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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22 Jun 2021 • 2 min read

The hack for self-discipline you learned as a child

The word discipline itself is intimidating. It implies mental toil. Manual labor. Forfeiting pleasure and immediate satisfaction for a nebulous, far-off reward. But it’s much less complicated than that.

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16 Jun 2021 • 1 min read

Finally, fresh color combinations for your visual projects

We see many people use mymind for visual inspiration – from creating mood boards for a design project to collecting decor ideas for their new apartment. So we created a little gift, just for them.

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16 Jun 2021 • 1 min read

Start in the middle

When I have a big, daunting task ahead of me – something I keep pushing down to the bottom of my list, it starts becoming big and abstract in my mind.

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9 Jun 2021 • 4 min read

Exceptionally good non-portfolio sites built with Semplice

Semplice is first and foremost a portfolio builder, but the smartest creatives and studios find it useful for a whole lot more.

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9 Jun 2021 • 8 min read

Foundry Milieu Grotesque on the “fun, fast and then painful” practice of creating typeface systems

Typeface foundries and designers are the backbone of the design industry. So it's about time we invited one of our favorite foundries on DESK to talk about their work.

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2 Jun 2021 • 3 min read

Beautiful typography portfolios built with Semplice

Half of beautiful design comes down to typography. So it’s no surprise some of our favorite Semplice portfolios are by type designers.

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25 May 2021 • 2 min read

Luck is a dangerous word

I like to joke that when someone asks how you became successful, just say you got lucky. This answer satisfies everyone. It's all people expect and need to hear.

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24 May 2021 • 2 min read

Beauty for beauty's sake: Let your soul wander the "Three Rooms" digital museum

Your journey begins as you approach the ruins of HOVS. You see a gate before you, and the door is open. What will you find inside?

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24 May 2021 • 6 min read

Luck is a dangerous word — From the Desk of Tobias van Schneider — Edition Nr.192

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13 May 2021 • 4 min read

Why update my portfolio if I don't even like my work?

I hear it often when I talk with designers about their portfolio: “Yeah, I know I need to update my website. I plan to build something better when I have better work to put in it.”