Located in San Diego, California, I have been practicing creative web design and a variety of visual mediums for over a decade.
From Fortune 500’s to small startups, I’ve worked with a large gamut of businesses and industries. I first began designing websites as a hobby, a talent that eventually led to friends and family asking for various web design and graphic design projects. This interest, along with the development of my illustration and graphic design skills, eventually grew to a successful freelancing career helping numerous companies create and improve their visual and web presence.
To supplement my self-taught design skills, I received a formal education in media and design at the University of California, San Diego, graduating with honors in 2008.
Outside of design my passions include surfing and music. I’ve been surfing for just a little longer than I’ve been designing (12 years!) and will ride anything that will float. And in those rare instances when i’m not in front of the computer or in the water you can catch me DJing around town with the French Kiss Collective.
I am asked quite often about where the name Chapolito (cha-po lee tow) comes from: it’s an old nickname that mimicked my last name (Chapo) to that of a friend’s obese cat appropriately named Hippolito. In Spanish -ito is added to the end of words to denote something small and/or cute. For the record, I am neither fat nor small.
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More about me: jessechapo.com
