Interviews - The DESK Magazine (Page 2)

Behind the scenes of book cover design

Creating book covers is a dream design job. Many of us have it on our bucket list. Few of us find ourselves designing book covers full-time.

by Tobias van Schneider

Design in Lebanon 🇱🇧 featuring Studio Safar

In our latest Design Around the World series interview, we are exploring a complex and dynamic design community: Lebanon.

by Tobias van Schneider

Designing the future of clothing, where extreme functionality & creativity meet

In every good story, the hero takes a journey. In my world, it's the designers turned product founders. The startups grown into multi-million dollar businesses. Or, in this case, the extreme adventurers now designing the future of clothing.

by Tobias van Schneider

To create perfumes, you have to break the rules

My favorite type of people are the curious ones. The people who just can't get enough of life, who are always trying new things and asking questions not to better themselves, but simply to experience the world in every way they can. Gérald Ghislain is exactly that type of person.

by Tobias van Schneider

Artist James White of Signalnoise, on owning your style

The subject of style will forever be contentious in the design and art communities. On one hand, we strive to find our style and stand out with an original voice. On the other hand, we don't want to be pigeonholed into a specific style we can't escape or grow out of.

by Tobias van Schneider

Julie Kraulis’ timepiece drawings are an ode to detail

I first discovered Julie Kraulis' work at the A. Lange & Söhne boutique in New York. It was astounding.

by Tobias van Schneider

The end of net magazine and the future of print

It's the end of an era, in the truest sense of the word. net magazine, which has been a source of inspiration for the design & tech community since the early days of the web, is shutting down.

by Tobias van Schneider

The sensory and surreal worlds of teamLab

Before our feeds were filled with Zoom screenshots and sourdough loaves, you probably saw at least one Instagram post featuring the work of teamLab. The collective has produced numerous immersive exhibits internationally, and it's the sort of thing you can't experience without photographing. Yet ph

by Lizzy Spano

A data designer’s responsibility during a global crisis

If you’re like many of us, you’ve been obsessively refreshing the news and Coronavirus maps for at least a week now. Or, if you’re like me, you’re making an intentional effort to control your media intake during this anxious, confusing time.

by Tobias van Schneider

ONE Woman’s Secret to a Successful Side Project

Sometimes a side project turns into something much bigger. Before you know it, seven years have passed and what was once a stupid side project is now your passion. That's what happened for Nicole Gavrilles with ONE Magazine.