Stories from the Desk of van Schneider written by Tobias van Schneider. New stories usually appear first on my private email list which you can sign up to at vip.vanschneider.com — Enjoy! - Medium
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The Impending Death of open online communities.

I’m a big believer of what I like to call The Pendulum Dynamic. Simply put, many things around us can be explained by the simple movement of a pendulum that swings back and forth. Being an optimist, I believe the pendulum swings back a little harder in the progressive direction every time it recovers from the last swing. Regardless, I believe it keeps...

Thu Nov 16, 2017 18:04
The new Semplice has finally launched! Made by Designers, for Designers.

by Tobias van Schneider first appeared ✍🏼 on my personal blogIt’s been a while since I’ve shipped something as big as what we’ve finished this week. (Spoiler Alert: It’s about the new Semplice, and what does “finished” even mean anymore?)Over the last 1.5 years we worked on a completely new product, the new Semplice — A new tool to build websites with,...

Sun Oct 1, 2017 21:36
How to get a job as Game Designer at Electronic Arts — A look behind the scenes.

by Tobias van Schneider first appeared ✍🏼 on my personal blogIn this series I talk to people at some of the most admirable companies and studios out there, simply asking: How do I get a job at your company?Our third conversation in this series is with EA, aka Electronic ArtsEA is one of the oldest video game companies in existence, founded in the early...

Sun Jul 9, 2017 20:45
If you want it, you might get it. The Reticular Activating System explained

by Tobias van Schneider first appeared ✍🏼 on my personal blogI’ve always been fascinated with superheroes for the same reasons kids are: They wear costumes. They beat bad guys. They have awesome powers. The older I get, though, the more I realize how amazing real human beings are.Our brains are incredibly complex. We can sift through billions of bits...

Fri Jun 23, 2017 00:57
What Makes a Good Logo?

by Tobias van Schneider first appeared ✍🏼 on my personal blogContinue reading on Desk of van Schneider »

Fri May 12, 2017 15:08
Obsessed With the Best

by Tobias van Schneider first appeared ✍🏼 on my personal blogThe Netflix series, Black Mirror, looks at futuristic worlds that are not so distant from our lives today. In the first episode of the latest season, the show introduces a society that operates around personal ratings.People rate each other after every exchange — getting coffee, talking in...

Sat Apr 29, 2017 15:13

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