Desk of Tobias von Schneider

The great manipulation

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Style is the answer to everything — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №258

Welcome back and if you're new here, welcome to DESK! In case you missed my last essay "Objects of Affection", you can now read it here as online version. Please share it with friends or colleagues if it resonated with you. For this week, I got

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

Designs of my dreams — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №256

Many new subscribers joined over the last week, welcome everyone to DESK (: In case you missed it: In my last essay I wrote about why we are taking steps backward in a world that keeps moving forward. From vintage Instagram filters to the resurgence of vinyl records, there's

One step forward, two steps backwards — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №255

⏱️ Average reading time: 4 minutes 🎵 Soundtrack of this essay: Listen here while reading It's a curious paradox: Scroll through your Instagram feed or peek at your own profile and you'll likely find pixel perfect, high-resolution photos deliberately aged and weathered with analog filters and effects. We&

Embracing Friction

⏱️ Average reading time: 5-6min For the past decade, we designers (in particular software & UX designers) have pursued an almost singular goal: make everything easier. User-friendliness above all else was and still is our mantra. From operating systems to mobile apps and even games, our goal is to reduce friction,

The place where it all started — DESK Edition №253

Introducing: The Escape Machine

The day has finally come.

mymind updates you might have missed

We've released so many improvements and updates for mymind recently, these are old news by now.

How to think for yourself

A couple weeks ago we published this video for mymind. Watch it before you keep reading, it's only a minute long. Alright, now that you have watched the video, here's my take: Today's professional world is a mess. We've been driven to