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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13 Aug 2018 • 3 min read

6 Inspiring Design Studios from South Korea 🇰🇷

Our Design Around the World series explores design communities outside our own. We’ve met many talented designers through these interviews and learned a ton from them. And we continue digging deeper.

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7 Aug 2018 • 4 min read

How to apply for a design internship

I recently decided to take on a design intern at my company (not the first time, but we don't do it that often). We received hundreds of applications and reviewed every one of them before making a decision.

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3 Aug 2018 • 2 min read

Semplice Turns 4 Years Old

Four years ago when we hit the launch button on Semplice, I could not have imagined I would be writing this article today. And maybe it is this very attitude that has served us well over the years. We always had dreams, but we managed our expectations carefully.

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27 Jul 2018 • 5 min read

Design in Malaysia 🇲🇾 featuring LIE

Our Design Around the World series explores design communities outside our own, introducing us to new creatives and perspectives. With this latest interview meet LIE, an independent graphic design studio based in Kuala Lumpur.

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26 Jul 2018 • 5 min read

Full time vs. freelance vs. on your own

I've recently looked back at my (still fairly short) career, trying to find a pattern in my decision-making and understand exactly what makes me happy.

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19 Jul 2018 • 3 min read

It’s all been done before

It’s one of the main challenges I experience with writing. One moment I’m struck with an idea or a revelation, something I feel compelled to write about. The very next moment I think, well, maybe somebody’s already written about this.

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17 Jul 2018 • 5 min read

Design in Mexico 🇲🇽 featuring Anagrama

With this latest interview in our Design Around the World series, we're excited to feature the awesome Anagrama studio located in Mexico City.

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13 Jul 2018 • 3 min read

7 beautiful illustration portfolios made with Semplice

We’ve always said Semplice is made by designers, for designers. But all kinds of creatives use Semplice to showcase their work, including illustrators.

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11 Jul 2018 • 1 min read

Semplice x Flywheel

Semplice is made by designers, for designers. Since we founded Semplice four years ago, every day has been about pushing creatives forward with tools that allow them to build beautiful case studies and portfolios.

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28 Jun 2018 • 3 min read

How to get unstuck and launch your portfolio

One of the biggest challenges we face as designers is finishing our projects. Especially with personal work like our portfolio, it seems impossible to please ourselves.