Tobias van Schneider

Hi, I'm Tobias, a German designer living in New York. I'm the author of this blog, nice to meet you!

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31 May 2022 • 3 min read

from the DESK of van Schneider — Edition Nr.208

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23 May 2022 • 3 min read

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.

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22 May 2022 • 3 min read

from the DESK of van Schneider — Edition Nr.207

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19 May 2022 • 5 min read

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

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20 Apr 2022 • 3 min read

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.

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13 Apr 2022 • 2 min read

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.

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30 Mar 2022 • 2 min read

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.

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28 Mar 2022 • 3 min read

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.

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14 Mar 2022 • 2 min read

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.

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3 Mar 2022 • 3 min read

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.