Hi, I'm Tobias, a German designer living in New York. I'm the author of this blog, nice to meet you!
(this article was written in September 2015 as a response to the Google re-design) In September 2015 Google introduced us to their new digital identity [https://design.google.com/]. As you can imagine, the design community was furious and outraged as ever. Of course, the loudest voices filled with
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I changed my approach on how I read a book a while ago which since then has helped me to complete more books than I ever imagined. (obviously it’s not just about completion) I read because it opens my eyes, it makes me less judgmental and more open to
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As you might have read in one of my earlier articles, I dropped out of high school when I was 15 and started working as an apprentice for computer science, which left me with very little traditional education.
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Every time I meet someone and they notice the Apple Watch on my wrist, they ask me the same question: “So… How is it?” With this article I aim to answer this question. While trying to stay away from a traditional review format, I’ll focus on the top 12
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For years I felt uncomfortable to talk about this specific topic, as many of us would do. I played World Of Warcraft for years and it played a key role in my career becoming a designer, opening my own design studio and landing a job as Product Design Lead at
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“A jack of all trades, master of none” is the famous saying. From early on in school we are trained to specialize. You should be a master in one field, they say.
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Nowadays it’s all about growth, scale and about being successful. At least that’s what we get from social media and everyone around us. There is this little classic story about a fisherman and a businessman I would like to share with you. You might know it already, but
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1. How to make friends & influence people [http://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/1508569754] by Dale Carnegie This book written by Dale Carnegie is a classic. The title is cheesy but I read it already 3 times. It’s a book everyone should read at
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We’ve been watching it since a couple years now. Design studios or agencies such as 8020, Sofa, Smart Design, Adaptive Path, Hot Studio, Gecko Design and most recently Teehan+Lax joining the ranks of larger product organizations such as Facebook, Google or Microsoft. The same happens on an individua
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The article below is an interview interview I did with FirstRound Capital back in 2014 but remains one of my favorite interviews today. If you're interested in getting some insight in how I approach my side projects (or even main projects) this article might give you the behind the scenes you were l
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