Sam Hollis

Sam Hollis

Franklin, IN
Open to Work

I'm an aspiring software designer who will be attending Indiana University in Fall 2015 to pursue a B.S. in Informatics with a cognate in Computer Science. After that, I'm hoping to obtain a M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction.

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Skills & Experience

  • Spoken Languages

    • English
    • French
  • Awards

    • 4-H Computers - Grand Champion Johnson County 2014
    • 4-H Computers - Reserve Grand Champion Johnson County 2011
    • Business Professionals of America - 2014 Indiana State Conference - 9th Place Java Programming
    • Business Professionals of America - 2014 Indiana State Conference - 4th Place IT Concepts
    • Business Professionals of America - 2014 Indiana State Conference - 5th Place Computer Programming Concepts
    • Business Professionals of America - 2013 Indiana State Conference - 3rd Place IT Concepts
    • Business Professionals of America - 2013 Indiana State Conference - 10th Place Computer Programming Concepts
    • AP Scholar Award

148 Achievements

  • Introduction
  • PHP Data & Structure
  • PHP Getting Started
  • Exporting Designs
  • Sketch Features
  • Introducing Sketch
  • Quiz Practice Project
  • Prototypal Inheritance
  • Constructor Functions & Prototypes
  • Introduction to Methods
  • Introducing JavaScript
  • Custom Media Players
  • Captioning Video
  • Media Basics
  • Ruby Logical Operators
  • Ruby Control Structures
  • Ruby Operators
  • Ruby Methods
  • Ruby Numbers (Ruby Basics)
  • Ruby Strings (Ruby Basics)
  • How Ruby Works
  • Creating an SVG
  • Introduction to SVG
  • WordPress Community Management
  • Working with Media in WordPress
  • Adding and Editing Content
  • Getting a WordPress Site
  • Getting Started with WordPress
  • Finding Your First Project
  • Starting a Freelance Career
  • Workflows
  • Working With Remote Repositories
  • Merging
  • Branches
  • Getting Started With Git
  • Why Version Control Matters
  • Installing Programs
  • Environment and Redirection
  • Console Processes
  • Console Users and Permission
  • Moving Around in the Console
  • Creating a Simple Drawing Application
  • Creating a Password Confirmation Form
  • Creating a Mobile Drop Down Menu
  • Creating a Simple Lightbox
  • Creating a Spoiler Revealer
  • Introduction to jQuery
  • Advanced Sass Concepts
  • Speeding up Workflow With Sass
  • Variables, Mixins, and Extending Selectors
  • Getting Started with Sass
  • Laying Out Type for the Web
  • Basic Web Typography
  • How to Choose and Use Webfonts
  • Introduction to Typography
  • Traversing and Manipulating the DOM with JavaScript
  • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
  • JavaScript and the DOM
  •  Adding Color and Type
  • Better SEO Through Tools
  • Better SEO Through Code
  • Better SEO Through Content
  • Introduction to SEO
  • Improving Usability
  • Mobile Usability
  • Website Usability
  • What is Usability?
  • The Logo Sprint
  • Logo Design 101
  • Finalizing the Project
  • Case Studies and Examples
  • The Brand Identity Design Process
  • Introduction to Brand Identity
  • Moving Forward with UX
  • Tools UXers Use
  • How UXers Think
  • What Do User Experience Designers Do?
  • What is User Experience (UX)?
  • Creating an Icon
  • Introduction to Illustrator
  • Workflow Basics
  • Slices & Save for Web
  • Vector Shapes
  • Type Tools
  • Masks Basics
  • Layer Basics
  • Workspace Basics
  • DNS Basics
  • Graphic Basics
  • Website Basics
  • JavaScript Objects
  • JavaScript Functions
  • JavaScript Arrays
  • JavaScript Numbers
  • JavaScript Strings
  • Introduction Variables
  • Functions
  • Objects and Arrays
  • Control Structures
  • Basics
  • Design Foundations Final
  • Becoming a Problem Solver
  • Understanding Aesthetics
  • Introduction to Design
  • Color Theory
  • Principles
  • Elements
  • Grid Layout
  • Flexbox Layout
  • Positioning Schemes
  • Float Layout
  • Display Modes
  • Media Queries
  • CSS Animations
  • Transitions and Transforms
  • Flexbox and Multi-Column Layout
  • Gradients
  • Web Typography
  • Backgrounds and Borders
  • CSS Box Model
  • Text, Fonts, and Lists
  • Values and Units
  • Advanced Selectors
  • Selectors
  • Structuring Tables
  • Table Basics
  • Choosing Options
  • Organizing Forms
  • Form Basics
  • Getting Started with CSS
  • Forms
  • Tables
  • Objects
  • Links
  • Lists
  • Text
  • Introduction
  • Debugging HTML and CSS Problems
  • Sharing a Website
  • Responsive Web Design and Testing
  • Adding Pages to a Website
  • Styling Web Pages and Navigation
  • Customizing Colors and Fonts
  • CSS: Cascading Style Sheets
  • Creating HTML Content
  • HTML First
  • Beginning HTML and CSS
  • Newbie