Design - The DESK Magazine (Page 37)

The Startup That Never Started: Lessons from .Mail

.Mail (I'm going to use DotMail here, for easier reading) was an email app concept I originally came up with and designed in 2010. DotMail never saw the light of the day. It never launched and it would haunt me for many years to come. This is the

by Tobias van Schneider

Design in Thailand 🇹🇭 featuring Farmgroup

With this latest interview in our Design Around the World series, meet Farmgroup, a creative agency in Bangkok.

by Tobias van Schneider

Design in Armenia 🇦🇲 featuring Backbone Branding

Our Design Around the World series introduces us to designers in other countries, giving us a glimpse of their unique design community and culture. For our latest interview, we're happy to introduce Backbone Branding from Armenia.

by Tobias van Schneider

Should I Follow Design Trends?

I’ve gotten many questions about design trends lately. Not only from readers, but also from other blogs or magazines asking me what I believe the design trends for 2018 will be.

by Lu Yu

Semplice Portfolio Inspiration of December 2017

Every week, we handpick two portfolios created with Semplice to feature on our Showcase. These are the best of the best, chosen by yours truly from hundreds of fantastic submissions.

by Tobias van Schneider

My Jump from iPhone to Android: An Unsponsored Pixel2 Review

First of all, this article is NOT sponsored by Google. But if anyone from Google is reading this and wants to send me the Pixel XL, please do, because I’d love to test that phone as well.

by Tobias van Schneider

How to manage your time as a remote worker

Recently I wrote an article titled How to Not Suck at Remote Working. One of the main rules was to know who you are, as I believe remote working is just not for everyone. However, if time management is your main issue, there’s hope.

by Lu Yu

Semplice Portfolio Inspiration of November 2017

Every week, we handpick two portfolios created with Semplice to feature on our Showcase. These are the best of the best, chosen by yours truly from hundreds of fantastic submissions.

by Tobias van Schneider

The Hottest Websites from the Late 90s

While most of us can’t imagine our lives without it, the internet in its more accessible form is just a few years older than Justin Bieber. The World Wide Web hasn’t been around that long, but it’s come a long way since its inception.

by Tobias van Schneider

The slow decay of a designer

Over the last couple weeks I’ve been heads down on a lot of work. Existing projects and new ones. In general, I’ve never shied away from work that wasn’t part of my core skillset.