Life Lessons - The DESK Magazine

by Tobias van Schneider

My anti-New Year’s resolutions

I suck at New Year's Resolutions. Most of them are boring which is one reason we don't really stick with them.

by Tobias van Schneider

One video, article or side project can change your life

One piece of work, one little thing you create or publish, can change everything you do in the future.

by Tobias van Schneider

The beginner's secret

They say “quality over quantity.” And for most things, it rings true: One or two real friends are better than a hundred fair-weather ones. A curated collection of quality clothing is better than a wardrobe of fast fashion. A single, carefully chosen gift is better than a dozen. Yet when

by Tobias van Schneider

There’s more than meets the eye

You see the edited Instagram post. Not the countless photos and strained angles it took to get that shot. You see the launched product. Not the dozens of failed ones that never saw the light of day. You see a shark attack in the headlines. Not the thousands of people

by Tobias van Schneider

In search of something slightly better

Our life is an endless feed of opportunities. In search of them, we swipe by them.

by Katie Kirsch

You could plan your life, or you could design it

The human-centered design process — from empathy and research to rapid prototyping, iteration, and so forth — often helps us to bring meaning, joy and discovery into other people's worlds. But what if this same design mindset could be used to design ourselves and our lives?

by Tobias van Schneider

We’re on the expressway to the future

In the past several weeks, we have been truly *online* for the first time. We haven't experienced anything like this until now. While many of us had access to the internet before, this is the first time we are learning the significance of a new digital world.

by Tobias van Schneider

Some hobbies should be sacred

If you follow me on Instagram you know it's no secret that I love photography. I don't consider myself a professional photographer, yet I'm fairly serious about this passion of mine.

by Tobias van Schneider

When people rip you off

Recently, my team stumbled upon a paid theme that quite blatantly stole the Semplice.com homepage design. It’s not the first time I've seen a website or page design that looked eerily similar to something we've designed in the past. We were a bit puzzled by it and sent a friendly note to find out wh

by Tobias van Schneider

Overdeliver

With every project I do, I aim to overdeliver. I built my career on this attitude. I try to take every step of the project, down to the smallest details, above and beyond what’s expected. In an industry defined by billable hours and budgets, some might say it's a dangerous approach. For me, it’s the