Desk of Tobias von Schneider

Embracing Friction — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №254

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

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.

by Tobias van Schneider

An unsolicited portfolio review featuring animator & motion designer, Victor Verdugo

Welcome back to Unsolicited Portfolio Reviews, where we dig into some of our favorite portfolios and figure out what makes them work so well.

by Tobias van Schneider

Give me the boring design jobs

You're a designer. You want to work on the cool stuff. You want to design the logo that everyone will recognize. The app interface that millions of people will touch. You want to do the work that is seen, recognized and applauded.

by Tobias van Schneider

An unsolicited portfolio review featuring brand designer & art director, Libby Connolly

We’re here with another Unsolicited Portfolio Review, where we offer opinions on portfolios that nobody asked us for. Every week, we break down the details behind the best online portfolios.