3d Resumé Image

[projectk]

I think it's best that you don't have your contact details so you don't have to tilt your head or rotate the image. Make it easy for people to read, that's what typography and design are about. :) I have no criticisms besides that, i think it will be fine.

[marcom]

good idea.

but projectk has a point with the contact details.

[AdamT]

I like it--very clever and different presentation.

[Triker]

Nice Idea, but the typography details need some attention:

• Title caps on “Applied Sciences” ?
• Use em space (option/shift hyphen) without spaces rather than hyphens on the languages block, also after Animations on the freelance block
• Eliminate the Infos widow
• Do not hyphenate programing
• Rearrange the Software text to create a better ragged right, right now it is a wedge

Good luck

[bobtronic]

Nice idea but I would prefer a plain text version if I were an employer.

just my opinion

Bob

[flyingP]

Nice idea but I would prefer a plain text version if I were an employer.

just my opinion

Bob

I agree, if I am to be honest I find it a bit uncomfortable to read, and you need to watch your negative space, the top of the composition is just sort of floating atm

[LucentDreams]

simplest formatting posible when doing resumes, the resume is not about creativity, thats what a portfolio is for, resume is about delivery of information, clear and concise.

[Creature]

After looking up what "hyphenate" means I agree with most of your points Triker :) Although I don't know what you mean with Info widow.

I showed this to a few people on paper (in the "printed out" form) and they all agreed that it's easy to read. But I also agree about the rotated contact details. Maybe those should be more clearer.

Maybe on paper it produces another effect than in the pdf on screen version. I thought that beeing different would be something good regarding the fact that the guy who reviews applications has got a lot of them lying on his desk. So I tried to stick out of that pile :)
And since it's about a 3d position I thought why not keep the resumé 3d too?

Well, I gotta rework some of the points mentioned here and then I'll see what effect it has got in my applications (I don't need to apply for something till the end of August, so I've got plenty of time for tuning it)

[Triker]

A "widow" is a single word on a line by itself at the end of a paragraph. Considered a "type crime."

[sketchbook]

it depends on where you are wanting to work.

will you find people who like your resume? sure. shop it at kinko's. the general population would tell you your resume is the bomb. any respected design shop would toss it in the can, no offense. are you a designer, or a 3d production guy?

personally - i agree with some of the others. a "professional" resume should be clean, with nice, simple typograophy.

sure, is't clever i suppose. and as "graphical" resumes go , i have seen much worse. but it's still a big gimick. you have 3d boxes just to have 3d boxes.

in my experience this resume would get tossed out before it was even read.

are you using cubes to show off your modeling and rendering skills? i hope not.

are you trying to improve readability? again, not helping.

but like i said before - depends on you you are shoping it to.

[AdamT]

I agree that you want to have a traditional resume if you're, for example, applying for a job as a mortgage broker, restaurant manager, sales rep., etc. But if you're applying for a creative position I don't think it's a cardinal sin to show a little creativity--so long as it doesn't get in the way of readability. OTOH, that's what your portfolio/reel is for.

[sketchbook]

hey adam,

that makes sense yes. you would think that would be true, but i can say from a lot of first hand experience that it is not.

i have experience working with a lot of creative firms in portland as well as the creative temp agencies, and have been involved in the AIGA student portfolio day almost every year since 1997 as a reviewer. i have also been involved in hiring a creative 3-4 times at various companies.

is this a set in stone rule? no.

however as i said before, i come at this from a design background, and good typography is a must, so employers are looking at your typography skills as a major aspect of what you bring to the table.

Creature - email your resume to an agency which speciaizes in creative staffing. they review hundreds of resumes per week. ask them for a review.

[Creature]

Creature - email your resume to an agency which speciaizes in creative staffing. they review hundreds of resumes per week. ask them for a review.

Did that just now - I updated it a bit and corrected a lot of points that you and others mentioned. I mailed it to an advertising agency that I used to work with and asked them for a review. Now I'm waiting for an answer.

But I think basically it will come down to what is represented in this thread. Some will like it and others won't. Since I'm in no need for a job right now (which can also be seen in my resumé - I'm going to start a new one at a really cool company in April) it is just for my homepage and I guess I'll do a new one nevertheless once I'm looking for a job since a lot of new informations will need to be added at this point. And maybe I'm going for a more traditional one but still keeping creative design elements.

BTW - a design teacher of mine once told me that only designs which provoke discussion are good ones - so I guess my resumé is a really good one :)

[JIII]

Or maybe the boxes have just distracted us from the real typographical errors found in your resume :-).

-John

[Creature]

Or maybe the boxes have just distracted us from the real typographical errors found in your resume :-).

-John

That's a whole other point of doing such a thing :)

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