cv-template.tex

% vim: set textwidth=120:

% Edit this file to create a CV based on the 1.5-column-cv template. Places where you will probably want to make changes
% are marked with TODO comments, and there are also a few NOTE comments with some additional hints that might be useful.
\documentclass[a4paper,10pt]{article}


% package imports
% ---------------

\usepackage[british]{babel} % for correct language and hyphenation and stuff TODO set language
\usepackage{calc}           % for easier length calculations (infix notation)
\usepackage{enumitem}       % for configuring list environments
\usepackage{fancyhdr}       % for setting header and footer
\usepackage{fontspec}       % for fonts
\usepackage{geometry}       % for setting margins (\newgeometry)
\usepackage{graphicx}       % for pictures
\usepackage{lastpage}       % for getting total number of pages (LastPage)
\usepackage{microtype}      % for microtypography stuff
\usepackage{xcolor}         % for colours


% margin and column widths
% ------------------------

% margins
% NOTE with non-empty header/footer, try the includehead/includefoot parameters
% NOTE if content is too short/long, try larger/smaller margins
\newgeometry{left=15mm,right=15mm,top=15mm,bottom=15mm} % TODO set margins

% width of the gap between left and right column
\newlength{\cvcolumngapwidth}
\setlength{\cvcolumngapwidth}{3.5mm}

% left column width
% NOTE for optimal space utilization, set this as small as possible (to still fit everything in the column)
\newlength{\cvleftcolumnwidth}
\setlength{\cvleftcolumnwidth}{47mm} % TODO set left column width

% right column width
\newlength{\cvrightcolumnwidth}
\setlength{\cvrightcolumnwidth}{\textwidth-\cvleftcolumnwidth-\cvcolumngapwidth}

% set paragraph indentation to 0, because it screws up the whole layout otherwise
\setlength{\parindent}{0mm}


% style definitions
% -----------------
% style categories explanation:
% * \cvnameXXX is used for the name;
% * \cvsectionXXX is used for section names (left column, accompanied by a horizontal rule);
% * \cvtitleXXX is used for job/education titles (right column);
% * \cvdurationXXX is used for job/education durations (left column);
% * \cvheadingXXX is used for headings (left column);
% * \cvmainXXX (and \setmainfont) is used for main text;
% * \cvmarginXXX is used for text in margins;
% * \cvruleXXX is used for the horizontal rules denoting sections.

% font families
\defaultfontfeatures{Ligatures=TeX} % reportedly a good idea, see https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/37251

\newfontfamily{\cvnamefont}{Latin Modern Sans}     % TODO set name font
\newfontfamily{\cvsectionfont}{Latin Modern Sans}  % TODO set section font
\newfontfamily{\cvtitlefont}{Latin Modern Sans}    % TODO set title font
\newfontfamily{\cvdurationfont}{Latin Modern Sans} % TODO set duration font
\newfontfamily{\cvheadingfont}{Latin Modern Sans}  % TODO set heading font
\setmainfont{Latin Modern Sans}                    % TODO set main font

% colours
\definecolor{cvnamecolor}{HTML}{000000}     % TODO set name text colour
\definecolor{cvsectioncolor}{HTML}{000000}  % TODO set section text colour
\definecolor{cvtitlecolor}{HTML}{000000}    % TODO set title text colour
\definecolor{cvdurationcolor}{HTML}{000000} % TODO set duration text colour
\definecolor{cvheadingcolor}{HTML}{000000}  % TODO set heading text colour
\definecolor{cvmaincolor}{HTML}{000000}     % TODO set main text colour
\definecolor{cvrulecolor}{HTML}{000000}     % TODO set section rule colour

\color{cvmaincolor}

% styles
\newcommand{\cvnamestyle}[1]{{\Large\cvnamefont\textcolor{cvnamecolor}{#1}}}
\newcommand{\cvsectionstyle}[1]{{\normalsize\cvsectionfont\textcolor{cvsectioncolor}{#1}}}
\newcommand{\cvtitlestyle}[1]{{\large\cvtitlefont\textcolor{cvtitlecolor}{#1}}}
\newcommand{\cvdurationstyle}[1]{{\small\cvdurationfont\textcolor{cvdurationcolor}{#1}}}
\newcommand{\cvheadingstyle}[1]{{\normalsize\cvheadingfont\textcolor{cvheadingcolor}{#1}}}


% inter-item spacing
% ------------------

% vertical space after personal info and standard CV items
\newlength{\cvafteritemskipamount}
\setlength{\cvafteritemskipamount}{5mm plus 1.25mm minus 1.25mm}

% vertical space after sections
\newlength{\cvaftersectionskipamount}
\setlength{\cvaftersectionskipamount}{2mm plus 0.5mm minus 0.5mm}

% extra vertical space to be used when a section starts with an item with a heading (e.g. in the skills section),
% so that the heading does not follow the section name too closely
\newlength{\cvbetweensectionandheadingextraskipamount}
\setlength{\cvbetweensectionandheadingextraskipamount}{1mm plus 0.25mm minus 0.25mm}


% intra-item spacing
% ------------------

% vertical space after name
\newlength{\cvafternameskipamount}
\setlength{\cvafternameskipamount}{3mm plus 0.75mm minus 0.75mm}

% vertical space after personal info lines
\newlength{\cvafterpersonalinfolineskipamount}
\setlength{\cvafterpersonalinfolineskipamount}{2mm plus 0.5mm minus 0.5mm}

% vertical space after titles
\newlength{\cvaftertitleskipamount}
\setlength{\cvaftertitleskipamount}{1mm plus 0.25mm minus 0.25mm}

% value to be used as parskip in right column of CV items and itemsep in lists (same for both, for consistency)
\newlength{\cvparskip}
\setlength{\cvparskip}{0.5mm plus 0.125mm minus 0.125mm}

% set global list configuration (use parskip as itemsep, and no separation otherwise)
\setlist{parsep=0mm,topsep=0mm,partopsep=0mm,itemsep=\cvparskip}


% CV commands
% -----------

% creates a "personal info" CV item with the given left and right column contents, with appropriate vertical space after
% @param #1 left column content (should be the CV photo)
% @param #2 right column content (should be the name and personal info)
\newcommand{\cvpersonalinfo}[2]{
    % left and right column
    \begin{minipage}[t]{\cvleftcolumnwidth}
        \vspace{0mm} % XXX hack to align to top, see https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/11632
        \raggedleft #1
    \end{minipage}% XXX necessary comment to avoid unwanted space
    \hspace{\cvcolumngapwidth}% XXX necessary comment to avoid unwanted space
    \begin{minipage}[t]{\cvrightcolumnwidth}
        \vspace{0mm} % XXX hack to align to top, see https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/11632
        #2
    \end{minipage}

    % space after
    \vspace{\cvafteritemskipamount}
}

% typesets a name, with appropriate vertical space after
% @param #1 name text
\newcommand{\cvname}[1]{
    % name
    \cvnamestyle{#1}

    % space after
    \vspace{\cvafternameskipamount}
}

% typesets a line of personal info beginning with an icon, with appropriate vertical space after
% @param #1 parameters for the \includegraphics command used to include the icon
% @param #2 icon filename
% @param #3 line text
\newcommand{\cvpersonalinfolinewithicon}[3]{
    % icon, vertically aligned with text (see https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/129463)
    \raisebox{.5\fontcharht\font`E-.5\height}{\includegraphics[#1]{#2}}
    % text
    #3

    % space after
    \vspace{\cvafterpersonalinfolineskipamount}
}

% creates a "section" CV item with the given left column content, a horizontal rule in the right column, and with
% appropriate vertical space after
% @param #1 left column content (should be the section name)
\newcommand{\cvsection}[1]{
    % left and right column
    \begin{minipage}[t]{\cvleftcolumnwidth}
        \raggedleft\cvsectionstyle{#1}
    \end{minipage}% XXX necessary comment to avoid unwanted space
    \hspace{\cvcolumngapwidth}% XXX necessary comment to avoid unwanted space
    \begin{minipage}[t]{\cvrightcolumnwidth}
        \textcolor{cvrulecolor}{\rule{\cvrightcolumnwidth}{0.3mm}}
    \end{minipage}

    % space after
    \vspace{\cvaftersectionskipamount}
}

% creates a standard, multi-purpose CV item with the given left and right column contents, parskip set to cvparskip
% in the right column, and with appropriate vertical space after
% @param #1 left column content
% @param #2 right column content
\newcommand{\cvitem}[2]{
    % left and right column
    \begin{minipage}[t]{\cvleftcolumnwidth}
        \raggedleft #1
    \end{minipage}% XXX necessary comment to avoid unwanted space
    \hspace{\cvcolumngapwidth}% XXX necessary comment to avoid unwanted space
    \begin{minipage}[t]{\cvrightcolumnwidth}
        \setlength{\parskip}{\cvparskip} #2
    \end{minipage}

    % space after
    \vspace{\cvafteritemskipamount}
}

% typesets a title, with appropriate vertical space after
% @param #1 title text
\newcommand{\cvtitle}[1]{
    % title
    \cvtitlestyle{#1}

    % space after
    \vspace{\cvaftertitleskipamount}
    % XXX need to subtract cvparskip here, because it is automatically inserted after the title "paragraph"
    \vspace{-\cvparskip}
}


% header and footer
% -----------------

% set empty header and footer
% NOTE see cv-example-2.tex for an example of a non-empty header and footer
\pagestyle{empty} % TODO set header and footer



% preamble end/document start
% ===========================

\begin{document}


% personal info
% -------------

\cvpersonalinfo{
    % TODO ideally put a photo here (see cv-example-1.tex for an example)
}{
    % TODO put personal info here, maybe with some icons (see the example CVs)
    % NOTE if the \cvpersonalinfolinewithicon command is used for the last line (in the example CVs it isn't, there is
    %      always the "plain" line with date of birth), there will be extra unnecessary space added by the command
    %      after the line; try \vspace{-\cvafterpersonalinfolineskipamount} to remove it
}


% TODO put some more sections here, containing some items (see the example CVs): use \cvsection to typeset a section
%      header (ideally use caps for section names), and \cvitem to create a two-column environment where you can put
%      anything you like in the left and right columns (ideally, the left column should only contain job/education
%      durations and headings, and the right column the actual content)

\end{document}