Christopher Hapner is an award-winning design leader and builder who turns hard problems into brands, products, and systems for organizations shaping policy, public good, and the planet.

Featured work

Ogilvy Government RelationsAthlete using Normatec with the Hyperice appProphet brand guidelines cover on the grain gradientGradientlab Light Leak loop: warm streaks of light on blackNike Womens Marketplace
Ogilvy Government RelationsCreative direction

Experience

  • Brand strategy
  • Identity systems
  • Design leadership
  • Creative direction
  • Digital product design
  • Design engineering
VastSenior brand designer
ProphetFounder
RaincrossCreative director
HypericeDesign manager
Diff EyewearSenior graphic designer
RevolveGraphic designer

Approach

First principles

Start from what is true, not what is typical. I take a problem down to its research, constraints, and goal before anything gets designed.

Quick execution

Ship, learn, ship again. I prototype in the real medium, often in code, so decisions get made on working things instead of slides.

Set the standard

Define the bar, then make it hold: guidelines, design systems, and tools that keep the work right long after the launch.

Milestones

Bachelor of Fine ArtsRingling College2006
Master of ScienceUCF2008
First job, concept artistElectronic Arts2009
First in-house design jobRevolve2013
First direct reportDiff Eyewear2018
First team builtHyperice2020
First design awardRed Dot2022
First-time founderProphet2023
First agency clientOgilvy2023
First product shippedSiteHealth2026