Depends on the employer. Applying for a job at Wal-Mart - maybe won’t help, and for a design job do you really want to work for a company that doesn’t know what typophile is? I say include it, when they google you they’ll get typophile as the top hits so you may as well put it on there - you’ve got nothing to hide, right?

It’s true. And when you do a basic search in Google for my name, most of the hits are from Typophile.

I guess I really posted the question to see what kinda of “official accreditation” Typophile holds within the design community. I’ve always viewed it to be more than just a forum, and I wanted to see if maybe there was a future similar to NAPP or AIGA.

“I’ve always viewed it to be more than just a forum, and I wanted to see if maybe there was a future similar to NAPP or AIGA.”

You mean membership dues?

You mean membership dues?

I was thinking conferences, and meet up and training worth college credit. That sort of thing.

I can’t see why anyone would list membership in most graphic design organizations on business cards or a resume. Unlike architectural, industrial, and interior design associations, most graphic design organizations aren’t accrediting organizations, there are no qualifications to join them, they don’t regulate anything or intercede in matters on behalf of designers and clients, and in the case of NAPP, it’s really just an overpriced magazine subscription. Unless you’re just sucking up to someone who is a very active member of an organization and unlikely to hire nonmembers, it’s just window dressing.

And as for Typophile, the last time I was helping someone review resumes, people who added stuff like blogging and web forum activity to their resumes went right into the trash. Who wants to hire someone who spends so much time on web forums that he puts it on a resume?