In your opinion, what is the difference between a designer’s resume vs. a non-designer’s resume

Monique Smith

Assignment: In your opinion, what is the difference between a designer’s resume vs. a non-designer’s resume

Recently, I was asked to send an application and resume for an internship 

programme, honestly I did not know how to formulate a designer's resume' so I stuck to the official 

word document resume' that I was accustomed to sending.  However, I garnered new insight in 

regards to a designer's resume' vs. a non-designer's. The difference is that they focus or zoom in on 

different specialties. .

A designer's resume' is laced with his/her skillset that showcases of their talent. Most designer's use 

creative fonts, color, animation and vs. creative aspects to highlight their strength as visual 

presentations. In contrast, a non-designer's resume that focuses on the business aspect and rules of 

rigidity enforce that the document exudes professionalism with the revelation that due to his or her 

experience and talent they are qualified to do the job. It rarely allows one to use their creativity. 

To illustrate, it would be like someone who wear no perfume (non-designer 

resume) vs. a person that wears a beautiful perfumed scent (designer's resume).