Sara Soueidan

Sara is a Lebanese freelance front-end web developer and speaker, specializing in semantic markup, CSS, SVG, and progressively enhanced, responsive design, with a strong focus on accessibility and performance. She is the author of our CSS Reference and has co-authored the Smashing Book 5, a book that covers time-saving, practical techniques for crafting fast, maintainable and scalable responsive websites. Sara also runs in-house workshops about SVG and about building accessible UI patterns. Her client list includes Netflix, The Royal Schiphol Group @ Amsterdam Airport, TELUS Digital, and more. Learn more about some of her work or hire her.

SVG Filters 101

In Articles,

The first article in a series on SVG filters. This guide will help you understand what they are and show you how to use them to create your own visual effects.

Making SVGs Responsive with CSS

In Tutorials,

An article on how to make embedded SVGs cross-browser responsive. We’re going to cover embedding techniques, how to apply the “Padding Hack” and how to use inline media queries to make SVGs adaptive.

Techniques for Responsive Typography

In Articles,

When it comes to responsive type on the web, there’s more to do than just resizing the text’s container and having the text reflow inside of it. This in-depth article covers various techniques for making text responsive.

CSS Overlay Techniques

In Articles,

There are several techniques for creating overlays: from using an absolutely positioned element to outlines and pseudo-elements. In this article we are going to explore each technique’s styles with their pros and cons.