Career Advice - The DESK Magazine (Page 10)

The best work I’ve ever done

What's your favorite project you’ve worked on? What’s the best work you’ve ever done?

I remember many times in my life when I felt certain it was time to make a change. As soon as the realization hit me, there was this sense of urgency to make it happen right away. I felt that if I wasn’t where I was supposed to be, I should get out quickly.

by Tobias van Schneider

When you dreamed about doing what you’re doing now

Something I’ve noticed while talking to design students is a romanticizing of the industry. When first learning design, there’s this notion that when we become designers we’ll do only beautiful, world-changing work. Then, we enter the industry and learn things aren’t exactly as we expected.

by Terri Lee

What I’ve Learned Two Months Into My Design Internship

These past two months have allowed me to flex my creative muscles, especially when it comes to visual design. The bulk of my work still consists of creating graphics and designing pages for Semplice, but I’ve also been exploring some more personal projects and playing with new software (hi, Figma!).

by Tobias van Schneider

How to Get a Design Job at Red Antler

Red Antler is a branding studio based in New York that works exclusively with startups. They've helped launch and grow brands like Casper, Birchbox, Brandless and more.

by Stefan Kaltenegger

10 tips that make designers and developers excel as a team

It takes both the creative and technical part to successfully build and ship digital projects like websites or apps.

by Terri Lee

What I’ve Learned One Month Into My Design Internship

In late July, I accepted an offer for a three-month interactive design internship with House of van Schneider. Tobias was one of the first designers I started following on social media when I decided to pursue design as a career. I loved how personable he comes across on Twitter and ate up all the k