Cody Hopper

About

Hey there, thanks for coming to my site. Here’s a little bit about me.

I’m a remote designer and developer based in the Appalachian mountains of Virginia. I’ve worked as a designer and developer for nearly five years.

Just facts, no hype

I’m a fine arts grad­u­ate of the top-ranked Graph­ic Design pro­gram at Vir­ginia Com­mon­wealth Uni­ver­si­ty in his­toric Rich­mond, Vir­ginia.

I fell in love with cre­ative cod­ing in the last two years of my under­grad­u­ate degree. Fol­low­ing that pull, I land­ed my first job as a Dig­i­tal Design­er at West Cary Group, a full-ser­vice mar­ket­ing and adver­tis­ing agency.

In the summer of 2020 I started work at Oldspeake.io a web development and design startup based in Indianapolis.

By the spring of 2022 I transitioned into full time development work at Happy Cog, a fully remote, full-service digital agency.

Something useful about me

I spend an equal amount of time in code editors and design software. My work process is accessibility-first with an eye on new and emerging web technologies. I love working on projects that align with my interests in sustainability, diversity and equality, and community engagement.

My design setup has been shifting a lot lately, but I’m really into Figma at the moment. For development work, I use VSCode and in-browser web inspectors.

My process is growth-focused, where I’m seeking new information with each line of code that I write. This attitude has led me to new breakthroughs like leveraging aria-live, or combining custom css variables with the clamp() css function.

Designer

Front End Developer

I value typography, design systems, and evolution.

I like semantic code, inspector tools, and improving the developer experience.

What I Design
User Flows, Wireframes, Interactions, Patterns, Systems

Languages I Speak
Semantic HTML, Twig, Sass, Javascript

  • Design Tools

  • Dev Tools
  • Figma
  • Sketch
  • Adobe XD
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Sketchbook
  • Flowmapp.io
  • Glyphs
  • UX/UI Design
  • Design Systems
  • Git + Github
  • Terminal
  • VSCode
  • MAMP
  • Craft CMS
  • Turbo Stimulus
  • Svelte
  • React.js
  • Anime.js

Advocacy

Despite my social anxiety, I love speaking in front of groups on topics that I care about. I also advocate daily for accessibility, and user experience design best practices. My goal in those conversations is to encourage others to pursue accessibility enthusiastically.

Check out my Are.na

See the sites, design entities, and online resources that I find making the web better.

Other Interests

  • User Research
  • Travel + Eco-tourism
  • Folk Architecture
  • Data Visualization
  • Sustainable Coffee
  • Kanban Method
  • Cognitive Mapping
  • Accessibility Activism
  • Rock Climbing
  • Game Design
  • Animation
  • Reading the specs

Thanks again

Thanks again for visiting my site. I like to think of it like a wild garden, it just keeps on growing. Check back for more case studies and blog posts. Or, take it with you. In the form of a poem, commit it to memory.