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mymind updates you might have missed

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

How to get unstuck and launch your portfolio

One of the biggest challenges we face as designers is finishing our projects. Especially with personal work like our portfolio, it seems impossible to please ourselves.

by Tobias van Schneider

Design in India 🇮🇳 featuring Animal

With our Design Around the World series we aim to meet new designers and explore design communities outside our own. Now we're excited to share add India to the series, featuring the lovely team at Animal.

by Tobias van Schneider

How to Get a Job at KISKA

KISKA is a design studio quite unlike any company we’ve featured in this series so far. Working across the physical and digital space, the studio designs everything from motorcycles to sporting goods to prosthetics.

by Tobias van Schneider

How to make a portfolio when your work can’t be shared

An online portfolio is critical to a designer's success. But what do we do when we work on a confidential project where we’ve signed a non-disclosure agreement?

by Tobias van Schneider

How to Land Your Dream Design Job

For our How to Get a Job at X interview series, we asked directors, recruiters and designers from some of the top companies in the world how we can land a job on their design team. Almost 20 interviews in and counting, we’ve learned a lot.

by Lu Yu

Semplice design portfolio inspiration of May 2018

Every Wednesday, we handpick two custom portfolios created with Semplice to feature in our Best Of Showcase. Now we've collected the best of the best – our favorite submissions from the past month.

by Tobias van Schneider

10 inspiring UX portfolios and why they work

No matter what type of design you do, an online portfolio is a must. In most cases, companies and clients simply won’t consider you for a job without one. While a UX designer may believe their work doesn’t translate well to a visual platform, a portfolio is even more important for UX work.

by Tobias van Schneider

The “Why” Behind Shoe Design

As you probably know, shoe design is a new passion of mine. I've been totally immersing myself in it, learning how to customize shoes and now slowly even making my own patterns. In my research I found shoe designer Mike Friton's work and of course, had to talk with him.