>> But it shows that the so called designer has failed to understand what the point of design is. Design is supposed to facilitate, NOT make things harder.
You are the confused person here.
Design isn't meant to facilitate understanding in all cases. You're letting one specific use cloud your understanding of a general concept.
Designers design with specific aims in mind. These could be expression of content, ease of use for a specific culture, expression of a feeling, wow factor, or rigid conformity to a set style/concept, etc.
Do you believe that somebody that simply wrote in a black-and-white grid that they are proficient at beautiful animated interactive designs is proving this ability with the same authenticity as this guy was able to?
What possible ethical reasons do you have for trying to insure the purity of resumes and portfolios? Why can they not interbreed?
Portfolios authentically demonstrate ability in a way resumes cannot, hence either resumes should direct employers to portfolios or the designer should attempt to blur the forms (yes, the purpose of a design might be to add trustworthy information to a document in the form of visible proof of experience in the medium. As shown: an exchange of message clarity for message trustworthiness.)
lhnz, I agree with you, completely. A designer should be judged on how they present everything. ALL resumes should be considered an example of how they design, and thus part of their "portfolio." I have been a art director and seen many resumes in my tenure. If an applicant comes at the problem from a fresh angle, it is welcomed with open arms. A good art director or creative director can work with this to fix the issue of contact info being buried and whatnot, as others have pointed out. This is a great place to start!
> The aim of this resume is like all other resumes, to get an interview (1). If not, its not a resume (2), its part of a portfolio (3).
So what you're saying is that: a resume exists to get an interview (1), and therefore if it's not a resume and is a portfolio (3) it therefore does not exist to get an interview (2)?
Fact: resumes exist to get interviews.
Fact: portfolios also exist to get interviews.
Fact: a resume can have the form of a portfolio piece and vice versa.
The resume is a terrible way of validating ability. I would prefer a portfolio piece of a designer, or a repository of a developer to their resume.
>> Last point relies on making that comparison in the first place, which is a straw man. No reason to compare like that. Its your own invention.
I disagree. The intention of sending a resume in this form is likely to be that you want to be judged on the merits of the format you chose and the skills it required. Your original implication that they want to be judged with the same criteria as a black-and-white grid is almost certainly false.
Fact: a resume can have the form of a portfolio piece and vice versa
I see you like to play it fast and loose with the meaning of words. A quick review:
A résumé is a document used by persons to present their backgrounds and skills. A typical résumé contains a summary of relevant job experience and education.
An artist's portfolio is an edited collection of their best artwork intended to showcase an artist's style or method of work
-- Wikipedia
In summary, a resume cannot be a portfolio, and vica versa, because a resume is an executive summary while a portfolio is a showcase.
1. At no point do either of your definitions mention that the properties or terms are mutually exclusive.
2. You made a comparison between a resume and a portfolio, as opposed to a resume and a portfolio piece. The difference is crucial because the definition you provided mentioned the word collection - and because the "interactive resume" couldn't have been considered a collection of portfolio pieces.
3. In real life words often don't have such rigid boundaries. and thank god because otherwise the portfolio-resume would only be able to be discussed by people that have property-level understanding of the world and you would be the slack-jawed fool of the conversation.
Before your resume gets you an interview, it has to get someone's attention. This has gotten quite a bit of attention so far, I have no doubt that at least a few interviews will follow.
You are the confused person here.
Design isn't meant to facilitate understanding in all cases. You're letting one specific use cloud your understanding of a general concept.
Designers design with specific aims in mind. These could be expression of content, ease of use for a specific culture, expression of a feeling, wow factor, or rigid conformity to a set style/concept, etc.
Do you believe that somebody that simply wrote in a black-and-white grid that they are proficient at beautiful animated interactive designs is proving this ability with the same authenticity as this guy was able to?
vs. Resume 1 is extremely easy to fake, resume 2 is an authentic signal. You are free to throw resume 2 into the bin, but you are a fool if you do so.