Design - The DESK Magazine

The secret behind inspiration

I wrote about inspiration before. It's a fascinating topic to me personally. In fact, it's on my mind almost every day. As creatives, its the fuel that powers us through our days, and we are all painfully aware how it feels on those days when inspiration

by Tobias van Schneider

Das Gesamtkunstwerk

First and foremost I am a designer. By trade and at heart.

by Tobias van Schneider

Does it FEEL right?

Design is often taught as a set of rigid rules. And in principle, it makes sense. We may call them "rules" but perhaps it's better to call them fundamentals.

by Tobias van Schneider

The books I loved

After at least a year of talking about it, my new website is launching. One of the sub-pages will be dedicated entirely to my favorite reading recommendations.

by Tobias van Schneider

What is quality anymore?

One might say the quality of everything has improved – our TV screens have never been more crisp & vivid, our systems and software never more refined, our roads and highways never more paved.

by Tobias van Schneider

How to create free press for your work

You know what’s not a portfolio, but still acts as a portfolio?

by Tobias van Schneider

"Good things come to those who wait."

As a designer, one of the most useful skills you can have is patience. Even if you're not a designer, patience is one of the best yet hardest skills to learn.

by Tobias van Schneider

The best designers are artists

As a young designer, I would have done everything to convince you that designers are not artists.

by Tobias van Schneider

What makes me a designer?

This question crossed my mind enough times recently that I went into the DESK archives to find my own answer. To my surprise, there wasn’t one. I’ve never written about it, not until today.

by Tobias van Schneider

When did our tools become our religion?

Designers love to argue about design tools. Some treat it as their religion, as if their design tool is the only thing that gives them meaning or an identity.