Hand Lettering Assignment

Writing a Resume

ROP Career Skills

How to write a great resume

Your ROP portfolio

*A portfolio containing three or more of your best work samples and a written explanation of each piece

*Letter of introduction

*Resume

*List of references

*Letter of recommendation

Use the ROP Portfolio Handbook as a Guide

Job Seekers Trifecta

*A solid well written and well designed resume

*An equally well crafted list of positive references

*A flawless handwritten job application

Your Resume should have:

*Who you are and how you can be contacted

*Your job objective

*Your level of education 

*Your work history or experience

*Your special skills and abilities

Edit and Refine your Resume

*Take time to write your resume

*No typo's, use spellchecker

*No mistakes, look for double words, grammar errors 

*No misleading information

*Format your text for easy reading and researching

Resume Writing Tips

*List most recent job experience first

*List most important skills first

*Leave out the obvious

*Avoid negativity

*Go with what you got: summer jobs, volunteer experience, clubs, relevant hobbies

*Dont have a degree or diploma? State your estimated date for completion, class of 201X

*Proofread! Ask at least 3 people to read your resume in detail to spot mistakes. Catch them before your interviewer does!

Style Can Vary

*Just keep it professional, well organized and easy to read

ROP Portfolio Handbook

*Contains tips and guides for all aspects of your portfolio

*Has 2 sample resumes and a resume template to fill out so you can get started

How to get started

*Find a program to write your resume with, such as Word, Google Docs, or Pages

*Think of what your ideal job might be this summer or in the future, align your resume info and objectives to that job.

*Use Resume Template in the ROP Portfolio Handbook and list all your important details.

Typography Poster

Color Theory Writing Assignment

The three primary colors are red, green, and blue. Secondary colors are created when you mix two primary colors together and if you mix together the secondary colors or one primary color and secondary color, you get a tertiary color. The difference between subtractive and additive color is that additive color is color that is "pure" for example a red light looks red because it emits red light and for subtractive color is "impure" for example you perceive a red pigment to be red because it reflect red light and absorbs everything except red light falling on it. Color can affect our perception by the intensity of its surroundings, when a red is surrounded by black or white the red looks more red than it being surrounded by orange or purple.

Color Palette

Design

Design

Typography

Serif vs Sans Serif

*Serif reads best at smaller sizes, can be complimentary 

Font variance

*Too many fonts  confuse the reader

*Fonts that are too similar cause ambiguity

*Use upper and lower case letters for optimum clarity

*Left alignment reads easiest, consider eye flow as it moves down a page

Use these tools with discretion and without disturbing eye flow

1. Italics

2. Bold

3. Size

4.Color

5 Typestyle Change

Integrity

*Avoid stretching or distorting type

* Strive for a sense of balance 

Color wheel