Resume Designs It’s extremely hard to find a job these days! The market is slow, the economy is bad, and the competition is fierce. To get a job you will have to stand out of the crowd. Please keep in mind that if you apply to companies that have nothing to do with the design field, they wont appreciate your artfulness. However, I think if you are in the design field you need to show off your creativity. Resume is a French word that means summing up. The “DO’s” of a Resume: Write it YourselfBrief, Concise, Action-OrientedRewrite/ReviseAccurate (Not Puffed Up)Emphasize StrengthsDeemphasize WeaknessesHave your resume professionally edited “Dont’s” of a Resume: Photos or Illustrations ( In the Design Field you can go against this rule)Reasons You Left Past JobsSalaryFeelings About Travel or RelocationTestimonialsPolitics or Religion Essential Components Of A Resume: Personal Data/Contact InformationEducationExperience (Appropriate Volunteer Work)Achievements, Skills, and Qualifications
Save the Date Designs Stay Updated to the Latest Blog Post!SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR FREE! Save the date wedding invitations are one way of letting your future guest, busy family and friends know about your wedding celebration will soon be here. This allows them to mark their calendars for that reason. Here are a showcase of creatively designed save the date wedding invites for your inspiration: 01 SOURCE: Magnolia Press 02 SOURCE: Etsy 03 SOURCE: Stacy Claire Boyd 04 SOURCE: Kim Nguyen 05 Eva Walter 06 SOURCE: Magnet Street 07 SOURCE: Jenny Romanski 08 SOURCE: Peter Bowen 09 SOURCE: Pinkerton Design 10 SOURCE: Marabou Design 11 SOURCE: Paul Hainsworth 12 SOURCE: Mandy Gordon 13 SOURCE: Sarah Hawkins Designs 14 SOURCE: Three Steps Ahead 15 SOURCE: Ringo Baby 16 SOURCE: KimsCustomCardsandGifts 17 SOURCE: Le Papier Boutique 18 SOURCE: Magnet Street 19 SOURCE: Amy Olert Hardy 20 SOURCE: JoopaDoops 21 SOURCE: Lauren Okura 22 SOURCE: Agence Divine 23 SOURCE: KimsCustomCardsandGifts 24 SOURCE: Cheer Up Cherup 25 SOURCE: DwellStudio
Resume Designs In the “days of yore” we typed resumes and ran down to the local office supply store with the new marvel a fax machine. Within minutes our typed paper was in a fax machine tray in another city and an hour or two later we received a call to come in for an interview the next day. Today, it is not only a new century but we are staring at 10% unemployment. We are in an environment of companies adding work loads to existing employees rather than hiring because of the uncertainty in the business world. The lines are increasing at the unemployment office as fast as resumes are collecting on the desks of the graphic design manager’s desk. So it is out with the old and in with something unique, eye-catching and pointed to sell yourself to the employer by a fireworks’ display of who you are. General Element Spotlight Spotlight Personal & Professional Profile Spotlight Applicable Experience Spotlight Your Work Specific Element Building Blocks Be Creative with Your Timeline
Minimalistic Logos Depending on the flavor of your business, your logo may appear big and flashy, bold and colorful or just plain simple and clever. In this roundup, I’ve turned the spotlight towards the more simple and clever logo styles that leave a strong impression. As simplistic as they may appear, there is genius behind these 60 highly clever minimal logo designs. OneFund Filmaps Folder back Bipolar Backspace Stairs Fence v.2 Walk Unarmed Frankenstein Films Thinktank Pelican eveva Love Clip SewPerfect Wave Pendulum Sex Lovers City Direct FishLine Up Straight UP elefont Rocket Golf Illusion Circus of Magazines CodeFish Zip Mummy Foot Missing Helium Killed Productions Bird Giraffe minimum Catch 5 ascus HandsUp Pencil James Forbes Plumbing Wine Searcher Ed’s Electric LocKey Handmade Pictures upside down productions More Wine Kingdom brand Twins Horror Films Ross Poultry Half Crown Jump Atack Tulipart Have a Favorite? When putting a showcase of inspiration together, I often find myself picking a couple of favorites out of the bunch. Written by Shawn Ramsey
20 Logos (2009) The logo is one of the most important elements of identity and branding. Although logos are small, they are equally as difficult to create as web designs or business cards, because they need to be relatively simple, memorable, and professional. Continuing our roundups from 2009, this post features 20 of the best logos from 2009. If you liked this post, please help promote it by sharing it with your friends. Advertisement Type-based Logos Type based logo designs are logo designs that are created solely with the help of typefaces. Logo design is the graphical representation of the business and it is a sign of the business or products; and therefore, must be created with credibility of the company. Since the aim of designing a logo is to keep it simple yet maintaining the quality of logo, text-based logo design scores high because of their minimalism and excellence. 1. The designer merges all the four letter to actually create visual representation of a wave. 2. Effective use of negative space in this logo design makes it memorable and unique. 3. Simply miraculous piece of artistic work that speaks volume about its creator. 4. What makes this logo design memorable is the way the numeric character 5 is used not only to represent the “5” in Five One Design but also to suggest the O of “One”. The water element is embodied here within the letter “Q” that makes for such a beautiful, visually appealing logo. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
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