Desk of Tobias von Schneider

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Embracing Friction — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №254

by Tobias van Schneider

5 hard truths for young designers

Stop reading right now if you’re looking for feel-good advice. This is not going to be that kind of article.

by Tobias van Schneider

It's live! Introducing the new HOVS website

The new HOVS (House of van Schneider) aka my personal (studio) website, is finally LIVE!

by Tobias van Schneider

The books I loved

After at least a year of talking about it, my new website is launching. One of the sub-pages will be dedicated entirely to my favorite reading recommendations.

by Tobias van Schneider

The case for being ignorant

I am sure you know this feeling. You find a new book that you absolutely love. A new movie, a new TV series or even a new hobby such as cycling or designing. It can be anything and everything.

by Tobias van Schneider

How much YOU is in YOUR work?

I started my design career by accident and never enjoyed a classical educational foundation in anything I'm doing professionally. As a result, my approach always had a bit more of a "punk" approach.

by Tobias van Schneider

My anti-New Year’s resolutions

I suck at New Year's Resolutions. Most of them are boring which is one reason we don't really stick with them.

by Tobias van Schneider

Let's talk about AI

Many of you have asked me to write an essay with my thoughts on AI (Artificial Intelligence). So in the spirit of things, I've tasked ChatGPT to write this article for me.

by Tobias van Schneider

The only deals we'll do this year for mymind, Semplice & Carbonmade

Today, I'd like to focus entirely on the projects I'm working on and the special deals we prepared for only this week as a way to say THANK YOU to our community.

by Tobias van Schneider

What is quality anymore?

One might say the quality of everything has improved – our TV screens have never been more crisp & vivid, our systems and software never more refined, our roads and highways never more paved.