Sam Smith
Senior Design Engineer at Supercool
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolSam Smith is a Senior Design Engineer based in Glasgow with 14 years’ experience crafting digital-first design and front-end solutions, blending graphic design, photography, copy and code. With a Master’s in Design and Digital Media from the University of Edinburgh and a career spanning agencies, startups and open-source organisations, he focuses on responsive interfaces and practical UX for data-driven projects. He has contributed front-end improvements to notable open-source data platforms like CKAN and the Open Data Handbook, helping make complex data portals more usable across devices. Known for thoughtful visual systems and pragmatic CSS/HTML fixes, he bridges the gap between polished design and production-ready implementation.
14 years of coding experience
Master's degree, Design and Digital Media, Master's degree, Design and Digital Media at The University of EdinburghPGC, Communication Design, PGC, Communication Design at Norwich University of the ArtsBA (Hons), Fine Art, BA (Hons), Fine Art at University of East Anglia
Github Skills (13)
html10
css10
responsive-design10
javascript10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
bootstrap9
bootstra9
user-interface8
ckan8
interface-design8
jekyll8
github-pages7
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
okfn/opendatahandbook
Jun 2015 - May 2018
Open Data Handbook v2
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:109 commits, 8 PRs, 221 pushes in 2 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Sam primarily contributed to the front-end development of the project. Their work included modifying the layout and appearance of the site by integrating and styling an OK ribbon, moving related projects to the configuration, making the lead paragraph configurable, adding a solutions back link, implementing the google-site-verification tag, and modifying the solutions page and header to include filters and banners. The user also addressed issues related to image display and filter functionality, demonstrating a focus on user interface elements.
linked-open-dataopen-datahandbookdigital-humanities
ckan/ckan
Jun 2013 - Feb 2018
CKAN is an open-source DMS (data management system) for powering data hubs and data portals. CKAN makes it easy to publish, share and use data. It powers catalog.data.gov, open.canada.ca/data, data.humdata.org among many other sites.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:11 commits, 2 PRs, 11 comments in 4 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Sam primarily contributed to improving the responsiveness and user interface of the CKAN data portal. Their work focused on modifying CSS and HTML to ensure proper display across various screen sizes and devices. Key changes involved adjusting layouts, hiding elements on smaller screens, and implementing responsive design principles to enhance the user experience. The commits include changes to forms, navigation tabs, and modal components.
portalspythondatadata-catalogdbpedia
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