Hannah Doolin: Project 1 Resume Design

My goal for this project was to make a resume that would look professional but would also stand out to prospective employers. I’m currently a magazine journalism major, and I felt that people in the magazine industry would expect a sophisticated resume but would also be accepting if I added some color.

I wanted to create a visually appealing, but not overpowering resume that was well organized and easy to read. Through my choices in color, layout, and typefaces I wanted to present myself as a refined person who is organized and professional, but relaxed and calm at the same time.

I used ITC Lubalin Graph Std Book (including Oblique) for my wordmark as well as for my contact information and section titles. This typeface is sophisticated but fun because of the large, circular counters and large x-height. By using Oblique for the contact information and section titles I allowed the wordmark to stand out on its own, but still used the typeface throughout the resume.

I used ITC Goudy Sans Std (Medium and Book) for the information in each section of my resume. This typeface isn’t too fancy, but has a feminine look to it. I especially liked the slight serif on the capital letter “a”.

The color I chose was C=28 M=0 Y=34 K=15.

I chose a mint green color because it isn’t too bright and adds a touch of cool, relaxing color to the resume. I used it occasionally in order to make title information stand out and to tie the resume together.