Thanks for your response. I dug into my memory about the last time I was on the job market (for UX design) in 2018. It was only after switching to the single-column format that I got interviews. I've been told many times that the purpose of a resume is to get an interview. Once I got to the interview stage with the hiring manager and other potential coworkers, he had already printed out my resume and made notes of questions he wanted to ask.

At that point, no one wanted to see a "prettified" resume, they wanted to see and talk about my work.

I acknowledge that back when I was a graphic designer, the design of the resume itself probably had more sway; but I was applying to small studios who didn't use an ATS. (circa 1990s). I formatted my resume to reflect graphic design skills.

For UX jobs, I just don't see how a graphical resume says much about the skills most applicable to the work. I guess you could argue about user flows, but as I said above, the resume gets the interview. You don't get an interview if the resume gets weeded out by the ATS. Come interview time, the focus is on the work and talking about your experience, not how lovely your resume looks.

That's just my take! Everyone's situation is different, HR departments differ, areas of focus differ. And what one recruiter or HR person says is the absolute "must do" or "must avoid" is often the exact opposite of what another one says. The job hunt process is really a crapshoot.

Another benefit of my format is that it is really easy to customize for different potential employers or roles without having to remake layouts.

Again, thanks for this conversation, and happy new year to you!