

Here is a copy of the artists manifesto

Mini Manifesto

Begin with ideas
Embrace chance
Celebrate coincidence
Ad-lib and make things up
Eliminate superfluous elements
Subvert expectation
Make something difficult look easy
Be first or last
Believe complex ideas can produce simple things
Trust the process
Allow concepts to determine form
Reduce material and production to their essence
Sustain the integrity of an idea
Propose honesty as a solution

He has some very interesting ideas, and I like the way he uses art and form to work out philosophical ideas. I especially like this from his site

"Say YES to fun & function & NO to seductive imagery & colour!"