Design student resume format
A design student's resume should look designed and still parse — this one does both: colour blocks behind the name, a framed contact box, and two columns of real output: campaigns shipped for a client, a fest identity, an award with the number of entries it beat.
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Built for
- ✓B.Des and visual communication students
- ✓Design interns and portfolio-minded new grads
- ✓Students applying to studios and agencies
What you get
- ✓Live on-page editing — click any text and type, paginated like the final PDF
- ✓Selectable-text PDF export with clickable email and portfolio links
- ✓AI import: upload your old resume PDF and land in this template, editable
- ✓Scored 94/100 — interview-ready against the 30 published rules, measured by exporting this exact template. Certified: we only badge templates at 90 or above, a stricter bar than the 85 our checker calls interview-ready, so the design leaves headroom for your own content.
Frequently asked questions
Is CVLoom really free?
Yes — editing, all 283 templates, and PDF download are free, with no watermark and no card. There is no account at all: no signup, no login, nothing to cancel.
Will my PDF have selectable text for ATS systems?
Yes. Exports are generated by a real browser engine, so the PDF has true selectable text, embedded fonts, and clickable links — the things resume parsers need.
Can I switch templates without retyping anything?
Yes — your content and the design are stored separately, so switching templates re-flows the same content instantly and losslessly. Try every one of them.
Should a design student's resume be creative or ATS-safe?
Both, and this is the proof it is possible: the colour is in backgrounds and borders, the text stays text, and the layout keeps one reading order per column. Your portfolio link does the visual talking; the resume gets you to it.