I’m Paul Novak a designer living and working in Minneapolis, MN.
Currently I'm a Creative Director at Halftone Digital ↗ a small but mighty remote agency specializing in product design & animation. My work there primarily consists of designing applications, products & systems for medical devices with Medtronic's Neuromodulation ↗ team.
Away from my day job I run a teeny freelance business, building and managing websites for a few clients a year and designing logos and ephemera for friends working on cool things. I also teach web design at the University of Minnesota ↗ on a part time basis a couple of days a week.
My design work reflects my influences in simple and intuitive interfaces as well as clean and engaging brands and identities. My favorite types of projects are when I get to work with great people and learn new skills.
1/4 • doing my favorite thing, eating eggs with my wife Camille
2/4 • With my dog River on the shore of lake Superior
3/4 • My little desk under the stairs
4/4 • My son seeing a leopard for the first time
Employment History
Dec 2010 – Mar 2011
Entropy Design Labs
Design Intern
My Tutorials & Resources
Tutorial
Learn how to dynamically change colors and take more control over your .svg assets.
Tutorial
Learn how I make more engaging and fully custom navigation menus in Webflow.
Figma Community File
A little tool to help you mockup your site designs, favicons, and web clip images in a simple and clean way (21k downloads & counting).
Article
Small guide around color contrast and how to best choose usable colors for your users.
Other Stuff I Enjoy
My Dog
Cooking Videos
Typography history
Music to Work to
New Music Discovery
History Podcasts
Hip-Hop Podcasts
Skateboarding Culture & History