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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9 Feb 2018 • 3 min read

Ask for what you want

Often I'll hear from people, especially on Twitter, who try to pitch me on their product in a roundabout way – asking questions and making small talk before finally revealing they just want to sell me something.

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2 Feb 2018 • 6 min read

Design in Hong Kong 🇭🇰 featuring Constant

With this latest interview in our Design Around the World series, we are happy to introduce Constant, a creative agency in Hong Kong.

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29 Jan 2018 • 4 min read

4 tips to improve your design portfolio

If you’re creating a design portfolio, it’s safe to assume you know at least the foundational rules of good design. Yet when we work in isolation on our own portfolio, it’s easy to forget the common rules we would apply to any other client project. Sometimes we’re just too close to our own work, whi

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29 Jan 2018 • 4 min read

Why your portfolio’s not getting you the job you want

You built an online portfolio for your design work. You wrote a nice cover letter and sent it off to what feels like countless companies. You followed up with friendly emails and even personalized gifts that would make you want to hire yourself on the spot.

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24 Jan 2018 • 7 min read

How to Get a Job at Flywheel

Flywheel is a WordPress hosting and development platform built to help creatives do their best work.

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22 Jan 2018 • 13 min read

The Startup That Never Started: Lessons from .Mail

.Mail (I'm going to use DotMail here, for easier reading) was an email app concept I originally came up with and designed in 2010. DotMail never saw the light of the day. It never launched and it would haunt me for many years to come. This is the

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19 Jan 2018 • 9 min read

Design in Thailand 🇹🇭 featuring Farmgroup

With this latest interview in our Design Around the World series, meet Farmgroup, a creative agency in Bangkok.

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17 Jan 2018 • 4 min read

The Introvert’s Guide to Networking in NYC

I can’t tell you how much I hate networking. Few things are more uncomfortable than walking around a big room shaking hands with strangers in suits. As soon as the first person asks, “So, what do you do?” I want to run straight out of the room. And don’t even ask me for a business card. I can guaran

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10 Jan 2018 • 9 min read

Design in Armenia 🇦🇲 featuring Backbone Branding

Our Design Around the World series introduces us to designers in other countries, giving us a glimpse of their unique design community and culture. For our latest interview, we're happy to introduce Backbone Branding from Armenia.

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9 Jan 2018 • 4 min read

Should I Follow Design Trends?

I’ve gotten many questions about design trends lately. Not only from readers, but also from other blogs or magazines asking me what I believe the design trends for 2018 will be.