Resume template · Updated October 2026
Gray accent resume template with soft grey headings
Short answer
Daniel is Resumity's grey accent template: each section heading sits in a rounded light-grey pill, the bullets are small grey squares, and no other colour appears. It feels softer than the black-and-grey templates built from thin rules. The fictional sample is a commercial interior designer, whose portfolio is full of colour and materials, so a calm neutral resume keeps the two from competing.
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Why Daniel suits a gray accent resume
Daniel uses grey as its only accent: rounded light-grey pills behind the capital headings and small grey square bullets, with a left-aligned name and dark body text. The pills give the page shape without introducing a colour, and skills print before experience in a three-column grid, so a designer's specialties and software are visible early.
Second choice: Meridian. Meridian is the plainer grey choice: thin grey rules beside small-capital headings and grey dates, with no shaded shapes; it suits readers who prefer lines to pills.
What goes in each section, in Daniel's order
Daniel prints its sections in a fixed order, the same in the PDF and the Word file. Here is that order for this sample, and what to put in each section.
- Professional Summary. Name the sectors you design for (workplace, hospitality, healthcare) and the project stages you lead, from programming to construction administration. A neutral page leaves the descriptive work to these words.
- Skills. Daniel shows three unlabelled columns. Lead with design specialties, then software, then client-facing skills, so the leftmost column says what kind of designer you are.
- Work Experience. Square footage, seat counts, furniture budgets and schedules are the measures an interiors client recognizes. Name your role on shared projects: lead designer, documentation or support.
- Projects. One project outside your employer, such as a pro bono fit-out or competition entry, with its size and what you did. Make sure it is also in the portfolio you link.
- Education. Degree, school and year. Studio awards can come off once you have a few years of professional projects to show.
- Certifications. Professional qualifications and green building credentials with issuer and year. Daniel prints these after education, so the sample also puts NCIDQ in the headline.
The sample resume as text
The same content as the files above, so you can copy a line or compare it with your own.
Naomi Feldman
Senior Interior Designer, NCIDQ
Seattle, WA | naomi.feldman@example.com | (206) 555-0174 | behance.net/sample-naomi-feldman
Commercial interior designer with eight years planning offices, clinics and hospitality spaces of 5,000 to 120,000 square feet. Leads projects from programming through finish selection and construction administration, and keeps furniture packages on budget.
Experience
Senior Interior Designer, Cascade & Hale Architects, Seattle, WA (02/2022 to Present)
- Lead interiors for workplace projects up to 120,000 square feet, including a 600-seat headquarters.
- Run programming workshops with client teams and turn the results into block plans and test fits.
- Specify furniture packages up to $3.2M and track them against budget with the dealer.
Interior Designer, Northlight Design Studio, Portland, OR (06/2018 to 01/2022)
- Produced construction documents in Revit for 20 clinic and office fit-outs.
- Built finish boards and sample presentations for hospitality clients.
- Reviewed shop drawings and joined site walks during construction.
Projects
Harbor Food Bank fit-out: Pro bono redesign of a 6,000-square-foot warehouse and client area, 2024.
- Planned shelving, intake desks and a private consultation room within a donated budget.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Interior Design, Evergreen Institute of Design (05/2018)
Certifications
- NCIDQ Certification, CIDQ (2021)
Skills
Space planning, Workplace strategy, FF&E specification, Construction documents, Revit, AutoCAD, Enscape, Adobe InDesign, Client presentations, Contractor coordination
How to make the sample yours
Let the portfolio carry the colour
Renderings, finish boards and photos belong in the portfolio linked in your header. The grey resume stays quiet so they stand out.
Keep the accent grey
The editor's Accent Color setting recolours headings and bullet markers; the pills themselves stay light grey. Leave it at Daniel's default grey if you want the page strictly neutral.
Balance the three skill columns
Each skill group becomes one column, so groups of similar length look even. Five, five and two items leave a lopsided row.
Swap the sector
A healthcare interiors specialist would lead with clinical planning and cleanable finishes; a hospitality designer with guest rooms, lobbies and brand standards.
Give scale in every role
Square feet, number of workstations or rooms, and budget. Without them, a reader cannot tell a small suite refresh from a headquarters move.
Keywords to keep where they are true
Terms this kind of resume is usually searched for. Use the posting's exact wording, and only for work you have done.
- interior design
- space planning
- workplace strategy
- programming
- test fits
- FF&E specification
- construction documents
- construction administration
- finish selection
- Revit
- AutoCAD
- Enscape
- NCIDQ
- client presentations
Mistakes to avoid
- Lightening the body text in a word processor to match the grey pills. The accent works because the sentences stay dark.
- Treating the resume as a mood board, with swatches, renderings or logos. Those belong in the portfolio.
- Listing every program from design school. Keep the software you use on live projects.
- Leaving your role on team projects unclear. Say whether you led the design, produced documents or supported.
How the sample PDF reads in text extractors
We exported this sample with Resumity's PDF exporter in Chrome on 2026-10-29 and read the file back with three open-source text extractors. This shows whether software that turns a PDF into text can recover it; it is not a test of any commercial applicant tracking system. How we test templates.
| Extractor | Name, email, phone | Headings | Bullets intact |
|---|---|---|---|
| pdf.js 4.10.38 | All found | 6 of 6 | 7 of 7 |
| pdftotext (Xpdf) 4.00 | All found | 6 of 6 | 7 of 7 |
| pypdf 6.13.0 | All found | 6 of 6 | 7 of 7 |
Frequently asked questions
What is a gray accent resume?
A resume in dark text on white that uses grey as its only accent, for headings, rules or bullets. It looks finished without bringing in a brand colour.
Which Resumity templates use grey?
Daniel uses light grey heading pills and grey square bullets. Meridian, Henrietta and FAANGPath are black with grey rules and dates. Leslie and Olivia use blue, and Catalyst uses teal.
Do grey heading pills print well?
A light grey fill like Daniel's usually prints as a soft band, with the heading text inside staying dark. If paper copies matter for your application, print one to check on your own printer.
Is a gray accent too plain for a design job?
Not for most design roles, because the portfolio is where visual skill shows. A neutral resume reads as confident and points attention at the work it links to.
Can I use Daniel outside design?
Yes. It suits product managers and anyone who wants a softer look than thin rules, and the grey pills are neutral enough for most office roles.
Will applicant tracking systems read this Daniel PDF?
The sample PDF read back with its contact details, all 6 section headings and all 7 bullets intact in three open-source text extractors (pdf.js, pdftotext and pypdf). Commercial systems such as Workday, Greenhouse or Taleo were not tested, and each employer configures its own.
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