Desk of Tobias von Schneider

The unexamined life is not worth living — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №259

Last week I wrote about "Style is the answer to everything", a short personal meditation on style and a subtle nod to one of my favorite poems by Charles Bukowski. If you missed it, I highly recommend you read it. You can now read it here on my

by Tobias van Schneider

Why we built an anti-social tool

This article was originally intended for the upcoming mymind.com blog, but it feels so personal to me, I found it fitting to share here with you.

by Surya Anand

The best portfolios launched with Semplice in May 2022

Every week, we handpick two portfolios created with Semplice to feature on our Showcase. These are the best of the best, chosen by yours truly from hundreds of beautiful submissions.

by Tobias van Schneider

The most advanced portfolio system yet: Semplice 6 is here

They say it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert at a chosen field. We've been building Semplice for nearly 10 years.

by Tobias van Schneider

Is the folder dead?

Think about a real folder made of paper. Back in the day... We invented paper folders because we had limited space in the physical world to organize ourselves. We needed a way to group and sort our letters, documents and papers. If we had stacked up our files anywhere on

by Zoe

How to make a copywriting portfolio

Talk to any creative person about building their portfolio and they’ll tell you: copy is the hardest part.

by Tobias van Schneider

A clean, peaceful place to read your articles without distractions

The people who use mymind typically have an intellectual side. They like to think, learn and challenge themselves on their own time. So we knew this brand new feature was not optional: Reader Mode.

by Tobias van Schneider

Your case studies contain clues to your future

A little hack for reinventing your work and expanding ideas: Give your favorite case study its own standalone website.

by Tobias van Schneider

On finding your niche

We are constantly researching and discovering new creative people in our line of work. The ones who rise to the surface usually have something in common.

by Tobias van Schneider

The inspiration lie

We’re always waiting for inspiration to find us. We put off creating our next piece of art, building our next product or writing our next article because we're just not feeling inspired. Any day now, inspiration will come and we can finally begin.

by Surya Anand

The best portfolios launched with Semplice in February 2022

Every week, we handpick two portfolios created with Semplice to feature on our Showcase. These are the best of the best, chosen by yours truly from hundreds of beautiful submissions.