Sam Kapila

Sam Kapila

Sam is a designer living in Austin, Texas, who speaks and writes extensively about web and product design, diversity, inclusion, and equity. In 2011, she wrote the first university course on the topic of Responsive Web Design. She is currently Design Director at thoughtbot, and serves on several design advisory boards in Austin.

Articles by: Sam Kapila

Get up to speed with CSS Grid

By Sam Kapila published

CSS This guide is here to walk you through the basics of the CSS Grid Layout Specification.

How to enhance photography on your website

By Sam Kapila published

Web Design Here are three techniques you can employ to enhance the use of photography on your site.

3 top tools for testing web performance

By Sam Kapila published

Web Design 2016 was the year of performance – here's how you can make your sites faster and leaner.

Creating web icons that break the language barrier

By Sam Kapila published

Web Design Here's some inspiration for creating effective icons that communicate clearly.

How to create a delightful website

By Sam Kapila published

netmag In need of a little web design inspiration? We home in on a few examples of delightful design.

5 top grid systems for web designers

By Sam Kapila published

Web Design Explore the key points to remember when developing a grid system for a new project.

4 great try-before-you-buy font services

By Sam Kapila published

Web Design Test out your typography with this quality selection of font services.

4 great examples of food websites

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Web Design These sites help viewers eat with their eyes

Tips for choosing vibrant colours for web projects

By Sam Kapila published

Designers are now free to experiment with colour

Learn how to animate Scalable Vector Graphics

By Sam Kapila published

Sam Kapila shares some tips for bringing SVGs to life

The UX of typography explained

By Sam Kapila published

UX Sam Kapila runs down what to consider when using typographic hierarchy as a tool for the user experience.

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