Desk of Tobias von Schneider

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

by Tobias van Schneider

The art of doing

I’ve written about this so many times. Directly and indirectly, inspired not only by my own thoughts, dreams or concerns, but often those around me. A conversation with a friend that keeps repeating itself, in circles, again and again.

by Lu Yu

Design portfolio inspiration of October 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 past month.

by Tobias van Schneider

The books that changed your life

Today, we can easily fill our time reading tweets, news headlines, Instagram captions and emails. With so much “content” vying for our attention, it’s a wonder anyone still writes and reads books. But it seems that we do and, believe it or not, books are still changing lives.

by Tobias van Schneider

Design in Tokyo 🇯🇵 featuring Irobe Design Institute

We recently started exploring design in Japan through our Design Around the World series, starting with Nagasaki. Now we are looking at the design scene in Tokyo with Irobe Design Institute.

by Lizzy Spano

In a digital world, analog brings something new

Today, when digital tools and online resources are making all forms of design more accessible, efficient and refined, analog methods are becoming more of an art. Yet for Warsaw-based studio Ars Thanea, handcraft is more relevant than ever.

by Jon Vio

The unexpected addition to our creative workflow

In case you can't tell from our recent articles, we're big fans of the Adobe Dimension. We're constantly finding new ways to use it, for work and for pure fun. Now, paired with a couple familiar tools, we can create pretty much any 3D visual we imagine.

by Zoe

You’ve seen the Carbonmade portfolio tool, but never like this

Since its inception in 2005, Carbonmade has helped more than 2 million people put their creative work on the web. Now, with the launch of Carbonmade 4, it’s coming back smarter, faster and more flexible than ever.

by Tobias van Schneider

Addicted to inspiration

The internet has given us access to an unlimited amount of inspiration. New articles, books, tweets and podcasts are published every day. At this point, it's unclear whether this is helping or hurting us.

by Tobias van Schneider

How to create your first design portfolio

If you're just starting out as a designer, the best place to begin is with a portfolio. You may not have much work to show yet, but don't let that discourage you. Your portfolio isn't about the work you've already done, but the work you want to do next.