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

  1. Create file called Biography in cloud-workspace

  2. Create sections for:

    • Your Image

    • Original (300 words)

    • Long (150 words)

    • Medium (75 words)

    • Short (couple sentences)

  3. 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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