This article will discuss how to make a resume for graphic design jobs that will really catch an employer’s eye. Having a great resume for graphic design jobs can really increase your chances of being called in for an interview and possibly landing that job.

To begin, it’s best to think of a graphic design resume as a document that will help you to stand out from the crowd and land a design job.

No, this isn’t a flashy job application with a million fonts and weird photo collages, this is a simple and efficient resume that’s tailored specifically to graphic design jobs.

Next time you’re up for a job, you will want to make sure you have a great resume to hand to the hiring manager. No one wants to hire someone without the proper education, work experience, and work style to get the job done.

So let’s get started.

Select your fonts

When a hiring manager is scrolling through your resume, they won’t just skim past the fonts and paragraphs. They are going to see your resume in the context of a design job you are applying for.

In order for the reader to be able to understand your design work, they’re going to have to understand the fonts you use. This is why you should give a lot of thought to your fonts.

To begin, it’s important to consider what your goals are for your resume. Some fonts can make your resume appear more professional, while others are more effective at showing that you’re an expressive designer.

If you are trying to convince the hiring manager that your resume is a work of graphic design art, you want to use fonts that are graphically stimulating and stylistically simple.

The thought process goes like this:

A font should be crisp and clear but not too heavy. A font should be bold but not overpowering. A font should convey a sense of style. A font should help to connect the design to the company’s brand.

A good font will convey a positive message that makes you stand out from the crowd.

You can test the accuracy of a font by reading the fonts on other design resumes for the same industry.

As you begin to use this tool, you should see a pattern emerging: fonts for graphic design typically tend to be stylish and sassy. If the reader doesn’t understand why you have chosen this font, it will not catch their attention and it will not be interesting to them.

On the other hand, bold, casual fonts tend to be used in line work, as well as imagery. To use such fonts effectively, you have to understand your audience and their needs.

You should also consider the layout of the website where your resume will be displayed.

A big mistake some designers make is that they have a header font, followed by a number of paragraphs with progressively darker fonts. This typography technique is a great idea for headings, but a bad one for resume sections.

This style is called a pied-a-terre technique.

This is why you should use a typographic device called the em break. It breaks your resume into pieces that are easy to scan and understand, like this:

The first sentence is white, which acts as a cue to the reader to quickly scan the rest of the resume. The second paragraph is the color orange, which helps readers to quickly notice that the job title is also orange.

The third paragraph is the color green, which helps the reader to quickly understand that it’s the graphic design section. The fourth paragraph is the color blue, which communicates to the reader that this is the careers section.

A second quick rule about font usage for resumes is that you should not use fonts with accents. It’s common for employers to ask for creative fonts or unique fonts, but to indicate your designer position, these kinds of fonts are not necessary.

One way to show you’re a creative designer is to create a unique font based on that of a well-known font. Let’s say you’re applying for a job at Cisco. To make your creative choice, you might want to create your own version of UCSD font.

Go with what works!

To get your creative juices flowing, use a mix of fonts. Use an array of two or three fonts that make up your design.

When possible, add a unique background to the body text.

The font size is going to be determined by the display size of the screen. If your design is being displayed on a 6.5-inch display, the size of your text is going to be 1.5-inch tall. If your design is being displayed on a 13-inch display, your font size will be 1.75-inch tall.

Use the font size to help to establish focus in your design. The font size will help to focus the reader on the subject of your design. The font size should not get in the way of the design, nor should it stand out too much.

At this point in your design, the font size is your designer’s best friend.

Let’s say your design is going to be displayed on a 12.5-inch display. You’ll want a font size of 11.5-inch.

On a 16-inch display, you’ll want a font size of 13.3-inch.

Give your design a test run!

To ensure your design is easy to read on a variety of screens, test your design on a variety of operating systems and devices. This includes Mac, Windows and mobile devices.

Now that you have the font-design essentials, it’s time to get going! Now, how can you incorporate all of the typographic lessons you learned into your own design?

You’ll need a font editor. If you don’t have one, there are free font editors that you can install on your computer.

The first thing you want to do is install the font editor. Select that option, then click Open. In the Open Window Name field, type Dafont. Open the font editor and you’ll find a rather large window.

To get started, go to the Fonts section in the panel on the left-hand side of the screen. There are a number of fonts available for download from Google.

In the header section of the panel on the left side of the screen, scroll down to the Fonts sub-section. Choose any of the fonts that you downloaded earlier, then click Download.

This will download the font files, which you can now open in the Dafont font editor.

Once the font is downloaded, you’ll find that there is a Dafont installer on the desktop. Right-click the downloaded file and click Open.

The Dafont font editor allows you to edit the font files with ease.