Life = Risk

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******NOTE: ALWAYS BRING A BACK UP OF ALL YOUR FILES IN TO CLASS ON A FLASH DRIVE. ALSO, PLEASE BRING IN HEADPHONES TO EACH CLASS SO THAT YOU CAN REVIEW VIDEOS WHILE DOING IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS.******* When Saving Files | Save as: 

• Example: 2014_Smith_John_AccessingTools_v1
• Tag your images in Flickr with the following tag:

  adobecreativesuite2014

  ***ALWAYS SAVE YOUR AI FILES!**

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Symbols Palette
Download Project Files

Complete exercise and save as follows:2014.10.8_Last Name_First Name_SymbolsPalette (Recreate the tutorial AS WELL AS create a NEW design that uses your own branding)

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The Magic Wand

Complete exercise and save as follows:2014.10.8_Last Name_First Name_MagicWand (Change the colors, etc. Personalize it.)

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Art Boards

Complete exercise and save as follows: 2014.10.8_Last Name_First Name_ArtBoards (Change the colors, etc. Personalize it.)

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Project II

Pinterest Resource

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INSPIRATION
The Girl Effect

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Water Changes Everything

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How to Be an Educated Consumer of Infographics: David Byrne on the Art-Science of Visual Storytelling

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DESIGN BRIEF
Assignment: Graphic Resume

RESOURCES:

Pinterest Visual Resumes
25 Examples of Super Creative Resume Design

• Can Beautiful Design Make Your Resume Stand Out?
• Loft Resumes 
• Fake Amazon Page Is Best Online Resume Ever
• 10 Creative Social Media Resumes To Learn From
• 7 Ingenious Resume Designs That Will Make You Rethink Your CV
• 4 Simple Tools for Creating an Infographic Resume
• Vizualize your resume

Create a Visual – Graphic Resume

Visual experiences are winning our time and attention!

Your resume is a calling card to your future and clearly communicating your qualifications to potential employers is essential.  In the digital age, everything is changing and the standard resume is no longer standard. Your website will become your online identity and you online resume needs to read differently. First impressions can last forever and creating a visual presentation that stands out is important. More often than not, if your resume hasn’t caught someone’s eye within 30 seconds, they’re no longer interested.

An infographic resume has the chance to:

• Stand out of the stack
• Showcase your creative skills

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The 500 Year Evolution of the Resume

YOU HAVE 6 SECONDS TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION: HOW RECRUITERS SEE YOUR RESUME

Recruiters spent 80% of their time looking at six data points:

• Name
• Current title and company
• Previous title and company
• Current start and end dates
• Previous start and end dates
• Education

1. Keep important data point’s clear and simple
   Creativity and simplicity can make a big impact.
2. Create a hierarchy that presents information in a way that is easy to find and understand. Create visual cue’s such as big numbers and headings.  You want it to be easy to read and just enough detail that leaves the reader wanting more.
3. Focus on graphic design principles.
4. Make it Easy to Understand
   Resumes follow a specific format with your name and contact info at the top, followed by a summary of your skills, your work history, and your education.
5. Tell a Story
   Make sure your resume tells a story—that positions you as the best candidate for the job.
6. Pick the Right Colors
   Color is king but treat it like royalty. Don’t design with crazed splashes of color —which may detract from your story. Chose your color palate wisely. Striking contrasts or harmonious complements can work but don’t overlook a monochromatic color scheme that can make a big impact.

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Resume Redesign
Can Beautiful Design Make Your Resume Stand Out?

Text is more than just words on a page. Think of color palate, shape and form on a page. Research differences between ‘Before’ and ‘After’ resume images like the resume makeovers below from Loft Resumes.

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THINGS TO CONSIDER

• Fonts and Families

Focus on the difference between fonts and typefaces.

• Readability

A few things to keep in mind—serif fonts are easier to read than sans-serif fonts on a typed, hard-copy resume don’t go any smaller than the size 11.5, and balancing text with white space is essential (e.g. don’t crowd the page!).

• It’s Your Choice BUT…

Generally, it not a good idea to put a photo on your resume. The human eye is naturally drawn to photos, and in this case of your resume design, the profile photo. Researcher has shown that the resume prevented recruiters from looking at more important data such as experience and education.

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PROJECT DIRECTIVE

Look at the Pinterest ‘Graphic Resumes’ board for a variety of resume examples.  Identify examples that you like and don’t like and take away inspiration for your own design.

Completely REDESIGN your current resume as a visual infographic resume.  Consider text as a visual element of your resume as well as a verbal one.  Text, placement, color, variation of size, even the proportion of text to white space affect the visual impact of your resume.

• Post ‘before’ and ‘after’ images of your resume to Flickr AND create a NEW PAGE called Illustrator Project II with the parent page of PROJECTS where you will put all your research, inspirations, sketches and iterations, old resume and FINAL resume. If  you don’t have a current resume, quickly create a traditional resume.

Requirement Summary:

• A maximum of ONE photo (small) can be used only if it is converted to a graphic in Illustrator with Image Trace and Live Paint. All work must be done in Illustrator
• Logo can NOT only be created from text only. It must use multiple Illustrator tools and procedures. (If you already have a logo from project 1, you CAN use it.)
• Your full name should be on the resume.
• You must use a minimum of TEN TOOL/TECHNIQUES and explain what they are and how you used them in your word document.
• You CAN use reuse some of the items in the tutorials you completed.
• You may NOT use any tools, graphic creators, existing vector art or anything you did not create in this project.
• It CANNOT contain only text.
• A written description explaining the tools, principles, and elements you used in designing each of these must be turned in with the Illustrator files. The written description must be in Microsoft Word and must be saved as a .doc and .pdf.
• SIZE 11″x17″

WORD DOCUMENT

• 600 word minimum

Discuss your design process from design brief to project completion. How did your research inspire your sketches and Illustrator Iteration? What Illustrator tools did you use and what did you use them to create?  What steps did you take? What does your design portray? Are you pleased with your final design? Why or why not? If you had to start over again, what would you do differently?

PROCEDURE FOR PROJECT SUBMISSION  | DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS | WEEK 8 | WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 22nd, 2014:

FILE SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:

1. Save a copy of ALL your .ai, .pdf and .jpg files through Save As: _date_name_infographic resume.
2. Create a folder, with your name_illustrator project II as the folder name, inside of the folder place the following files:

• Research
• Inspiration
• Sketches
• Color Sketches
• Illustrator Iterations and FINAL Files
• Word document

1. Place the folder with ALL your files in your DropBox. Copy the folder URL, make a comment on Week 6 FRIDAY with the full URL.

ITEMS THAT MUST BE PHYSICALLY TURNED IN AT THEDUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS | WEEK 8 | WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 22nd, 2014:

1. Paper print out of the “traditional” and NEW “infographic resume”, in color.
2. Paper print out of the project written description.

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RESOURCE

10 Steps To Designing An Amazing Infographic HYPERAKT’S
JOSH SMITH TAKES US THROUGH THE PROCESS OF TRANSFORMING DATA INTO A VISUALLY COMPELLING GRAPHIC.

The Ultimate Infographic Resume Guide

Homework | Week 6 

Homework 1: TUTORIALS

Complete the following tutorials and post them to your homework page:

• Symbols Palette
• The Magic Wand
• Art Boards

Homework 2:  RESUME

Create a traditional one page resume using text only in Microsoft Word.

Homework #4:  ILLUSTRATOR | PROJECT II

Create a new PAGE called Illustrator Project II

Research
Inspiration
Sketches
Colored Sketches
Illustrator Iterations of Project II

• Homework A: Start your RESEARCH for Project II – add FIVE links in Delicious from your research and inspiration for your project idea. Tag it with the additional tag: Illustrator Project II. Make sure you add your comments in the COMMENT section on what inspired you, what design aesthetics you might use, etc.
• Homework B: Hand draw your LOW fidelity (hand drawing) and high fidelity iterations (color drawing) of your infographic resume. Upload to Flickr and copy embed code and add to your Illustrator project II page.
• Homework C: Hand draw your HIGH fidelity (hand drawing) and high fidelity iterations (color drawing) of your infographic resume. Upload to Flickr and copy embed code and add to your Illustrator project II page.
• Homework D:  PINTEREST Create a Pinterest account and a visual resume board and PIN 10 images that inspire you for the infographic resume.
• Homework E: Using Illustrator, create your first iterations (color) of yourinfographic resume. Upload to Flickr and copy embed code and add to your Illustrator project II page.

 

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