Ky
Novak.

Design for people
who love a good story.

I’m Ky Novak, a multidisciplinary designer and creative lead based in Lawrence, KS. I have a soft spot for the details that make a story feel unmistakably itself. Sometimes it’s the type that sets the tone. Sometimes it’s the way an image draws you in before you’ve read a word.

At Kirkus Reviews, I lead a small creative team and work across editorial, brand, web, social, print, and video. I’m hands-on with the design and thoughtful about the art direction. I like figuring out what makes a piece work in its own format and which details can carry through a whole campaign. A magazine spread and a social graphic ask different things of a reader, but they can still feel like they belong to the same story.

I earned a BFA in Graphic Design & Art Education from Colorado State University. That combination still shapes how I work. I think about what someone needs to understand first, where their eye goes next, and what might make them want to spend a little more time with a piece.