Hi, I'm Tobias, a German designer living in New York. I'm the author of this blog, nice to meet you!
I've been following Pawel for quite some time now. I think I first heard of him around 10 years ago or even longer when I discovered his colorful artworks online. Back then, Pawel was mostly known under his web nickname "hellocolor". A name that suits him
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I suck at New Year's Resolutions. Most of them are boring which is one reason we don't really stick with them.
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This one time I met a cartoonist who doesn’t know how to draw.
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Exactly today (Dec. 26th 2016) I haven’t had a single drop of alcohol or coffee in 27 months. If you're reading this later, you can do the math yourself.
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I read a lot. I didn't used to, but over the last couple years I made an effort to change myself and I'm happy to report that I've succeeded. One of the best decisions I made was ordering a Kindle from Amazon and reading my books on there instead of purchasing physical books.
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The one thing that makes designers great is the same thing that makes them the worst people to work with: perfectionism. It’s part of what drives us to design in the first place. We’re not satisfied with what’s out there now, so we decide to make it ourselves.
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I know this is a little bit of a harsh title and I didn't mean to make it sound that negative, but this topic has been on my head for a while now.
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Malika Favre is one of the most genuinely cool people I know. You’ve probably seen her illustrations on the cover of The New Yorker, in Vogue or the New York Times, among many other places.
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Society loves to passive aggressively ask you this question everyday. What are you doing with your life? What's your grand plan? (listen to the song I was listening to while writing this article) I’m not a planner. I don’t trust planners and I don’t like
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A common question I get asked most from young designers is usually about personal branding. How to promote yourself and your work.
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