I've spent the last while designing app UI/UX, CVs, and pitch decks for founders and students — and the #1 mistake I see is the same every time: people treat design as decoration instead of communication.

A few things that instantly upgrade any CV, deck, or app mockup:

1. One idea per slide/section. If someone has to read twice to get the point, you've already lost them. Recruiters skim CVs in ~7 seconds. Investors skim decks in less than a slide each.

1. Hierarchy over decoration. Bold the ONE thing you want remembered — a number, a result, a title. Everything else should visually take a back seat.

1. Whitespace is a feature, not empty space. Cramming more in doesn't make you look more accomplished — it makes you look harder to read.

1. Consistency = credibility. Same fonts, same spacing, same color logic throughout. Inconsistent design silently signals "I didn't care enough to check."

I started Formify Design because I kept seeing good people — good ideas, good skills, good products — get overlooked because the presentation didn't match the substance. If you want ready-made templates to start from or a custom design done for you, it's all here on my page.

Happy to look at your CV/deck/app screens and give quick feedback in the comments if you drop them below.