Design Strategy
The resume project was somewhat of a new experience for me. I had never created a resume before, which put me behind a majority of my peers, and therefore was behind both on content and on the concept of a resume. In addition to that, Adobe InDesign was a program that I had never used before as well. This made starting this project particularly overwhelming. However, the sample resumes I saw in lecture as well as the lessons I learned in lab were extremely helpful in helping me formulate a concept for the resume and the tools to execute on my ideas.
I knew of a few characteristics that I wanted my resume to have. First, I wanted it to be very simple. I did not want a resume with intricate and crazy designs that could confuse or inundate prospective employers for future internships or jobs. Also, I wanted it to be organized and very easy to read so that prospective employers could read it quickly and efficiently. Finally, I wanted my resume to be one that is representative of me, which I believe this resume is.
Choice of Typefaces
I decided to use two different typefaces for contrast: a serif and a sans serif.
The serif, Palatino, was an old-style serif. I chose that font for my body text because I believe that it is one that projects a sense of class and readability in larger proportions, such as the resume’s body text. Palatino also had a medium-sized x-height, which I found attractive as well. I used the regular subset of the font for the majority of the text, but I bolded my job titles in the “experience” section of the resume. The entire body text in Palatino font was 10 pt. and all of the numbers and some of the letters were kerned.
The sans serif I used was titled, “Univers LT STD,” a grotesque sans serif. I chose this font because it was very modern-looking yet quite simple and easy to read. It too had a medium x-height and was creative as well. The wordmark is in this font, sized 48 and kerned. The wordmark is also aligned in the center to create the connection of the “J” and “S” in my name. Also, the section titles are in this font, though in the subset “55 Roman” as well and is relatively heavily kerned. The color schemes of the wordmark and contact info are C=18 M=100 Y=100 K=10 for the red and C=96 M=86 Y=1 K=0 for the blue color.
I like the way you made the J and S a larger point size and red color because it gives your resume a very unique look. The font you used for your body is very easy to read and lets ones eye flow down the page. It has a very professional look to it, not fancy and straight to the point.
ReplyDelete-Eddie Del Castillo
I really like your wordmark and the readability of your font. The graphics on your resume look very cool as well, but I notice a few problems as well. Your contact information is too disconnected from the rest of the resume. Try to find a way to move that closer. There also seems to be a lot of white space, but that could be remedied by just moving the contact information closer.
ReplyDelete-Jim Walsh