Dr. David Hopping was the originator of the class concept for the Web Innovation Studio. He received a PhD in Sociology from the University of Illinois and served as a professor in the department from 2004-2007.
Later, he joined the faculty of the iSchool with a focus on networks, web development, design, and content management. Prior to his passing in 2024, he was a passionate web developer whose interest in encouraging his students in a supportive space led to the formation of the Web Innovation Studio.
Along with his wife, Judith Pintar, also an Informatics professor in the iSchool, he wrote Information Science: the Basics, published in 2023.
Web Innovation Studio
This website is in the process of being redesigned by the Web Innovation Studio, a project-based studio course at the University of Illinois, where students learn web design and development through real-world practice.
Some of the student designers who contributed to this project include:
- Jeremy Chou (timeline, Fall 2025 – coming soon!)
- Jade Carthans (Get involved, Fall 2025 – coming soon!)
- KK Zhang (content and organization, Fall 2025)
- Miranda Stumpff (FAQs and design, Fall 2025 – coming soon!)
- Sathwik Prabhu (Donation forms, Fall 2025)