I used two serif fonts for my resume. The wordmark and sideways headings are in Monotype Modern Std. Extended and the rest of the text is in some variation of Adobe Jenson Pro. Not having a lot to put on a resume, I thought that this was the best way to fill the white space. Let me know what you think, just don't be too honest. Haha.Visual Message: The main thing that I was trying to convey through the design of my resume was professionalism. Having little suitable experience meant that I had to convey in a different way my ability to work in a business and professional setting. The wordmark is very large and offset with especially the “R” and “G” being very strong and professional looking, almost like company initials I think. The wordmark also provides a nice frame in which to set the body of my resume. The overall design may be slightly simplistic, but I did not want to clutter the page suggesting that as a potential employee I would have difficulty narrowing my focus.
Audience: As I am not currently sure as to where I would like to work, I tried to create a resume that would be acceptable in most business settings. I am a political science major as well as advertising and I think the professional look of my resume would be suitable for a law firm and government office or even the administrative side of an advertising agency.
Design Strategy: My wordmark creates an instant presence on the page, since there are no immediate words or marks around it. I think the initials of my name create a strong anchor and frame from which the rest of my resume flows out. The initials are also quite heavy, just like the names under my headings, suggesting importance for things such as my job positions and school. The actual headings themselves I feel are less important and only for direction, which is why they are sideways and gray. The two typefaces, Adobe Jenson Pro and Monotype Modern Std. Extended, complement each other very well I feel. Monotype Modern Std. Extended is a little more difficult to read when it is small but is also very professional looking which is why I only used it for the wordmark and headings, being things that are larger font. Adobe Jenson Pro for the body I feel complements very well mostly because stylistically they are similar looking and both serif fonts, but Adobe Jenson Pro is much easier to read as a small font making it more practical.
Style Sheet:
Wordmark Initials: Monotype Modern Std. Extended, 80/96, optical kerning, no tracking
Wordmark body: Monotype Modern Std. Extended, 30/36, optical kerning, tracking +15
Address & E-mail: Adobe Jenson Pro Regular, 11.5/13.8, optical kerning, no tracking
Section Headers: Monotype Modern Std. Extended, 18/21.6, optical kerning, no tracking
Body Headers: Adobe Jenson Pro Bold, 13/13.5, optical kerning, no tracking
Place Names: Adobe Jenson Pro Regular, 13/13.5, optical kerning, no tracking
Dates: Adobe Jenson Pro Italics, 13/13.5, optical kerning, no tracking
College Name: Adobe Jenson Pro Bold, 11.5/13.5, optical kerning, no tracking
Body Text: Adobe Jenson Pro Regular, 11.5/13.5, optical kerning, tracking +20
Document Grid:
Top Margin: 4p2.393
Bottom Margin: 6p2.25
Left Body Margin: 4p8.557
Right Body Margin: 8p9.75
Haha, I did the same thing with using the white space since I didn't have that much to put on my resume either.
ReplyDeletehmm double major and double minor.. impressive :)
I love your wordmark. It's very simple yet sophisticated. The body text and the wordmark go well together too. The typefaces that you used are clear and easy to read.
ReplyDeleteYour organization of information and simplicity is commendable. It looks professional and gives the impression that you paid careful attention to presenting it as such.
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