Desk of Tobias von Schneider

Objects of Affection — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №257

As always, if you missed last weeks email, its now on my blog. Last week I shared my big bucket list "Designs of my Dreams" with you. Feel free to forward this article to friends or colleagues if you like, its now open to everyone to read. Designs

by Tobias van Schneider

The experienced designer's unsaid rules for getting work done

It may not be common advice, but with time, every designer learns this is the only way to manage creative work.

by Surya Anand

The counterintuitive phrase that changed how I work

This is part of a series of articles I've been writing to document my apprenticeship here at HOVS.

by Zoe

How to make a 3D design portfolio in 15 minutes with Carbonmade

To spend the time perfecting every detail of your 3D designs – the texture, lighting, color and more – only to show it off in a poorly designed, outdated portfolio? Makes no sense!

by Tobias van Schneider

Dear young designer

Dear young designer, If you feel like your designs are more like strung-together hacks, you’re on the right path. If you’re waiting on feedback from your creative director, don’t wait. Keep exploring other options. Move on to the next task. Never sit around. If you want to

by Surya Anand

The best online portfolios of June 2021

We're always proud to see the best of the best using Semplice to showcase their work.

by Tobias van Schneider

The hack for self-discipline you learned as a child

The word discipline itself is intimidating. It implies mental toil. Manual labor. Forfeiting pleasure and immediate satisfaction for a nebulous, far-off reward. But it’s much less complicated than that.

by Tobias van Schneider

Finally, fresh color combinations for your visual projects

We see many people use mymind for visual inspiration – from creating mood boards for a design project to collecting decor ideas for their new apartment. So we created a little gift, just for them.

by Tobias van Schneider

Where do I even begin?

When I have a big, daunting task ahead of me – something I keep pushing down to the bottom of my list, it starts becoming big and abstract in my mind.

by Tobias van Schneider

Exceptionally good non-portfolio sites built with Semplice

Semplice is first and foremost a portfolio builder, but the smartest creatives and studios find it useful for a whole lot more.

by Tobias van Schneider

Foundry Milieu Grotesque on the “fun, fast and then painful” practice of creating typeface systems

Typeface foundries and designers are the backbone of the design industry. So it's about time we invited one of our favorite foundries on DESK to talk about their work.