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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12 Mar 2017 • 8 min read

Make Her See What She Can Be

After working in advertising for more than 12 years, Mara Lecocq left her job as a creative director to pursue a new dream: Creating an inclusive children's book that gets girls excited about tech.

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12 Mar 2017 • 9 min read

How to get a design job at Nike

In this series I talk to people at some of the most admirable companies and studios out there, simply asking: How do I get a job there? Our second interview in this series is with Nike.

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6 Mar 2017 • 2 min read

Best of The Week, March 6th

Oh wow, what a week! Same for you? Tell me something new & exciting! This is one of those weekly emails where instead of sharing you one article, I share with you a couple things to get your week started the right way, just to mix it up a bit.

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3 Mar 2017 • 7 min read

How to Get a Design Job at Airbnb

In this article series I talk to people at some of the most admirable companies and studios out there, simply asking, how do I get a job there?

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27 Feb 2017 • 3 min read

Obsessed with the best

The Netflix series, Black Mirror, looks at futuristic worlds that are not so distant from our lives today. In the first episode of season 3, the show introduces a society that operates around personal ratings.

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21 Feb 2017 • 6 min read

How to Quit Your Job

I've been meaning to write about this for a while now, but it's such a complex topic. Every person's circumstance is different and there is no one-size-fits-all solution.

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17 Feb 2017 • 2 min read

The Future of This Blog

Hey friends I'm Tobias [https://www.vanschneider.com/], you probably know me or some of my articles if you've been reading this blog for a while. I wanted to give you a quick status update on how things are going. My writing has been around for

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14 Feb 2017 • 3 min read

Could this be my super power?

I’ve always been fascinated with superheroes for the same reasons kids are: They wear costumes. They beat bad guys. They have awesome powers. The older I get, though, the more I realize how amazing real human beings are.

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13 Feb 2017 • 2 min read

NTMY Ep16 with PER/se

Yes, finally! The Nice To Meet You show is back!

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4 Feb 2017 • 8 min read

3 Burning Reader Questions Answered

Before we get into it: I've updated my collection of my favorite Type Foundries which I follow closely to discover new typefaces. If you love typography, I'm sure you appreciate this collection.