Sound Artist, Composer, Designer and the Creative Director of Dragon's Eye Recordings.
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Visiting Faculty at Art Center College of Design
- CSS + HTML Consultant at Outlook Amusements
- Creative Director at Dragon's Eye Recordings
- Owner / Lead Designer at Yann Novak (design)
- Sound Artist and Composer at Yann Novak
- Past
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- Web Design and Development Consultant at IHS Online
- Project Manager, Web Developer and Consultant at Aqua Art Miami
- Project Management, Web Designer and Developer at Ian Clothing for Men and Women
- Print + Web Designer and Developer at Crispin Spaeth Dance Group
- Guest Lecture at Cornish College of the Arts
- Sound Designer / Composer at Satya Films
- Guest Lecture at Art Institute of Seattle
- Education
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- Autodidact
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Yann Novak’s Summary
Over the past 5 years I have worked in the creative field in a variety of roles and media. My work is marked by a clean, reductive approach to visual information with a specialty in the promotion of art, artists and creative products. My aesthetic principles adapt easily to meet the needs of a project, and he takes great care to create reproducible visual systems for ease of both customer experience and client usage. I is experienced in print design, packaging, and web design and development.
Over the last year my specialties in my studio practice have translated into rich consultations and productions of Video and Audio content.
Yann Novak’s Specialties:
Platforms: OS X & Windows
Software: Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office, Visual Studio, Strongmail, Final Cut Pro & Motion
Languages: HTML, CSS, Javascript & PHP
Yann Novak’s Experience
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Visiting Faculty
Art Center College of Design
(Educational Institution; Design industry)
September 2009 — Present (3 months)
Trans-Disciplinary Studio on Sound
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CSS + HTML Consultant
Outlook Amusements
(Privately Held; Entertainment industry)
July 2009 — Present (5 months)
Working with the front end development team at an 'as needed' basis on a number of CSS and HTML projects.
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Creative Director
Dragon's Eye Recordings
(Music industry)
August 2005 — Present (4 years 4 months)
Dragon’s Eye Recordings is an independent record label that focuses on limited edition and varied format releases from a growing roster of sound artists, composers, and producers. By showcasing the individual artists’ viewpoints, Dragon’s Eye acts as a platform for new, challenging, and provocative work. Founded by Paul Novak in 1989, as the audio/visual arm of Only Connect...Publications, the label was then relaunched by his son and Los Angeles based sound artist Yann Novak to continue the family tradition of self publication. Novak has since expanded the label to publish works by artists whose voices he feels need to be heard. Dragon's Eye Recordings also acts as a companion label to Infrequency (CA).
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Owner / Lead Designer
Yann Novak (design)
(Graphic Design industry)
May 2005 — Present (4 years 7 months)
Yann Novak is a sound artist, designer, record label director and general design enthusiast. His work is marked by a clean, reductive approach to visual information. He specializes in the promotion of art, artists and creative products. Novak's aesthetic principles adapt easily to meet the needs of a project, and he takes great care to create reproducible visual systems for ease of both customer experience and client usage. He is experienced in print design, packaging, and web design and development. Novak's package design for his record label, Dragon's Eye Recordings, regularly receives praise in national and international press.
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Sound Artist and Composer
Yann Novak
(Fine Art industry)
January 2000 — Present (9 years 11 months)
Yann Novak is a sound artist, composer, designer and the creative director of Dragon's Eye Recordings. His compositions have been published by Dragon's Eye Recordings (US) and Infrequency (CA). He has performed at prestigious events and venues in the Pacific Northwest, including The Decibel Festival, and the Henry Art Gallery, among others. Internationally, he has performed at Mutek Festival (Montreal, QB), Blim (Vancouver, BC) and Legends (Manchester, UK). The versatile range of his work is also demonstrated by collaborations with visual artist Alex Schweder and with choreographer Crispin Spaeth. Through these collaborations, Novak’s work has been featured at The American Academy in Rome (Rome, Italy), the TBA Festival (Portland, OR), Western Bridge (Seattle, WA), Howard House (Seattle, WA), and Suyama Space (Seattle, WA).
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Web Design and Development Consultant
IHS Online
(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
August 2008 — February 2009 (7 months)
Work side by side with Head Program Designer and Software Engineer in a variety of tasks from the implementation of new technology to HTML + CSS development.
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Project Manager, Web Developer and Consultant
Aqua Art Miami
(Fine Art industry)
October 2008 — November 2008 (2 months)
Phase One: Redevelopment of Flash Navigation to Blackberry Friendly HTML + CSS. Phase Two: Project Management of gallery index and CMS development.
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Project Management, Web Designer and Developer
Ian Clothing for Men and Women
(Apparel & Fashion industry)
May 2007 — November 2008 (1 year 7 months)
Phase one: Complete overhaul of old Flash site to streamlined HTML + CSS Site. Phase two: Project Management for the integrations of a PHP shopping cart to site.
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Print + Web Designer and Developer
Crispin Spaeth Dance Group
(Performing Arts industry)
December 2005 — December 2007 (2 years 1 month)
Complete overhaul of Flash site to HTML + CSS while still designing to there original style guide. Numerous posters and postcards for a variety of the dance groups projects.
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Guest Lecture
Cornish College of the Arts
(Educational Institution; Design industry)
March 2006 — March 2006 (1 month)
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Sound Designer / Composer
Satya Films
(Graphic Design industry)
2005 — 2005 (less than a year)
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Guest Lecture
Art Institute of Seattle
(Educational Institution; Education Management industry)
April 2005 — April 2005 (1 month)
Senior Design Critiques
Yann Novak’s Education
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Autodidact
Additional Information
Yann Novak’s Websites:
Yann Novak’s Honors:
2008 - Grant for Artist Projects, Artist Trust, Seattle WA
2007 - Espy Foundation Residency, Oysterville, WA
2007 - Environmental Aesthetics Residency, Satsop Cooling Tower, Elma, WA
2007 - Kasini House Studio A Residency, Burlington, VT
2007 - Contemporary Northwest Arts Award Nominee, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
2006 - Seattle Weekly Music Awards, Nominee in Experimental Music Category
Yann Novak’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
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