

Also, my old boss-the one who first hired me because of that resume-asked me if he could use the template when applying for a new job. An astronaut even used it! And people are still reaching out. Most of them were not graphic designers, but industrial designers, artists, or even people quite far from the creative world, such as lawyers and marketing professionals. Some people liked the template so much they asked me to design a new version from scratch. Obviously, the resume of a lawyer should be more formal, but when it comes to creative work, we have much more freedom in terms of aesthetics, and also functionally. Making your resume more visual helps it be readable even for a quick look. Maybe they are looking for a certain qualification or knowledge. Most of the time, they look at yours for two seconds. Companies receive hundreds of emails with resumes. What makes infographic resumes so popular and such a good way to showcase skills? I truly believe that you get a job because of your talent, your interview and your portfolio, but resume content is critical. Hundreds of people wrote to thank me or just to tell me they got a job with it, and that has been awesome. and Canada to South America (Perú, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil), India, Russia, and Australia, and around Europe (for example, the one below by Georgian-Sorin Maxim in Denmark). But one thing I know-by reading the messages I’ve received-is that people all around the world used it, from the U.S. I get dizzy just thinking about it! The link is in a lot of different places, so I don’t have control of that. I believe there were around 300,000 downloads. How many people downloaded the template? And from which parts of the world? When it was time to make a change and I knew I wasn’t going to use it any more, I decided to share it with the world. I got my first two jobs with this resume and started giving talks to design students about creating your own resume. It really made a difference and helped me stand out from others. I designed this resume for myself six years ago, when infographic resumes were not so common. Q: Fernando, a million appreciations! What inspired you to create the resume template?Ī: Designers redesign their own personal logos and resumes, like a thousand times in a lifetime. I recently had the pleasure of speaking with the designer, Fernando Báez, who as Just Creative Ideas, has been doing digital projects for clients like Playstation, Philips, Heineken, Disney Pixar and Audi.
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The fourth most appreciated post in Behance history, I’ve learned, was a Spanish designer’s resume template, a free download, which in itself received 1.25 million project views and more than a million appreciations.

In 2017 alone, the spokesperson said, more than 300,000 ‘nontraditional members,’ including industrial designers, architects and fashion designers, joined the community, which has experienced its greatest growth in Asia, especially China. Projects have been viewed 4 billion times and received 275 million appreciations. According to an Adobe spokesperson, Behance’s global user base has exceeded 10 million members.

The Behance portfolio site, founded by entrepreneur/investor Scott Belsky and acquired by Adobe Systems in 2012, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. HOW Design Live 2018 is happening in Boston.
