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Quick answers
When should I pick Resume infographic recipe?
When the story is: students, freelancers, career switchers.
When should I avoid Resume infographic recipe?
Skip it in cases like: ATS-only plain text is required and graphics would be stripped.
Who invented or popularised it?
Studio craft combining grids, type ramps and open icon sets
What does it encode?
layout blocks + modest quantitative bars + icon row
Is it OK in ads?
Yes if one claim is visible at a glance in Meta, Google and retail print; otherwise link to a full figure.
Will a teacher accept it?
Yes for lab reports and poster boards if axes, units and a source line are present.
Resume infographic recipe encodes values as layout blocks + modest quantitative bars + icon row. Studio craft combining grids, type ramps and open icon sets.
In reports, ads and assignments it fits students, freelancers, career switchers. Skip it when ATS-only plain text is required and graphics would be stripped.
Software
- Excalidraw — Sketch the wireframe of the page first. · MIT · github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw
- Chart.js — Optional skill or timeline bars if you export web. · MIT · github.com/chartjs/Chart.js
- Lucide — One icon family for contact and section marks. · ISC · github.com/lucide-icons/lucide
- Inter — Readable body face for the narrative column. · OFL-1.1 · github.com/rsms/inter
- Infographic blocks — Block patterns taught on this atlas. · CC0 examples · github.com/Tool-Lifes/viz-atlas
Exports
- Exports 1 — SVG
- Exports 2 — PDF
- Exports 3 — EMF/SVG into slides (no screenshots)
- Exports 4 — SVG for web, PDF for print
Accessibility
- Accessibility 1 — Never hue alone. Stack pattern, label and position.
- Accessibility 2 — 4.5:1 for text, 3:1 for large marks.
- Accessibility 3 — Short alt text on the chart; numbers also as an HTML table.
- Accessibility 4 — Motion only as emphasis. Honour prefers-reduced-motion.
Resume infographic recipe: honour layout blocks + modest quantitative bars + icon row, and switch when ATS-only plain text is required and graphics would be stripped.