RESUME DESIGN AND RATIONALE

Design Strategy:

In my resume, I decided to put my experience section at the top followed by skills, education, and then activities. One of my best qualities is dedication and putting my job experiences first proves that to the reader. I bulleted each description in each of the categories. I made sure the kerning and leading was perfectly even between each letter and word. Since I am a dual major, I thought using more than one color could describe that about me.

I italicized each heading to stand out to the reader. I also italicized the cities my jobs took place and the dates because I thought it was interesting to see the different locations. My intention for the reader is to look at this resume and truly believe that I have the qualifications they are looking for in a well-rounded candidate. Although it is just a sheet of paper, I wanted it to portray where I stand out most and I think it does.

Choice of Typefaces:

After searching through many typefaces, I came across one that was very visible, simple, and appeared to be elegant as well. The typeface I chose is called Stone Sans Sem ITC TT. Since my name has 7 letters in my first and last name, it is considered “perfect.” In my word mark, I was able to line it up evenly and drag the letter “I” to connect my first and last name. This typeface had more than one variation so I figured I could stick with it throughout my whole resume and still achieve disparity.

Color:

I didn’t use color too much, but I chose to use purple because it is my favorite color and I think it is one of the colors that describes my personality best. Purple describes someone who is honest and outgoing which are my two best traits. I chose to lean towards the darker side of purple because I thought the bright purple was too loud for the resume. The percentages of CMYK consisted of: C=77%. M=100%, Y=0%, and K=2%. The RGB percentages consisted of R=96%, G=43%, and B=141%.