Austin, Texas  —  Available for work

Courtney
Hopkins

Brand systems designer with 15+ years creating cohesive branded experiences—from visual identity and campaign concepting to print, environmental, and experiential execution across physical and digital surfaces.

Founder, Chop Shop Design

15+
Years Experience
Systems Built

Selected Work

About

I build brand systems that work at every scale—from the logo to the lobby.

I’m a senior brand systems and campaign designer based in Austin, Texas. For 15+ years I’ve been creating cohesive branded experiences across visual identity, campaign concepting, print, environmental, and experiential design—both independently and inside large organizations.

My background spans agency, in-house, and studio work across hospitality, consumer, public sector, and tech. I’m equally at home developing a brand’s visual personality from scratch and executing that brand at warehouse scale across a 5-million-square-foot facility. The through-line is always the same: precise, durable systems that hold up in the real world.

I work best with clients and teams who want something that actually functions as a system—not just a logo, not just a sign, but a coherent visual language that travels.

Chop Shop Design is my Austin-based studio. Direct client relationships, end-to-end—brand strategy through fabrication-ready delivery. No layers, no hand-off.

Quick Facts
BasedAustin, Texas
StudioChop Shop Design
Experience15+ years
EducationBA, Graphic Design & Writing
NYU Gallatin
BackgroundAgency, In-house, Studio
SectorsHospitality, Consumer,
Tech, Public Sector
AvailabilityOpen — full-time & freelance
Currently available

Services — Chop Shop

01
Brand Identity

Full identity development from strategy through system delivery. Visual language, personality, voice, and the complete range of surfaces a brand lives across.

  • Brand strategy & positioning
  • Logo, wordmark & symbol
  • Color, type & imagery systems
  • Brand standards documentation
02
Campaign & Concepting

Campaign creative from concept through execution—advertising, employer branding, event creative, and multi-channel campaigns across print and digital.

  • Campaign concepting & creative direction
  • Print & digital advertising
  • Employer brand & recruitment
  • Event & experiential materials
03
Environmental & Wayfinding

Physical brand environments—signage systems, wayfinding, large-scale graphics, and fabrication-ready files for install.

  • Signage system design
  • Site navigation & wayfinding
  • Large-format & dimensional graphics
  • Fabrication-ready production files
04
Print & Packaging

Packaging, menus, editorial, and print collateral—anything that has to look as good in your hand as on screen.

  • Packaging & label design
  • Menu & hospitality print systems
  • Collateral, lookbooks & publications
  • Guest experience materials

Most engagements are direct—no account layers, no junior hand-off. Work is scoped by project or retainer depending on the relationship.

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Experience
Principal Designer / Founder
Chop Shop Design Studio
Austin, TX  ·  2008–Present
Visual Communications Designer
Amazon AUS2
Austin, TX  ·  2021–2026
Intermediate Graphic Designer
DAY Communications
Toronto, ON  ·  2011–2013
Graphic Designer
NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study
New York, NY  ·  2009–2011
Capabilities
Brand Identity & Systems Campaign Creative Environmental Graphic Design Signage & Wayfinding Experiential Design Packaging & Labels Editorial & Print Large-Format Design Fabrication-Ready Files Typography Adobe Creative Suite Figma
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design & Writing
NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study

Archive

Gallatin Arts Festival poster View full
Gallatin Arts Festival
Identity, Print  ·  NYU  ·  2011
Gallatin Review covers View full
Gallatin Review
Books, Identity  ·  NYU  ·  2010–2011
Down and Out magazine cover View full
Down & Out
Magazine, Identity  ·  NYC
Wired poster series View full
Wired
Poster Series  ·  Print
Halloween print View full
Halloween
Art Print  ·  Print
Pop print View full
Pop
Art Print  ·  Print

Ready when you are.
Tell me what you’re building.

Drop me a line about your project—what it is, where it’s at, and what you need it to become.

Prefer email? hello@chopshopdesign.com

I usually respond within 1–2 business days.