Scroll CV/Resume
Scroll Resume / CV
Often for creative work I will try and send not just an electronic application or email CV and PDF portfolio but this creative and alternative resume and application.
- This was developed as a means of
- Standing out amongst other applicants.
- Demonstrating a creative approach.
- Producing something others could not as not standard printing.
- Shows effort not laziness.
- Having resume that makes staff say, “Hey check this out, passing it around an office, getting remembered.”
- Generates curiosity to enable more in depth reading.
- Stands out in a pile of resumes.
The production has gone through several methods:
- The first being silk screen printing which is messy and requires specialist and very expensive kit.
- The second being to feel cut strips into an acetate slot in a photocopier which will jam with the unfixed toner imprint on the paper. This is then carefully extracted and the toner fixed/sealed and flattened with a t-shirt press. Then the second half done in reverse before t -staining.
- The third and current method being to first cut and t-stain the paper, and iron flat. Then set more expensive printers to a custom size of 670cm by 21 cm. This however is risker in terms of printer jam and damage but gets colour.
First the papers need to be produced:
Pergamenata a specialist, hard to find translucent parchment/drum skin like paper 155gsm is cut into strips having stapled them together to try and ensure identical cutting.
These strips are the crunched up to make flaws in the paper when t-staining then soaked in hot tea and left to dry.
These strips are the crunched up to make flaws in the paper when t-staining then soaked in hot tea and left to dry.
Once dry the tea granules are brushed off and the papers ironed as flat as possible, before being lift pressed flat.
The artwork is done in Adobe Indesign, using a printer with customisable printer settings to setup for irregular printing lengths beyond A4.
Once printed this is singed on the edges to create a more aged and worn look, then bamboo rods that have had their joints filed round and burned are glued to form the hand holes and to enable smooth rolling of the scroll and CV, cover letter and mini portfolio contents tightly.
This is finished with a rough hemp twine and usually wax sealed ready to send to creative vacancies.
Once printed this is singed on the edges to create a more aged and worn look, then bamboo rods that have had their joints filed round and burned are glued to form the hand holes and to enable smooth rolling of the scroll and CV, cover letter and mini portfolio contents tightly.
This is finished with a rough hemp twine and usually wax sealed ready to send to creative vacancies.
