Desk of Tobias von Schneider

That thing that you loved (before you googled it) — from the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №266

Welcome back to DESK! I hope you had a lovely weekend. We had some lovely weather in NYC so I spent my Saturday a couple hours on The Escape Machine driving through Manhattan. You can't stop at a red light without someone talking to you, this motorcycle is

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Inspiring portfolios launched with Semplice in December 2021

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.

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The top DESK portfolio articles of 2021

These are our most-read portfolio articles of the last year.

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The most-read DESK articles of 2021

I'll be honest. Staying consistent with a personal publication like DESK can be a challenge. And sometimes I don't. Yet here we are another year and hundreds of articles later.

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Design in Australia 🇦🇺 featuring Thought & Found

We'd be remiss to not include Australia in this series. It takes little effort to find talented designers and studios throughout the country.

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Beautiful portfolios made using Semplice in November 2021

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

Semplice Black Friday – the only deal we do all year

We almost never do discounts on our products for several reasons. One being: We’re confident in their value and want customers who recognize that too. And yet, we loyally participate in Black Friday every year.

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The Weekly Elevator Pitch

Starting this week I'm introducing a new section in my weekly email called "The Weekly Elevator Pitch". [This is a work in progress idea, anything below might be subject to change] Why? I like the idea of giving readers and other people the chance to promote

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5 favorite Semplice features you might have missed

I use Semplice nearly every day to create landing pages and websites, from hiring announcements to mini-portfolios for a pitch, to marketing pages for my various products and projects.

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A place for everything and everything in its place: How I use mymind as a designer

I discovered my love of design on the internet, and the internet continues to fuel it. And now with mymind, it all comes together in one place.

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The business of hype

You remember the days. When you anticipated a new album like a child on Christmas Eve. Or when Disney placed their special feature films “in the vault” before reissuing them 10 years later. Or when Black Friday actually offered exclusive, valuable deals worth standing in line for.