Great Resume Designs that Catch Attention–and Got People Hired Inspiration June 21, 2011 When applying for a job, you have no choice but to do your best to outshine competition. Even before winning an interview, your qualifications (or in some instance, your character) are already judged by the resume you’ve submitted. It is then important to make your resume or CV as honest, concise, and striking as possible. Take a look at how other designers compose their creative resumes. View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source Author: Cadence Wu Cadence is You The Designer's senior blogger, and the most jack-of-all-trades of the staff.
The 25 most difficult questions If you are one of those executive types unhappy at your present post and embarking on a New Year's resolution to find a new one, here's a helping hand. The job interview is considered to be the most critical aspect of every expedition that brings you face-to- face with the future boss. One must prepare for it with the same tenacity and quickness as one does for a fencing tournament or a chess match. This article has been excerpted from "PARTING COMPANY: How to Survive the Loss of a Job and Find Another Successfully" by William J. Morin and James C. Cabrera. Morin is chairman and Cabrera is president of New York-based Drake Beam Morin, nation's major outplacement firm, which has opened offices in Philadelphia. 1. Since this is often the opening question in an interview, be extracareful that you don't run off at the mouth. 2. You should be able to discuss products or services, revenues, reputation, image, goals, problems, management style, people, history and philosophy. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
100 Free Fonts You Should Have in Your Library Fonts have already been among the essential materials used by designers. Whether it is a web design project or a logo design – font is the element, capable of attracting people’s attention, rendering the key idea, and communicating the necessary message. That is why, thousands of free fonts reside today in multiple online font repositories. Clean fonts contain the samples of free fonts of the sans serif family with classic proportions, distinct lines, and clean backgrounds. 1. Delicious-Roman DiavloBook-Regular HattoriHanzo-LightItalic LT Oksana Bold Champagne & Limousines Vegur-Regular Caviar Dreams Bold Ageone Aldo SemiBold Zrnic Zero Threes Yanone Kaffeesatz Regular WendelinHalbfettKursiv SF Quartzite Bold Italic Padaloma Italic Monoglyceride Mabella Moloko Langó Italic Gordon Regular Good Times GeosansLight Cantarell Bold Garrison Cond. SansSerifExbFLF-Italic SF Fourche SC Milford Condensed Bold Italic Aller Light Italic D3 Archism Italic Decker Cardiff Bold Italic Droid Serif Bold GalileoFLF-BoldItalic 2. Outlaw
45 Awesome Abstract Textures Finding that perfect texture for your design can be quite the search, and also quite time consuming. To help you out a bit we’ve browsed through the large collection of textures over at deviantART and picked out some abstract textures. These can inspire you in making your own ones or you can use them. Just make sure to click on the images to go to the originals and read if the artists behind them have any restrictions or require credits first. Maybe this can be the helpful start to a new project? Let’s dive in! The Evolution of Corporate Logos Probably few remember the original Apple logo, which featured Sir Isaac Newton sitting under a tree with the inscription ‘“Newton … A Mind Forever Voyaging Through Strange Seas of Thought … Alone.” Thankfully, within a year, Jobs was introduced to Rob Janoff, a young designer based in Palo Alto, California who was assigned to help market the clunky Apple II, a far cry from today’s sleek MacBook. “For inspiration, the first thing I did was go to the supermarket, buy a bag of apples and slice them up,” recalled Janoff in an interview with Sync Magazine. “I just stared at the wedges for hours.” Eventually, Janoff created the polychromatic Apple logo which survived until 1998. Founded in 1909, British Petroleum’s (BP) original logo was designed by an amateur who submitted his emblem in a company-wide competition. Perhaps one of America’s most recognizable brands, the Ford logo has retained its familiar oval shape since the company’s founding during the turn of the 20th century.
101 Awesome new WordPress themes I’m a WordPress themes junky, as I’m sure a lot of the rest of you are. I love checking out new themes, both for ideas and inspiration, as well as to keep up to date on what’s happening in the world of WP theme design. The great thing is that new themes are released on practically a daily basis. There are thousands of themes out there, a lot of which are truly awesome. And they just keep getting better. Designers and developers are really pushing the envelope of what WordPress can do, constantly creating better, more powerful themes. Below are 101 new WordPress themes released in the past few months. Free themes Free themes have come a long way in the past few years. Workz Workz is a free business and portfolio theme that’s great for showcasing your work. Bodega Bodega is a minimal business and portfolio theme that includes a custom homepage slider, custom post types, filterable portfolio pages, and much more. Neptune GoPress Adapt Architekt Leon Shuttershot Zenshop Axis Canyon Rolex Nomad Vasiliki Tint
Das Layout: Warum Content ohne Design nicht funktioniert Wir präsentieren hier einen Gastartikel von Robert Weller, Blogger bei toushenne.de, und bedanken uns für den interessanten Beitrag! Mit einer hässliche Webseite gewinnst du keine Leser. Zwar ist das Aussehen immer eine Frage des Geschmacks, aber es gibt bei der Gestaltung von Webseiten, eigentlich von allen Inhalten im Web, gewisse Gestaltungsgrundlagen. Ich könnte jetzt das Henne-Ei-Problem auf die Frage übertragen, ob zuerst das Design und dann die Inhalte gestaltet werden sollten oder andersrum, aber warum sollte ich uns das Leben unnötig schwer machen? Du kennst bestimmt das Sprichwort aus der Gestaltung „Form folgt Funktion“, richtig? Was willst du mit deinem Content erreichen? Bei meiner Arbeit als Webdesigner erlebe ich es oft, dass Kunden aus einem speziellen Anlass zu mir kommen. Die Herausforderung lautet also: motivational zugänglichen aber gleichzeitig maximal interaktiven Content kreieren. Grundlagenarbeit „Content informs design; design without content is decoration“
The Makings of a Great Logo - BOLD by Pixelapse Your company's logo is the fundamental foundation to your business branding. It is probably the first interaction that you will have with your customers. An effective logo can establish the right tone and set the proper ethos. After years of crafting logos for different projects, I've come up with a set of questions that I always ask myself before delivering a new logo. Above all design guidelines, the most important criterion is whether the logo reflects the character of the company. Designers should understand the psychology of colors and the effect that typeface has on the design of a great logo. Behind every great logo is a story. A great logo is not about slapping your business name on a generic shape, which is why choosing from ready-made logos is a poor idea. How will the logo look in 2, 10, 20 years' time? A good way to test the logo is to let it 'sit' with you for a while before releasing it. A great logo is distinctive, memorable, and recognizable.