CREATIVE CV’S & PERSONAL BRANDING
You CV should have an element of creativity to it to entice potential employers to read through its content. You have all studied branding and it’s a good idea to brand yourself (self branding) A good way to instantly make an impression with you CV is to make your name into a logo. This can potentially be used across business cards etc later on when you graduate. Here are some examples.... Use your name with an introduction to what you do...
Do something creative with your initials...
Choose a really nice bold font from www.dafont.com
Add you name to a coloured shape...
Just adding something like this to your CV can completely change the look and make it a lot more eye catching...
Here are some examples of good creative CV’s... Incorporate your name along with your contact information?
Use small hints of colour to highlight main titles Stick to only a couple of complimentary colours otherwise the page will become too busy though.
The over all layout and inclusion of icons works well here. There is a good use of white space making all the information clear and easy to digest.
You DON�T need to add a photo!
There is a good use of white space making all the information clear and easy to digest.
Nice to introduce colour to titles. Good overall clear layout.
The following CV’s are all highly creative and by graphic designers - although they may be a little too creative for your needs they do suggest good elements that you could incorporate into your own CV.
This is quite a busy CV but the way the contact information uses little icons and is highlighted on the blue background makes it really clear.
The colours on here are a little boring but the way the titles are highlights on light green squares works nicely and the header at the top with the contact info is nice.
This CV is again very busy but the use of symbols and highlight colour works nicely.
This CV is again very busy but the use of symbols and use of colour works well.