>> Does it facilitate the passing on of vital information? No.... it shows that the so called designer has failed to understand what the point of design is. Des

>> Does it facilitate the passing on of vital information? No.... it shows that the so called designer has failed to understand what the point of design is. Design is supposed to facilitate, NOT make things harder. If the "vital information" is "how many years of experience in software X does this person have?", you are correct. But why should that be the information you care about? If the information is "can this person make nice graphics and do amazing things in a browser?", yes, it does. It both gives the information and demonstrates its veracity. >> given a pile of competent resumes, I'd probably skip this applicant. Given the pile of companies who will think this is awesome, the creator will probably skip those who don't. >> Say I have a pile of resumes and what not on my desk, and this. I want to compare them I agree that the "pile of text" or "page of images" resumes will not be easy to directly compare to this person's. But does that really matter? The resumes are there so you can move on to an interview, right? Aren't you convinced that this person is fun and has great skills? I certainly am.