Project 1/Resume

For the resume project, we were given the chance to create a word mark for ourselves and recreate the resume. I started with a 3 pica margin, which translates into about .5”. I used this margin to use a font size of 11pt., but still be able to fit everything on one page. I had a little bit of trouble in the beginning figuring out what I want as a word mark and what typefaces to use.

Personally, I really like san serif family because I feel this type family is more modern and cleaner than the serif type family. I used the Gills Sans light typeface for the content of my resume, using the regular weight when I wanted more emphasis, such as the companies I worked for or the organizations I am involved in. For the word mark and the headers, I used Kabel Std Book. For my word mark, I really wanted to use something clean and elegant, so I was looking for something with a little flair. As I was searching through the suitcase application, I found Kabel and love the way it slightly turns the “e”. I feel like this slight change in the font brings a chic look to my resume. For the color, I used a grayscale (tinted 75%) for my “middle” name (Anne) and for the headers. I thought my resume was little too plain before I changed the color, so I feel like this change brought an extra style to my resume as well. I feel like I will be able to use this both in the communications and business world, which was my goal, because I was not overly graphic. I also feel like this design represents me well, with a touch or chic flair, but also on the classic, traditional side of resumes.