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Greater Good Science Center
We have worked with Hop Studios for nearly a decade, and during that time we've seen our web traffic grow exponentially. We attribute much of that growth to our collaboration with Hop. Travis Smith and his team are knowledgable, efficient, and always a pleasure to work with. We don't see them as contractors; they are true collaborators, always willing to roll up their sleeves and help us tackle the new web challenges that have accompanied the growth of our organization and its ambitions. We value them not only for their creativity and technical ingenuity but also for their thought partnership and the commitment they've shown to our mission. They don't only want to design and build quality websites; they want to understand our organizational needs, and help us figure out the best digital strategy to meet those needs.
Jason Marsh
That's why we have continued to work with Hop for all these years, enlisting their services not only on our original Greater Good Magazine website but also on a series of additional sites. And it's why we plan to keep working with them for years to come.
Editor in Chief and Director of Programs
Greater Good Science Center
University of California, Berkeley -
Invasive Species Council of Metro Vancouver (ISCMV)
"We have had difficultly in the past finding qualified and professional web providers who have expertise using the Expression Engine. I’m so glad to have found Hop Studios. The Hop team is professional, responsive, creative, patient, and supportive. As a small non-profit with a limited budget and specialized content, they have helped me to prioritize tasks to make our website as functional as possible. I appreciate the time that Hop Studios has given to my small project and look forward to having them manage my content and site needs in the future. I unreservedly recommend Hop Studios for any project!"
Tasha Murray
Executive Director, Invasive Species Council of Metro Vancouver -
Latino Verde
Hop Studios did a great job on the website and it was a pleasure working with them. Everyone on the team was creative, efficient, knowledgeable and responsive. They are excellent communicators and this made a huge difference not only as the work progressed, but also in the quality of the results.
Molly Matthews Multedo
Director
Latino Verde Initiative -
CMEPlanet
"Hop Studios has been managing our web assets for several years now. The Hop team is responsive, detailed and accurate in their work. They do excellent work!"
Jonathan Stotler, Owner -
DC Commute Times
Hop Studios translated my vision for a news and traffic website into online reality. From conception through planning and execution, they have patiently helped me understand the complexity and challenges of my ideas, and scoped the project to meet both immediate and longer-term business objectives.
Jeff Wong
The Hop team features seasoned professionals who are client-focused and results-driven. There are many other web designers that might enjoy greater notoriety, but there are few who can match Hop's skill and talent for making products with great aesthetics and functionality.
Your question: "Would I work with Hop Studios again?" My answer: "I continue to work with the Hop team as my concept evolves into the next big thing." I enthusiastically recommend Hop Studios for anyone looking to optimize their online presence. -
Lucis Trust
"We chose to work with Hop Studios in the redesign of our extensive and rather complex site because we believed that that they would be sensitive to the spirit of what we were trying to communicate. Other companies we approached put more emphasis on their vision of who they thought we were and who (in their opinion) we could become. Choosing to go with HOP was a good decision. The HOP team has proved to be good listeners, flexible and patient while also working well with deadlines and time constraints – often helping us to think through how we could best present ideas. It has been a very good working relationship. We have specific challenges of offering a multi-language site with different currencies and a range of programs and resources. HOP’s assistance and guidance has been invaluable."
Steve Nation -
The Anglican Diocese of Singapore
The Hop Studio designers were flexible and we love being able to leverage an earlier project. We have confidence that they have the expertise to continue to help us improve this site and add useful features in future.
The Revd Canon Terry Wong
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Greater Good Magazine
We have worked with Hop Studios for nearly a decade, and during that time we've seen our web traffic grow exponentially. We attribute much of that growth to our collaboration with Hop. Travis Smith and his team are knowledgable, efficient, and always a pleasure to work with. We don't see them as contractors; they are true collaborators, always willing to roll up their sleeves and help us tackle the new web challenges that have accompanied the growth of our organization and its ambitions. We value them not only for their creativity and technical ingenuity but also for their thought partnership and the commitment they've shown to our mission. They don't only want to design and build quality websites; they want to understand our organizational needs, and help us figure out the best digital strategy to meet those needs.
Jason Marsh
That's why we have continued to work with Hop for all these years, enlisting their services not only on our original Greater Good Magazine website but also on a series of additional sites. And it's why we plan to keep working with them for years to come.
Editor in Chief and Director of Programs
Greater Good Science Center
University of California, Berkeley -
City of Cranbrook
"Never in my entire career have I seen a project like this go as smoothly as it did. HUGE kudos to you Michael, Chris T and the entire team there! I am so glad we brought HOP Studios on board!"
Chris Zettel -
Eye Carumba
Highly recommend Hop Studios!
Kerrie Volau
Our website looks fantastic and truly speaks to the personality of our optometry practice thanks to Hop Studios. Most optometry websites are cookie cutter... lackluster to say the least. Hop Studios was able to translate our warm, friendly atmosphere with an emphasis on health care using cutting edged technology into our web design perfectly.
The quotation was reasonable and outlined the entire process from start to finish - no surprises. I worked with a team of people who were able to translate my non-tech speak of a vision for our website onto a user friendly platform with the functionality I described (and some!) that I could easily use to update our website into the future. I was impressed with the level of professionalism as well as the ability to stick to tight deadlines.
The support doesn’t stop at the end of the contract either, which is a huge relief to a website managing newbie like me. The training they provided in using this new-to-me platform was thorough and they offer ongoing support at an hourly rate and are extremely responsive to inquiries.
I am ready for round two based on valuable input and suggestions traded out in the design process. Excited to have found Hop Studios and looking forward to working with them into the future.
Now more than ever our website is key to the continued growth and success of our business. This new, customized design sets us apart from other mom and pop optometry practices, as well as highlighting our value that differentiates us from Big Box retailers.
Practice Manager, Eye Carumba Optometry -
Richard Louv
"We’ve worked with Hop Studios for over a year so far and are extremely pleased with their help in updating our website. The team is well organized, easy and fun to work with, has created some beautiful page designs for us, and has smoothed out bugs and set up functions so that our company can change and maintain our website on our own. They clearly take pride in their work and customer service, and rightly so (for example: daily status reports, same-day responses during the week, alerting us to problems/site crashes we aren’t aware of, clear and respectful explanations to less-than-tech-savvy folks, and always tightly managing their time to carefully stay within budget). Each team member we work with seems to always start from a place of integrity and we trust and highly recommend them."
Richard Louv -
Youth Gratitude & Purpose Toolkit
Hop Studios was wonderful to work with! Travis and Chris did a fantastic job walking us through the various features for our website, and helping us choose the functions that would best serve us. Their team provided us with great options for mock ups of the initial website design, which made it easy to choose a design that fit with our theme of helping middle and high school students feel more grateful, and find their purpose in life. The team at Hop Studios was well-organized and excellent at communicating quickly. If I had a question, I knew they would get back to me promptly and go above and beyond to solve any issue that came up. Hop Studios is a team of dedicated, smart, creative designers that make you feel like your work is being downright celebrated. I’d recommend them fully. 😊
Susan Mangan
Claremont Graduate University -
Vanderbilt Cup Races
"It was a pleasure working with Hop Studios. My 12-year old website required an Expression Engine upgrade from EE2 to EE5. The upgrade was handled very efficiently and professionally with great communication. During the upgrade and post upgrade, Hop Studios also suggested additional revisions that have improved the website. Based on this experience, I can strongly recommend the Hop Studios team for their website services."
Howard Kroplick
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Stanford Social Innovation Review
Thank you for pouring so much creativity and expertise--and occasional unearthly magic and amazing patience--into the SSIR website. Everyone on the team is delighted with the results--it looks fantastic, and we've already gotten several emails from people who seem deeply impressed 😊.
Jenifer Morgan
I really look forward to continuing working with you, and hope you take the night off to celebrate.
Digital Editor -
PortaLaw
Hop Studios designed a fantastic website for us. It is beautiful and functional. Hop Studios was professional to work with, accommodating to our many requests, and delivered the final product ahead of schedule! There’s really nothing more we could have asked for from our website designers. We would absolutely recommend Hop Studios for your website needs.
Erin Brandt -
Reedman Law
"We love the finished product and it is a massive improvement over the original."
Jackie Kirzner -
Ascent Employment Law
Ascent Employment Law worked with Hop on the creation of a brand new site. From start to finish, Hop was incredibly attentive to our input and needs, and worked to see our vision come to life. They were prompt, caring and a delight to work with. We would highly recommend them.
Richard Johnson
Ascent Employment Law -
Al Safa Foods
"Great help + support with optimizing and securing our website. Responsive and knowledgeable team."
Al Safa Foods -
BC Dairy Association
I have been very impressed with the level of expertise and outstanding customer service provided by the Hop team since they took over the maintenance of our digital properties and assets two years ago. Travis and his team always tackle any technical issue that arises in a timely and cost effective way.
Rola Zahr
In addition to ongoing monthly maintenance, Hop Studios has helped us on various projects. One project consisted of converting an online interactive Flash-based web app into an HTML mobile-friendly application. We had been told by our previous agency that it would be very difficult to maintain the animation components that were in the Flash-based version. Hop exceeded our expectations by creating a final product that retained all of the original interactive features at a cost lower than what we had originally budgeted.
The most recent project Hop was involved with was redesigning BC Dairy website’s home page and landing pages to reflect current SEO practices while keeping in line with our graphic standards and the overall look of the site’s internal pages. Within a very short timeline, Hop delivered a concept that allowed us to refresh our site and extend its life. They also updated our customized Expression Engine platform so we could have full control of the content displayed on these new pages.
The Hop team has also been very accommodating by working collaboratively with other agencies we contract out on specific campaigns and projects.
It is reassuring to know that we have an agency such as Hop looking after our digital assets, listening to our needs and advising us on what is best for our organization. We are happy to have found them and look forward to many more years working together on current and future projects.
You have a talented team with great customer service. Keep up the good work! -
Noozhawk
Because of Noozhawk's explosive growth, we knew we needed a web development partner that could provide stability as well as the ability to anticipate challenges before they emerged. We interviewed Hop Studios and were impressed. Then we interviewed Hop Studios clients and were sold.
William M. Macfadyen, Noozhawk founder and publisher
Travis Smith and his team are budget-minded, efficient, easy-going and reliable. They specialize in our ExpressionEngine CMS, and they're enabling us to finally use it to its maximum potential. We increasingly have the control and confidence we need for Noozhawk to become the dominant daily news source in our marketplace.
Santa Barbara, California -
Linea
"It was our first time working with Hop Studios. We were in need of an upgrade for our Express Engine. They upgraded our EE from 2.5 to the most recent EE (5.3). The team handled our project very professionally and worked within the given timeframe. We would like to give a special thank you to Chris and Joshua for being very punctual throughout our project. We strongly recommend Hop Studios and we look forward to continue working with them."
Sandra Bermudez, Digital Marketing Manager -
Volaris Group
"We contacted Hop to help migrate and update a complex multi-site setup on ExpressionEngine and we are very pleased not only with the end result but with the process as a whole. The team at Hop was knowledgeable and friendly, a real pleasure to work with.
Kaue C.
I would also like to personally thank Gil (the lead developer on the Hop side) for the countless tips and tricks on how to better maintain our CMS moving forward as well as the knowledge transfer experience.
We will definitively reach out to Hop again should we need further technical expertise."
Senior Web Developer -
Adolescent Development Lab at UCLA
Hop Studios helped me to accomplish my goal for a clean, vibrant, and inviting website by providing creative ideas, technical savvy, and responsive service. I would definitely recommend them to my friends and colleagues.
Andrew Fuligni
Director, Adolescent Development Lab at UCLA -
Substantial Motion Research Network
"The folks at Hop Studios are wonderful to work with. They are knowledgeable, professional, and responsive. We had some quite unusual requests for the structure and use of our site, substantialmotion.org, and Hop programmers and designers figured out functional, elegant, and cost-effective solutions for us. I recommend them highly!"
Dr. Laura U. Marks
School for the Contemporary Arts, Simon Fraser University -
Don Calame
"Hop Studios did an awesome job putting together my author website. They were wonderful to work with, listening to my wants and needs, incorporating my ideas and creating a fun, easy to navigate site. Ever since we went live I've been getting a constant stream of compliments. They take the time to hear what it is you're trying to accomplish, as well as to train you in what you need to do to maintain your site. Through the entire process I felt heard, supported and well taken care of."
Don Calame -
Gawain Weaver
"Hop Studios was a pleasure to work with on my website update. They were very responsive to my input, and their workflow was efficient and effective in getting through my project in a timely manner. The final result was a smoothly functioning and up-to-date website with new functionality that's ready for the future. Thanks Hop Studios!"
Gawain Weaver -
Roslyn Landmark Society
"Hop Studios' expertise and dedication are evident throughout their work. The entire team is professional, courteous, and experienced. I recommend their services to anyone."
Darren St. George -
SFU School for Contemporary Arts
"The team at Hop Studios excel at providing professional service during all phases of design, project management, implementation and testing. Hop Studio have completed two major projects as well as general improvements for the school's website over the past two years and I've been impressed with the team's no-nonsense approach to communicating technical information and also flexibility in understanding our needs and limitations. I've worked with web developers for over 10 years, and Hop Studios have continued to surpass expectations. I highly recommend the studio as a exceptional service provider for creating and maintaining dynamic web presences."
Zoë -
Pat’s Picks
I appreciate the work Hop Studios does for me in terms of visual design. But the reason I'm a long-term client is for the emphasis on content. Before they get anywhere near the suggestion of what my site should look like they dig into the content. They analyze what I'll be putting on the site and why, and offer expertise on how it's likely to be consumed by my readers.
Pat Kiernan -
Center for Self-Determination Theory
"We fortunately found Hop Studios when our organization was embarking on a new website redesign. They didn’t just offer a makeover, the Hop Studio’s team really got to know us, our mission, and the breadth of projects that we do in order to elevate our digital presence. We felt (and still do) like we had a partner who understands us! We gained a reliable and creative team that knows the digital space, who brings fresh and creative ideas and solutions to the table, and who offers useful tools that better deliver our large amount of content. Our users tell us how much they love our website…and we love our website now too, thanks to Hop Studios!"
Shannon Hoefen Cerasoli -
St Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore
It has been wonderful working with the Hop Studios team. The attention to details has been fantastic and advice given top notch. We look forward to continue our working relationship as we continue to improve on the site. This is a beautiful site -- some very good concepts and work has gone into it. Some of the best ideas are unseen to the public but have empowered our team to work well on this site. Great job guys!
The Revd Canon Terry Wong -
Connect Hearing
I’ve worked with Hop Studios for more than 2 years. They’ve managed our website, often developing customized solutions at our request. Their team is very responsive and flexible in rolling out changes and updates. I appreciate their hard work and dedication to our website and company.
Jeff Hansen
Digital Marketing Manager for Connect Hearing US -
Center for the Developing Adolescent
"I’ve now had the chance to work with Hop Studios twice—first for an overhaul of our old, mostly static website, and again as we added a new information hub and podcast page. The entire team has been a delight to work with. They have provided ideas and solutions, implemented them quickly, and responded with grace and patience as I pepper them with new requests along the way. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Hop Studios, and I recommend them enthusiastically."
Meghan Forder
Communications Director