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3 lessons from Jony Ive

I nearly walked away from writing this essay. Trendy or current topics usually make me turn the other way, but I'm making an exception today. I'm not sure if you watched the interview with Jony Ive and Patrick (CEO of Stripe) last week. It's

by Tobias van Schneider

Introducing: Design Around the World

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while you may have noticed that we try to take a different angle on topics you may or may not have heard about.

by Lizzy Spano

Choose your own emotion

We all have our way of responding to anxiety. I tend to let it build, obsessing over whatever is causing me stress, until I have some sort of minor breakdown.

by Tobias van Schneider

Tokyo Diary Part 1

I have to admit I haven't posted in a while here, well, only a couple days really. But my excuse is that I’ve been traveling around Japan with little to no Internet. But today, I’d like to take the chance to share with you a couple

by Tobias van Schneider

How to Land a Design Job at Fuzzco

This is the best closing answer I can imagine. Thank you so much for all these insights, Helen and Josh. There is so much to learn from everything you mentioned. Let’s look at some highlights we should remember when trying to land a job at Fuzzco (or anywhere, really).

by Lizzy Spano

Designers can write, too

Throughout the “How to Get a Job at X” interview series, we’ve talked to people from companies like Nike, Pentagram and Unsplash, asking how to get a design job where they work. It’s been fascinating to see the similarities and differences in their answers, but one takeaway stands out.

by Lu Yu

Semplice Portfolio Inspiration of April 2017

As you might know, we launched Semplice in 2014 to build the perfect portfolio tool we always dreamed off. Since then many great designers started using Semplice and I'm always blown away to see what other designers create.

by Rosa Koolhoven

The 6 contradictions of freelancing

With this article we’re going to switch it up a bit and write from the perspective of Nika and Tobias at the same time. Just imagine you’re sitting with the two of us in a coffee shop talking about freelancing.

by Tobias van Schneider

How to Get a Job at Unsplash

Unsplash started as a stupid little side project. Originally, it was a simple Tumblr blog that shared ten free photographs a day for anyone to download and use however they liked. Soon enough, Unsplash grew so big that it became its own company with a team of 18 people.

by Lizzy Spano

Embrace the chaos, or don’t

Last weekend I bought a desk. It was a Craigslist find, only $20, an adjustable drafting table meant for architects or illustrators. I was delighted.

by Tobias van Schneider

When to share your work

The moment before sharing your work is equal parts fear and excitement. It’s all kinds of feelings spanning all of two seconds: A rush of adrenaline followed immediately by dread, then either relief or regret. Once you hit that send button, there is no going back.