Desk of Tobias von Schneider

Dear Young Designer, Part II

(this is a timely continuation of Part I of Dear Young Designer) → You don't need to become a grifter to be successful. I know it seems that way today (given the context of 2025), but trust me there is another way that's more meaningful and long

by Tobias van Schneider

How can we build an extension of your mind?

For the first time last week, I wrote about a new project that has consumed a large part of the last year for me.

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

Design in Serbia 🇷🇸 featuring Mirko Zarkovic

Our latest addition to the Design Around the World series is a fun one: Serbia.

by Tobias van Schneider

Behind the Carbonmade onboarding UX (a case study)

Designing an effective onboarding experience is a balancing act between solving as many potential questions or roadblocks as possible, while at the same time not overwhelming the user with too much information.

by Jon Vio

Tutorial: Creating 3D typography with Adobe Dimension

You may have been browsing some of your favorite designers or artists on Instagram or Twitter, or perhaps you jumped online to find some inspiration and noticed a new trend in the design world: 3D text.

by Tobias van Schneider

The best totally free web fonts & typefaces

Quality, free web fonts are difficult to come by these days. The best place we could think to find them: Twitter.

by Tobias van Schneider

Games are the new platform you want to be part of

More than 12.3 million players joined Fortnite's live virtual concert with rapper Travis Scott on April 23, in which he introduced his new single and partnership with Kid Cudi. It was the largest in-game event ever.