Blog Archives

  1. The Problem of Logos

    It doesn’t happen with every project, but it’s not exactly uncommon either: a client comes to us with an idea, but no logo or identity work done, and asks for a website. Of course, they also want a logo as part of that design work, but as they are focused on the website they often aren’t…

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  2. Is CodeIgniter Actually Open Source?

    Hop Studios uses code written by EllisLab every day, and we’re watching each day for the drop of ExpressionEngine 2.0, which will be based on the CodeIgniter PHP framework.  While we wait, I was musing about how EE is often admonished for not being open source, while CodeIgniter’s status as…

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  3. Truthdig Nominated for Another Webby

    Is it April already?  It seems like just a year ago we were congratulating Truthdig on its Webby nominations, and amazingly, there they are again!

    This time, they’re one of five chosen in the Politics category.

    A fabulous round of applause for them, and a big thank you for their…

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  4. SxSW Photos

    This was supposed to be a post about SxSW, that’s right, a post about a conference that Hop Studios attended a month ago. But now it’s a post about why this post is a month late. SxSW, unlike most conferences, has no downtime, you are running from daybreak to way, way after sunset…

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