Ed Ponce, Graphic Designer & Web Developer

Archive

Journalist Carlos Soto founded La Necedad during the early COVID-19 pandemic. Collaboration between a diverse roster of writers has allowed La Necedad to become a voice for celebrating local up-and-coming arts and music scenes and pop culture at large. Initially a Substack newsletter, he approached me to build a new publishing platform that grants him complete ownership and independence over the content produced.

The new website expands on the reader’s and writer’s experience by integrating new features like a modern content management system with multimedia blocks, more customizable newsletter configuration, support for multiple authors, different layouts for articles and a signature visual overhaul.

Work done at Los Hopper. Powered by Eleventy, Sanity and Mailchimp.

Web Design, Web Development by Ed Ponce.

Creative Direction, Web Design by Stefano Giustiniani.

Live website

Instagram

Material produced for this new event bridges the gap between digital and physical as an allegory for fantasy and reality crossing over. Experimentation with scanners was an integral part of my creative process while bringing this vision to life. Main poster and Instagram avatar were projected onto a low-definition LCD screen and photographed to add texture and depth.

The event took place on September 20, 2025 at Oasis La Calle (San José, Costa Rica).

Graphic Design, Lettering by Ed Ponce.

Promotion by Isaías Hidalgo.

Live Visuals by Pablo Cianca.

Instagram

Isbl. was an agency for creative services based in Bogotá and Madrid. The website was live between 2024 as a teaser before their launch.

Work done at Los Hopper.

Web Design, Web Development by Ed Ponce.

Creative Direction by Stefano Giustiniani.

Instagram

“VOLÁTIL” was awarded Best Electronic Single of 2025 by ACAM.

Graphic Design, Lettering by Ed Ponce.

Official Video

Spotify

Apple Music

Work done at Los Hopper. Powered by Eleventy, Sanity and Spline.

Web Design, Web Development, Content by Ed Ponce.

Creative Direction, Web Design, Content by Stefano Giustiniani.

3D by Karina Torres.

Live website

Work done at Cardinal. Pictures taken from Pollen Keepers’ shop.

Icon by Ed Ponce.

Wordmark by Mauricio Martínez.

Packaging by PUPILA.

Instagram

Shop

México City-based studio and community Zamme invited Los Hopper to host a talk and a workshop. We prepared a 5-kilometer route and gathered a small group of creatives to walk around San José, Costa Rica. Along the stroll, we encouraged participants to explore and document their insights on the city’s streets. Then, we came back to the studio to collaborate on a publication reconstructing the experience using media the group had collected (photographs, 3D scans, poetry, found objects).

The event took place on February 25, 2024 throughout the streets of San José, Costa Rica. Printed archive and interactive website were made available 1 week after.

Work done at and workshop facilitated by Los Hopper. Organized in collaboration with Zamme.

Web Design, Web Development by Ed Ponce.

Creative Direction, Editorial Design by Stefano Giustiniani.

Editorial Design by Marco Alfaro.

Live website

Printed publication

Documentation

Announcement

Gifted to a close friend before her recovery.

Execution, Words by Ed Ponce.

Made for use in singles, merchandise and promotional content of rising Costa Rican popstar CANINA and her current album cycle.

Work done at Los Hopper.

Lettering by Ed Ponce.

Creative Direction, Graphic Design by Stefano Giustiniani.

Motion, Illustration by Marco Alfaro.

3D, Illustration by Karina Torres.

Official Video

Spotify

Apple Music

The release party took place on November 13, 2021 at Xarias’s home (San José, Costa Rica). Xarias was known as “J Arias” the time of production.

Graphic Design, Lettering by Ed Ponce.

Official Video

Spotify

Apple Music

Co-founders Nicola and Ottavio approached Los Hopper with the vision for their initiative, The Artisan Lab. Based in Rwanda, they collaborate with local artisans to connect their craft with customers abroad. We developed a visual identity and virtual storefront that plays a supportive role in highlighting their storytelling and connection with local artisans.

The website was online throughout 2024 and 2025.

Work done at Los Hopper. Powered by Eleventy and Shopify.

Web Design, Web Development by Ed Ponce.

Creative Direction, Web Design by Stefano Giustiniani.

Branding, Web Design by Marco Alfaro.

Photography by Annick Dione.

Instagram

Execution, Words by Ed Ponce.

The event took place on June 29, 2025 at Club Rosso (San José, Costa Rica). David Piedra and I donated our earnings for this project to Transvida, local non-profit organization for trans rights and protection.

Graphic Design by Ed Ponce.

Graphic Design by David Piedra.

Creative Direction by Isaías Hidalgo.

Photography, Instagram reel by Beatriz Flores.

Instagram

Spotify Playlist

Execution, Words by Ed Ponce.

The website was online throughout 2022 and 2023 at pbs.group.

Work done at Los Hopper. Powered by Eleventy.

Web Design, Web Development by Ed Ponce.

Creative Direction, Illustration by Stefano Giustiniani.

https://web.archive.org/web/20231004172318/https://www.pbs.group/en/

Work done at Los Hopper. Powered by Eleventy and Shopify.

Web Design, Web Development by Ed Ponce.

Creative Direction by Stefano Giustiniani.

Live Website (Morpho)

Live Website (Turbo Cas)

Work done at Los Hopper. Powered by Eleventy and Sanity.

Web Design, Web Development by Ed Ponce.

Creative Direction by Stefano Giustiniani.

Live website

Graphic Design, Lettering by Ed Ponce.

Official Video

Spotify

Apple Music

Type designer Fabiola Mejía has established a significant presence in the Costa Rican design community. Partly due to her continuous contribution to Berlin-based type foundry Dinamo, her work extends across projects of various scales and clients of different sizes. During the early 2020s, she founded SUPERCONTINENTE, a new home to host her independent type practice that honors the experimental, research-based and multi-disciplinary nature of her craft.

She approached me to build an entirely bespoke web portal that functions not only as a catalog of her work and services but also as the main storefront to license her typefaces and purchase limited-edition collaborations with friends and allies specializing in other creative fields.

Web Development, Additional Web Design by Ed Ponce.

Creative Direction, Web Design by Paz Ulloa.

Live website

Instagram

Information

I’m a graphic designer and web developer (+5 years of experience) working between the digital and the material to present stories that bring people together. I believe great ideas come from understanding, embracing, and expanding their context. Business goals and thoughtful research inform the better part of my creative process.

Skills

Branding and design systems
Logotypes and lettering
Web and UI design
Promotional material and social media
Print and editorial

Context is the key to notability, whether grounded in facts or personal stories. Every creation lives within a broader cultural landscape shaped by diverse backgrounds, opposing ideas and countless forms of human expression. My design draws inspiration from culture, psychology and the vernacular.

Raised by immigrant parents in tiny but warm Costa Rica, I have learned to find a sense of family in the communities around me. That outlook continues to shape how I approach my work and my world. Everyday experiences (discovering music, attending public events, walking through cities, connecting with people) fuel my creative intuition.

I encourage collaborators to bring their own influences into the process, creating work that reflects multiple perspectives.

Technologies

Creative Cloud suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
Affinity suite (Designer, Photo, Publisher)
Interface design (Figma)
Ecommerce (Shopify)
Front-end languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
JAMstack (Netlify, Eleventy, Astro, Sanity, Markdown)
Code versioning (GitHub)
Code editors (VS Code, Zed)
Productivity tools (Notion, Slack, Dropbox, etc.)

Experience

Freelance work
2020–present

Los Hopper
Graphic Designer, Web Developer
2021–2025

god branding
Graphic Designer
2020

Elástica
Graphic Designer
2020

Cardinal / White&Bold
Graphic Designer
2019

Education

University of Costa Rica
BA Graphic Design
Graduated 2019

Languages

Spanish
Native speaker

English
Fluent (C1 Advanced)

Colophon

This website honors your device choice and user preferences. It’s accessible, responsive and all client-side JavaScript is optional. Typographic styles and color scheme are inherited natively from your OS and browser through CSS.

Designed and developed from scratch with Eleventy. Hosted on Netlify. Content stored and managed via Sanity. Copy written and archive documented by myself. Credits from collaborators are stated alongside their corresponding contributions.

Obsessions

Current Obsessions

lilen

Mar 27, ’26

key vs. locket

Mar 20, ’26

Knapsack

Mar 13, ’26

Past Obsessions

Danny L Harle

Mar 06, ’26

blackwinterwells, kimj

Feb 27, ’26

f5ve

Feb 20, ’26

Rival Consoles

Feb 13, ’26

KOAN Sound, Asa

Feb 06, ’26

Daft Punk

Jan 30, ’26

Sam Gellaitry

Jan 23, ’26

Kllo

Jan 16, ’26

Chrome Sparks

Jan 09, ’26

dexter in the newsagent

Jan 02, ’26

elxnce

Dec 26, ’25

Jane Remover

Dec 19, ’25

Wraith9

Dec 12, ’25

Bad Bunny

Dec 05, ’25

Ecco2K

Nov 27, ’25

miyel

Nov 18, ’25

Pholo

Nov 11, ’25

MUST DIE!

Nov 04, ’25

Chrmng,

Oct 26, ’25

Night Tapes

Oct 12, ’25

AKRIILA

Oct 01, ’25

Justice

Sep 24, ’25

ZAMPIII, Katylo

Sep 17, ’25

Sep 03, ’25

Rina Sawayama

Aug 27, ’25

Nick León

Aug 20, ’25

Tainy

Aug 13, ’25

Peterparker69

Aug 05, ’25

Instupendo

Jul 28, ’25

hbrp

Jul 14, ’25

Dj Billybool

Jul 04, ’25

SOPHIE

Jun 23, ’25

Rusowsky

Jun 10, ’25

bbyazul, yamamaya

Jun 03, ’25

Fax Gang

May 26, ’25

Flume

May 14, ’25

Panic! at the Disco

May 05, ’25

Jane Remover

Apr 15, ’25

Skrillex

Apr 08, ’25

kimj

Apr 01, ’25

Torus

Mar 25, ’25

Bladee

Mar 11, ’25

Instupendo, Ripsquad

Mar 04, ’25

MISOGI

Feb 25, ’25

souto

Feb 18, ’25

Pholo

Feb 11, ’25

EthanUno

Feb 04, ’25

Lido, Santell

Jan 28, ’25

CLLLAPS

Jan 21, ’25

Kanye West

Jan 14, ’25

PARTYNEXTDOOR

Jan 07, ’25

AgusFortnite2008, Stiffy

Dec 31, ’24

miyel

Dec 19, ’24

Yung Frendi

Dec 05, ’24

Sech

Nov 21, ’24

100 gecs

Nov 06, ’24

Cashmere Cat

Oct 26, ’24

Bladee

Oct 12, ’24

Slow Magic

Sep 30, ’24

Nate Sib

Sep 15, ’24

Thrilliam Angels

Sep 01, ’24

FuntCase

Aug 14, ’24

Tropes

Jul 31, ’24

Syzy

Jul 05, ’24

Jane Remover

Jun 06, ’24

How to Dress Well

May 20, ’24

Asa, Stumbleine

May 07, ’24

Cocainejesus, Miniskirt

Apr 30, ’24

kurtains, zootzie

Apr 14, ’24

Mat Zo

Mar 30, ’24

Bladee

Mar 14, ’24

Drain Gang

Feb 28, ’24

Feadz

Feb 14, ’24

Virtual Self

Feb 05, ’24

kimj

Jan 28, ’24

wstdyth

Jan 14, ’24

Tirzah

Dec 31, ’23

Daft Punk

Dec 16, ’23

My Chemical Romance

Nov 30, ’23

Peterparker69

Nov 15, ’23

The Fall of Troy

Oct 27, ’23

Leroy

Oct 13, ’23

Phonat

Sep 30, ’23

wolfacejoeyy

Sep 13, ’23

kimj, Damazein

Aug 30, ’23

Oli XL

Aug 16, ’23

SAKIMA

Aug 01, ’23

Noisia, Foreign Beggars

Jul 21, ’23

jamesjamesjames

Jul 07, ’23

Jam City

Jun 23, ’23

Silverstein

Jun 09, ’23

juno

May 26, ’23

Lido

May 08, ’23

Jedwill

Apr 26, ’23

AFI

Apr 19, ’23

Madlib, MF DOOM

Apr 05, ’23

Kingdom

Mar 22, ’23

Blood Orange

Mar 08, ’23

Jane Remover

Feb 25, ’23

blackwinterwells

Feb 07, ’23

Asa, Sorrow

Jan 08, ’23

Kursa

Dec 25, ’22

harvest

Dec 01, ’22

Cedric Madden

Nov 04, ’22

DJ Re:Code

Sep 15, ’22

Inspector Dubplate

Sep 05, ’22

camoufly

Aug 19, ’22

Novelist, Mumdance

Aug 05, ’22

Moody Good

Jul 20, ’22

Atu

Jul 06, ’22

MISOGI

Jun 27, ’22

Leroy

Jun 11, ’22

Woesum

May 28, ’22

blackwinterwells

May 13, ’22

ssaliva, Dida

May 02, ’22

Rx Papi, Gud

Apr 13, ’22

DJ Re:Code

Apr 08, ’22

Rori

Mar 26, ’22

kuru

Mar 10, ’22

umru

Feb 20, ’22

MssingNo

Jan 30, ’22

LIZ

Jan 16, ’22

Laces

Jan 04, ’22

Skrillex

Dec 21, ’21

Joker

Dec 06, ’21

Balam Acab

Nov 22, ’21

Mixed Matches

Nov 12, ’21

gabby start

Oct 30, ’21

Baauer

Oct 20, ’21

Proc Fiskal

Oct 05, ’21

Cali Cartier

Sep 14, ’21

Dpat

Sep 01, ’21

Deafheaven

Aug 25, ’21

MISOGI

Aug 11, ’21

Holidaykiss

Jul 23, ’21

wubz

Jul 01, ’21

Yung Lean

Jun 20, ’21

Suicideyear

Jun 04, ’21

Sam Gellaitry

May 21, ’21

Caribou

May 07, ’21

Aether

Apr 26, ’21

Ana Roxanne

Apr 07, ’21

Sorrow

Feb 16, ’21

Jim-E Stack

Jan 29, ’21

Erika de Casier

Jan 13, ’21

Oklou

Dec 25, ’20

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VOLÁTIL

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CANINA

Tiempo

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Shelter

RUIDE

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Experience

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Obsessions

Current Obsessions

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