An independent web design studio in Duluth, Minnesota.
Not Your
Average Studio
Average Studio
ASDF.design is a web development studio based in Duluth, Minnesota. I build custom websites for creatives, nonprofits, and small businesses who need more than a template but less than an agency.
The tools change.
The thinking doesn't.
Good work starts with curiosity, not a particular tool. ASDF brings design thinking and hands-on development together to turn ambitious ideas into real, useful, memorable experiences.
From the early web to today's AI-assisted workflows, the technology keeps evolving. The fundamentals don't: understand the problem, explore the possibilities, and care about every detail.
Independent by design. Collaborative by nature. Built for the space between creative ambition and technical execution.
Designer by trade.
Developer by obsession.
ASDF is an independent studio built around a simple idea: the people imagining the work should understand how to make it real.
I'm Paul, the designer and developer behind ASDF. I've spent more than two decades moving between visual design, code, and interactive experiences. I started this studio to bring those disciplines closer together, and to work directly with people who care about what they're making.
Some projects need a thoughtful website. Others need an unusual idea, a technical experiment, or something that doesn't quite have a category yet. That's where things get interesting.
Think it through.
Make it real.
Good projects are built through conversation, experimentation, and iteration. No mystery process. No unnecessary layers. Just the right people solving the right problems.
01 / Discover
Understand first.
Ask better questions. Define what matters. Get everyone aligned before the pixels and code start flying.
02 / Design + Build
Make the thing.
Design and development happen in conversation, not in separate silos. Ideas get tested against reality early.
03 / Refine
Keep improving.
Launch is a milestone, not a finish line. Measure, maintain, experiment, and make the next version better.
Different tools.
One mindset.
01 / Design & direction
Strategy, identity, interfaces, art direction, and the details that make a digital experience feel intentional.
02 / Development & systems
Custom websites, content platforms, commerce, integrations, and the infrastructure that makes everything work.
03 / Interactive & experimental
Motion, creative coding, unusual interfaces, and emerging technology when the idea calls for something beyond ordinary.
Have something
Interesting.
A project, an idea, or something that doesn't fit neatly into a brief. Let's talk about it.
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