Biography
Not a cover letter. Not a formality. Not to be overlooked.
Overview
A biography of the Designer’s experience, principles, skillsets, aspirations, and fields of interests.
Endlessly useful. Write it now, and copy/paste for future use
Who are you?
What have you done?
What are your interests?
What would you like to do?
What are your Principles?
What are you good at now?
What do you want to better in the future?
Setup
Create file called Biography in cloud-workspace
Create sections for:
Your Image
Original (300 words)
Long (150 words)
Medium (75 words)
Short (couple sentences)
Copy the publicly accessible Share link
Your Picture
Choosing a picture of yourself is difficult. It can be any picture. Keep in mind:
Are you content with the picture?
How is this picture being perceived by others?
Does this picture enforce your identity?
Original Biography
Write your biography of 300+ words
This will be the original-source-material for your Targeted Biographies below
Reference overview questions, past examples, and Lectures
Targeted Biographies
Short
A very short biography email, social media, elevator pitches, etc.
Write your Elevator Pitch biography in one/two sentences
Medium
Medium sized biography for longer emails, introductions, presentations, employee bios, etc.
Write your biography in no more than 75 words
Long
Long biography for cover letters, CVs, pitchbooks, research documents, whitepapers, etc.
Write your biography in no more than 150 words
Submission to Canvas
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