Hopper Design + Illustration 
Flagship Retrofit
When the original H Boutique closed its doors, the display fixtures were warehoused for later use at the Harry Ritchie’s flagship store at Valley River Center. Hopper Design was asked to rethink the “ribbon” display case that was originally designed to attach to a glazing wall and give the illusion of floating between columns. With […]
Escaping Odile
In September 2014, what began as an idyllic beach vacation ended with our family narrowly missing the most powerful hurricane that ever struck the Baja Peninsula. Just 6 hours before Hurricane Odile made landfall in Cabo San Lucas, my family and I caught the last plane to depart the airport before it was shuttered. Other […]
A New Restaurant Venture
In this industry, it’s common for designers to work under written or verbal non-disclosure agreements while developing a retail design. Clients in competitive markets or working under strict corporate franchise rules tend to keep their plans under wraps until they’re ready for implementation, which makes it difficult for designers to show their work in progress. […]
Neptune Plaza
Our newest vision for the city of Alameda in collaboration with architect Daniel Hoy, the proposal for Neptune Plaza re-imagines the existing shopping center to reflect the history of Neptune Beach, once known as “Coney Island of the West.” Together with the proposed Foster’s building (see our December 1 entry), the two projects would span […]
Salem Cafe Yumm! opens
To commemorate Cafe Yumm! Salem’s opening, here are a few glances at the design process from October/November 2013. Like all sketches, things changed a lot from these first ideas. These digital model shots are unrevised. Notably, the nook bench seating and branding panels shown here were dropped from the final installation. The branding panel, shown […]
