Kelvin Zhang

I'm a designer and engineer based in New York.
Currently, I work on the creative team at Notion as a design engineer.

I express myself through the art of building software and believe that the tools we use should feel fun, fast, and filled with magic. I am excited about the web.

You can find me on Twitter or reach me at me@kelvinzhang.ca.

Highlights

North

An accessible and customizable design system built on top of TailwindCSS.

Hack the North

How we built the Hack the North 2022 brand, as well as other projects I worked on in my two years as a product designer and frontend developer on the team.

Projects

Minicraft

A web-based Minecraft clone, built on WebGL

Minimal YouTube

An browser extension to simplify the YouTube experience

Pathfinding Visualizer

Performant visualizations of pathfinding algorithms on real-world cities.

Chameleon

Experimental browser that blends in with the current site. Built with Electron.

COVID Inc.

Interactive world map to visualize COVID spread similar to Plague Inc.

Arcade Machine

Raspberry Pi arcade cabinet built from scratch. Supports 30+ consoles.

GLITCH

Platforming game made in Java without any game libraries.

Self-Driving Car

Autonomous driving with TWEANNs, trained with genetic algorithms.

Experience

Notion

Current

Design Engineering

Instagram

Instagram Web / Ads

Compound

Design Engineering

Meta

Messenger Web

Apple

Maps Infrastructure

Shopify

Autoscaling/Caching

University of Waterloo

Computer Science, Bachelors

Now

Settling into New York, learning to make sushi, and getting better at interior design.
I love meeting new people and would love to go for a walk and grab coffee.

Location New York, NY

Learning Japanese, guitar, handstands

Interests Climate, design systems, longevity