3.Website improvements - Infographics

Infographics

I researched some different Infographic fashion CV

(https://www.behance.net/gallery/31218541/Curriculum-vitae) 

I find this infographic inspiration because it has the following features:

·Reasonable layout

·Clear & well organized

·The perfect combination of line and icons

·The collocation of words and diagrams is reasonable

According to the features of this CV, I learned that try to layout the image reasonably to save a part of the space of the page in order to avoid too many text message. At the same time, the use of line will make the page looks clean and tidy which is also easy to read.

                                                 

(https://trocatrocafashion.com.br/2014/07/30/curriculos-criativos-como-fazer-o-seu/)

I find this infographic inspiration because it has the following features:

·The bright orange easier to attract the attention of readers

·The change of the font is helpful to highlight the key information

·The use of icons helps easier to get the information

·The photo is comic style that has great personality

As a result of looking at this fashion infographic CV, I think the collocation of color is very important, especially some more bright colors. Although it has the role of eye-catching, it needs further study and improvement. Then, the font size should consider the size of the module.

(https://www.facebook.com/dtqmi) 

I find this infographic inspiration because it has the following features:

·Sense of design & Professional

·The application of triangles and circles is appropriate

·Graphics segmentation principle

·The color is single, but concise

There are many elements and techniques in designing the infographic CV whcih are very professional. The perfect collocation of three color: black, white and ash makes the page look very layered. Contrast represents a kind of attraction, the stronger the contrast, the more attractive. In addtion,the segmentation and overlap of various shapes increse sense of design.

(http://littlemad.fr)

I find this infographic inspiration because it has the following features:

·Dark background makes the page look more flexible

·The distinction between modules make readers easily capture the key information

·The use of timeline and mark makes the information is very clear

·The content is rich and comprehensive

·Color collocation is reasonable

This infographic CV is different from several CV we mentioned above, it has better readability which gives a more comprehensive understanding about designer. At the same time, it quantifys the designer's experience and compentencies. So I think the CV should not only focus on reasonable layout, but give attention to integrity of information.

Pictochart.com 

Canva.com

Firstly, I choose pictochart.com to make my Infographic fashion CV, because there are many template on the website, and the design is also very delicate and concise. I chose the template in the red circle below for its brisk style with a sense of design.

Then you will see that I opened a larger version of the template. It needs to upload my own photos, and I replace the picture in the red circle. The method I use is direct shear off the original image, and put my upload photos in the same place again by using the mouse to adjust into the appropriate size

Next, I need to write a simple introduction, with one or two sentences. I directly delete the original text and replace it with my introduction. Use text editing tools to change the font to 27 Trebuchet MS.

At the same time, I also use text editing tools to change my name to the size of 64 Trebuchet MS fonts. Because the name is beside the photos, so I chose the larger font. And in the design of the whole CV, the font can't more than three in order to ensure the compliance of each section.

Then the next step is I continue to use text editing tools to edit my "The skills". Because of different plates, for a small distinction, I chose the Montserrat and 22 fonts. A few small font changes are beneficial to make the whole layout of the page looks not very monotonous.

As for “ The Education”,  I also chose to use Montserrat font. There is some distinction about colour and font size of the date and content. The subtitle and date is white font with the size of 34. The content is 28 font with black gray colour.

Afterwards, I edit my personal contact information in the "Contact" section. It includes personal web pages, E-mail and Instagram. And I find the Icon of Ins in the search box of Graphics, but I think it is not so necessary, so I deleted it.

Furthermore, I edit the hobbies plate and add some my own interests, but since I found out that the design of the plate color is not very professional, and it is not very useful, so I delete it.

At the same time, I also found my photo is not professional and not formal, and I took a photo of a more formal do the replacement. I edited the size of image, and change the position of personal profile. In addition, I put it to the right side of the photo.

At last, I've done the whole modification to Infographic fashion CV. I changed the background colour to white. And most of the colour of font, I changed it to pink which is more appropriate for my personal web page. Due to there are many applications of pink elements in my personal web page and logo, and my CV will also be put on my website. Therefore, in order to provide users with better visual experience and maintain the consistency with website, I have changed its overall style.

This is the finial effect of my CV. It reflects my design style is concise and easy to read.

                                      

Finally, I removed the contact part because it duplicates the content with the contact page in my page. I also re-white my introduction，meanwhile I avoid using abbreviations.

Conclusion

The CV design process needs to continuously explore, and reference the design of template is the most basic which can bring me a lot of inspiration. Although there are many different styles of the resume, it is believe that a good CV should have the following characteristics. First of all, the information is concise and comprehensive. A post may receive dozens or even hundreds of CV led to HR has quite limited time to check the CV. Therefore, it is recommended that the CV should be simple and powerful. Then, highlight the key points and strengthen the advantage. If there are no clear goals in a CV, then it will be eliminated directly. Highlight personal advantages which are related with the target position is also very important, including the professional skills, quality and experience by virtue of cases. Thirdly, the format is convenient to read. Some websites have provided many CV templates, but they just play a reference role. After all, each person's situation is different, and the template may not be suitable for everyone. Therefore, it is suggested that job seekers should reasonably use the CV templates and design according to their own situation. The above mentioned points have been attached great importance in the process of making my CV.

Reflection:

As far as I am concerned, a good CV should not only pay more attention to visual presentation and concise information, but only add the original elements to attract readers and present unique style.
From the vision, How to cause the reader's interest, how to cause the reader's interest and attract them to continue reading becomes the primary problem I need to conquer. Actually it likes people who meet for the first time, and the first impression is often based on visual. A good CV is like that. Guide the reader is willing to actively understand me from the visual is far easier to get their favor. Therefore, I constantly adjust color and font to highlight the key information, such as my name. The collocation of pink, white and black gray makes the whole page looks clean and clear. Every important aspect, such as education, experience, skills and interests are presented by using soft color which makes the whole design give readers with a strong practical style. Then, the designer's professional ability will combine the layout and information properly. For example, the introduction of occupational activities is based on the standard horizontal stripe which is beneficial to make the CV looks is organized very well. Even though it only contains three main parts: education, experience and professional knowledge, it is enough to make employers know me, because he can get the most effective information.