All writing reveals us, even our CVs

From the school where funny and true are uncomfortably rubbing up against one another, this is just the smallest extract from The World’s First and Only Completely Honest Résumé of a Graphic Designer. I chose this extract not because it is the best but because it’s a segment that works by itself – just you go read the whole thing to see how excellent the entire article is:

Lucid Concepts (2004-2007)

I loved everything about this company, and regret I worked only three short years there. It was run on chaos in the morning, fear in the afternoon, and Ritalin at night, all qualities for producing great design. Lucid is where I produced my most misunderstood piece, the one-hundred-and-twenty-two page deck explaining why Citadel Airlines should change their logo’s main colorway from one shade of red to another.

McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: The World’s First and Only Completely Honest Résumé of a Graphic Designer. – Marco Kaye, McSweeney’s (4 June 2012)

Read the full piece.

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