Desk of Tobias von Schneider

Death by a Thousand Buttons — from the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №268

Welcome back to DESK! New York threw us another perfect weekend so I took the Escape Machine down to Balthazar in SoHo for some overpriced eggs benedict (a Tobias favorite, although I prefer it at PASTIS in Meatpacking District, same owner, better food). While enjoying my brunch I watched the

by Tobias van Schneider

Why are strangers more excited about your idea than your own friends?

Have you ever noticed strangers are more receptive and excited about your ideas than your own family or friends? Maybe you feel like you have to pitch harder to your close circles than anyone else, or that your close friends don't take you seriously enough.

by Tobias van Schneider

A simple portfolio hack

Chances are, you’re avoiding your portfolio. You probably know a friend avoiding their portfolio too.

by Tobias van Schneider

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.