The ANTIDESIGN

Resume's aren't a topic of much interest. We all learned how to create a resume from a business class or relative, and pretty much took for granted that it's just the way things are. As artists and designers, when we apply for job positions, we aren't just sending employers a resume. We also include our painstaking ever-improving portfolio, but is it enough?

by brazilnut

A resume is a place to display our skills, and as designers (especially designers in visual communication fields) shouldn't our resume be a tribute to our style and creativity as well? We take on this initiative often with business cards and websites, but in our resumes we very well can go to all the same extremes to make an impression.

These are some designers who took an extra step in being remembered, and shared their resume's to inspire and push the boundaries of our presentation in everyday life. It's fun to look through and see the unique and creative ways some artists have found to make themselves known; and what an exciting thought that we could all be this creative in the way that piece of paper or PDF document we send out to those judgmental employers and have that document really represent who we are.

by johnnywall

by rei-pash

by puziah

by xiruxiru

The way we present ourselves to society is constantly under scrutiny, and we feel this. There are so many little ways like this that we can make impressions, improve our image, and be remembered as designers. It might be time for even those outside of the artistic field to start getting bold with their resumes.

Tuesday we had a guest speaker in my Des001 class to talk to us about the design process of a working comic book artist. We heard a wonderful presentation from Brian Fies, the artist who created Mom's Cancer and Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow. It was incredible to hear from someone working in such an artistic field, and after hearing about his books, I immediately wanted to run out and buy them.


Brian Fies walked us through his own personal creative process while making these comics. He started out slowly by taking us through his character designs for Mom's Cancer. Because this book's concept was drawn from life, his characters already existed in life and it was up to him to turn them into comics. In contrast, his character designs for WHttWoT were based not on life, but were created from his head. Because of this, Brian Fies put alot of thought into the appearance of the main characters in the story and their alter personae. We were able to see some of the inspiration for the sci-fi action heroes' costumes and his well thought out decisions around some of the major differences between the two characters.

The process of character creation is something I haven't delved into much, but this presentation was inspiring to me. The level of detail and thought put into each artistic decision is just epic. I look forward to reading Brian Fies work.