The DESK Magazine

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Tobias van Schneider's The DESK Magazine essays on design, creativity, visual taste, designers' careers, and creative work.

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Homepage: https://vanschneider.com/blog

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Beautiful mistakes #Design #Creativity #Career
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May 27, 2026
Every choice is a confession #Design #Creativity #Career
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Feb 5, 2026
My favorite type of designers #Design #Creativity #Career
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Dec 16, 2025
A cruel reminder for all designers #Design #Creativity #Career
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Nov 17, 2025
The WHY always comes first. #Design #Creativity #Motivation
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Nov 13, 2025
Dear Young Designer, Part II #Design #Career #Creativity
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Nov 4, 2025
What makes Japanese letterforms so irresistible to designers? #Design #Typography #JapaneseDesign
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Oct 14, 2025
How to reverse AI brain rot -- A note to myself #AI #Creativity #SelfImprovement
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Oct 1, 2025
Death by a Thousand Buttons #Design #Creativity #Career
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Jun 4, 2025
3 lessons from Jony Ive #Design #Creativity #Inspiration
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May 27, 2025
That thing that you loved (before you googled it) #Creativity #Design #Inspiration
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May 12, 2025
Smoke, Mirrors, and Toothpaste Foam #Design #Creativity #Career
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May 6, 2025
The story of the Orange #Design #Creativity #Essays
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Apr 22, 2025
The future of the designer #Design #Creativity #Career
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Apr 7, 2025
The great manipulation #Design #Creativity #Essays
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Feb 25, 2025