Houston Harpp

About Houston Harpp

I’m Houston, a product designer with a background in software engineering. I design user interfaces for mobile and web-based applications with a with a strength in empathizing with customers, communicating with transparency, and designing for simplicity.More recently I’ve led design for Coinbase Wallet helping to make web3 wallets safe, and easy to use for everyone. Before Coinbase, I was head of design at BitPay shaping out the future of blockchain payments. Before the web3 companies, I worked as a independent designer where I designed products for startups, VCs, agencies, and even enterprises including IBM, CDC, Spark Capital, Turner broadcasting, and Georgia Institute of Technology. Specialties: UX Research, Visual Design, Branding & Brand Strategy, UI Design, User Experience Design, Service Design, Design Team Building, Creative Leadership, Design management.houstonharpp.com

Experience

1. Founder

   The 021 Company

   Feb 2023 — Present

Education

• Self taught with books and Google

  Human computer interaction (HCI), Computer Science, Psychology

• freeCodeCamp

  Responsive Web Design | Javascript Algorithms and Data Structures

Skills

• Wireframes
• Color Theory
• Bitcoin
• Mobile Design
• Creative Direction
• Responsive Web Design
• Idea Generation
• Usability Testing
• Php
• Html
• Node.js
• Typography
• Hybrid Application Development
• Web Development
• Rapid Prototyping
• SEO
• Drupal
• User Interface Design
• Javascript
• Scss
• Usability
• User Interface
• Research + Validation
• Wordpress
• User Experience
• Html5
• Front-End Development
• Web Design
• Prototyping
• Css
• Interaction Design
• Product Design
• Cryptocurrency
• Information Architecture
• Product Management