Samantha Atkinson
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Samantha Atkinson

Techdegree Graduate

London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Open to Work

I was a professional dancer and teacher. I decided to retire and looked for a new career to retrain in and found Web Design, during my journey I popped out 2 kids lol. I love feeding my inner child with Playstation, Xbox and Nintendo.

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Skills & Experience

248 Achievements

  • CSS Fundamentals
  • HTML Fundamentals
  • Getting Familiar with HTML and CSS
  • Making Changes to the DOM
  • Getting a Handle on the DOM
  • The Browser Environment
  • Layout Patterns
  • Navigation Patterns
  • Designing With Patterns
  • Principles of Design
  • Elements of Design
  • Putting It All Together
  • Embracing the Process
  • Curating the Work
  • Portfolio Goals
  • Demystifying the Portfolio
  • Building Forms With Bootstrap
  • Using Bootstrap Components
  • Responsive Layouts With the Bootstrap Grid
  • Getting to Know Bootstrap 4
  • 1000 Peer Reviews
  • Practice forEach
  • Combining Array Methods
  • Array Manipulation
  • Array Iteration
  • Exploring Async/Await
  • Understanding Promises
  • Asynchronous JavaScript with Callbacks
  • What is Asynchronous Programming?
  • Programming AJAX
  • AJAX Concepts
  • Callbacks and the DOM
  • Callbacks with Timers
  • Introduction to Callback Functions
  • Checking Out and Returning a Book
  • Starting with Some Methods
  • The Rough Plan
  • Practicing Getters and Setters
  • Getters and Setters
  • Practicing Classes
  • Working with Classes in JavaScript
  • Practicing Object Basics
  • Object Basics
  • Introduction to Object-Oriented JavaScript
  • JavaScript Arrays and Loops
  • Discovery
  • Keyframe and Line Drawing Animations
  • Transitions and Transforms
  • Creating an SVG
  • Going Further with Grid Layout
  • Data Types and Variables
  • Flexible Sized Grids
  • Introducing Grid Layout
  • Improving the Application Code
  • Editing and Filtering Names
  • Adding and Removing Names
  • Treehouse Festival
  • 100 Days of Code
  • Loop Through Objects
  • Object Basics
  • Multidimensional Arrays
  • Loop Through Arrays
  • Store Multiple Values in an Array
  • Imposter Syndrome
  • Working with 'for' Loops
  • Simplify Repetitive Tasks with Loops
  • Traversing the DOM
  • Responding to User Interaction
  • Making Changes to the DOM
  • Getting a Handle on the DOM
  • The Browser Environment
  • Getting Started with Advanced Sass
  • Arrow Functions
  • Pass Information Into Functions
  • Create Reusable Code with Functions
  • The Math Object
  • Working with Numbers
  • Making Decisions in Your Code with Conditional Statements
  • Working With Strings
  • Storing and Tracking Information with Variables
  • Hello, JavaScript!
  • Working with jQuery Collections (2017)
  • Understanding jQuery Events and DOM Traversal (2017)
  • Introducing jQuery (2017)
  • 150th Techdegree Peer Review
  • Adding 3D Effects with CSS
  • 100th Techdegree Peer Review
  • Getting Started with CSS Transforms
  • Transition Timing Functions and Delays
  • Getting Started with CSS Transitions
  • 50th Techdegree Peer Review
  • GitHub and Other Remote Repositories
  • 25th Techdegree Peer Review
  • 10th Techdegree Peer Review
  • 5 Star Techdegree Reviewer
  • 1st Techdegree Peer Review
  • 5th Techdegree Peer Review
  • Managing Committed Files
  • Common Commands
  • Directories and Files
  • The Command Shell
  • First Commits
  • JavaScript Tools and Workflows
  • JavaScript is Everywhere
  • Adding a New Web Page
  • Make It Beautiful with CSS
  • HTML: The Structural Foundation of Web Pages and Applications
  • Modular Media Queries
  • Sass Grid System
  • SMACSS and Sass
  • Sass and BEM
  • Getting Modular with Mixins and Functions
  • Debugging, Best Practices, and Production
  • Refactoring with Sass
  • Installing Sass and Setting up the Project
  • Add Reusable Logic to Your Sass
  • Write Smart and Efficient CSS with Sass
  • Improve Your Workflow with Sass
  • Getting Started with Sass
  • Finishing the Game
  • Introducing JavaScript
  • Getting Familiar with HTML and CSS
  • Going Further with HTML
  • Images, Text and Links
  • Structuring Your Content
  • Getting Started With HTML
  • Using a jQuery Carousel
  • Add a Sticky Navigation Bar
  • Introducing jQuery Plugins
  • DOM Traversal
  • DOM Manipulation
  • Events
  • Hello, jQuery!
  • Advanced Selectors
  • Getting Started with WordPress
  • Going Further with Attribute Selectors and Pseudo-Classes
  • Selectors - Beyond the Basics
  • Building a Layout with Flexbox
  • Flexbox Properties
  • Understanding Flexbox
  • Art Direction with the Picture Element
  • Image Delivery with Srcset and Sizes
  • Positioning Page Content
  • CSS Layout Project
  • Page Layout with the Float Property
  • Controlling Layout with CSS Display Modes
  • Getting Started with CSS Layout
  • AJAX Concepts
  • Custom Media Players
  • Captioning Video
  • Media Basics
  • Traversing and Manipulating the DOM with JavaScript
  • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
  • JavaScript and the DOM
  • Creating a Simple Drawing Application
  • Creating a Password Confirmation Form
  • Creating a Mobile Drop Down Menu
  • Introduction to SVG
  • Creating a Simple Lightbox
  • Responsive Patterns
  • Media Queries
  • Responsive Theory
  • Creating a Spoiler Revealer
  • Introduction to jQuery
  • JavaScript Objects
  • JavaScript Arrays
  • JavaScript Loops
  • JavaScript Functions
  • JavaScript Conditional Statements
  • JavaScript Numbers
  • JavaScript Variables
  • Introducing JavaScript
  • Fundamental Concepts
  • Designing with the Latest Features
  • Basic Layout
  • The Box Model
  • Understanding Values and Units
  • Basic Selectors
  • Getting Started with CSS
  • Better SEO Through Tools
  • Better SEO Through Code
  • Better SEO Through Content
  • Introduction to SEO
  • Moving Forward with UX
  • Tools UXers Use
  • How UXers Think
  • What Do User Experience Designers Do?
  • What is User Experience (UX)?
  • Finalizing the Project
  • Case Studies and Examples
  • The Brand Identity Design Process
  • Introduction to Brand Identity
  • The Logo Sprint
  • Logo Design 101
  • Creating Home Page Assets
  • Applying Effects
  • How to Draw in Illustrator
  •  Adding Color and Type
  • Creating an Icon
  • Introduction to Illustrator
  • Workflow Basics
  • Slices & Save for Web
  • Vector Shapes
  • Type Tools
  • Masks Basics
  • Layer Basics
  • Workspace 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
  • Getting Started with CSS
  • Structuring Tables
  • Table Basics
  • Choosing Options
  • Organizing Forms
  • Form Basics
  • 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