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 graphic design at the University of Minnesota ↗ on a part time basis including classes like: Web Design, Typography, and Portfolio.
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.
Thats Me, Doing my favorite thing: eating eggs with my wife Camille.
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 (17k downloads & counting).
Article
Small guide around color contrast and how to best choose usable colors for your users.
Other Things I Enjoy
My Dog
Cooking Videos
Typography history
Music to Work to
New Music Discovery
History Podcasts
Hip-Hop Podcasts
Skateboarding Culture & History