Desk of Tobias von Schneider

mymind updates you might have missed

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

Designers vs. project managers

If you’ve ever worked in an agency, you’ve been on one side or the other: The creative side or the accounts side. And by side, I mean both structurally and physically.

by Tobias van Schneider

Semplice 5 is here

When we created Semplice in 2014, we didn't call it Semplice 1. It was our first and only portfolio product. There was nothing to compare it to. Little did we know, we would soon have a strong community allowing Semplice to become better and better.

by Tobias van Schneider

Semplice vs. Carbonmade

After announcing last week that I'm now partner & co-CEO at Carbonmade, I've received a lot of questions about the difference between Carbonmade and Semplice. I'd love to answer them right here.

by Jon Vio

Monthly portfolio inspiration of December 2019

Once a week, we select two portfolios created with Semplice to feature in our Best Of Showcase. Here we've collected our favorites from the month of December.

by Tobias van Schneider

The best of the year

Every year, we review our top articles to help guide our writing for the year to come. Here's what you most enjoyed reading from DESK in 2019.

by Zoe

Beautiful portfolios built with Carbonmade in 2019

With more downtime and a new year approaching, this is the month finally work on your portfolio. To look back on what you did this year and decide what you want to work on next. So we collected a few fresh sites to inspire you, all launched this year through Carbonmade.com.

by Tobias van Schneider

The future is here: Our 2020 design trend predictions

The year 2020 is big. We are sending a robot to Mars in 2020. In science fiction works and other media, the year 2020 is the future. If films and novels are accurate, we should either be using hovercraft or witnessing the apocalypse by next year.

by Tobias van Schneider

My new secret company

Building portfolios has been a big part of my life and career for 15+ years now, from the dozens of times I’ve re-designed my own portfolio, to the countless times I reviewed portfolios as a creative director or at events, to the company I run today.

by Tobias van Schneider

Portfolios with exemplary case studies

Case studies are the heart of a portfolio. It's where you have the chance to put your work in its best light and tell the story as you intended it to be told.

by Tobias van Schneider

Why we mute or block

I used to never mute or block anyone on social media. I always felt that I could take everything, sort through it and have a constructive conversation with anyone who comes my way. But recently, I changed my view on the subject.