Fonts and Bullets in a Resume

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Resume Fonts and Bullets

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Fonts (aka type style or type face) set the tone for the entire resume. What is a font? It is that little bit of magic that enables humans to communicate in print. It is the alphabet set to music. It is art. Actually, a font is a set of curved, straight, or slanted shapes that your brain decodes into letters and then words, but that sounds too boring for a subject as fascinating as type style.

Every font has its own designer and its own personality. Each font projects a certain "feel." For instance, serif fonts (the kind with the little "feet") are considered more traditional. They are usually used as text fonts in books and magazines. Some samples include:

• Times Roman
• New Century Schoolbook
• Padua
• Bookman

Sans (meaning "without" in French) serif fonts, on the other hand, have no "feet" and are considered more contemporary, as in:

• Helvetica (Arial)
• Avant Garde
• CG Omega
• Univers