Using a viral CV/ cover letter LaTeX template for undergraduate research internships I am planning to apply for a few undergraduate research internships and I recently learned LaTeX, so I am thinking of transferring my resume from Word to LaTeX. I came across LaTeX templates for a &quot;Deedy CV&quot; and a &quot;Deedy Cover Letter&quot; which apparently went viral in 2014. Admittedly, the &quot;Deedy&quot; templates look very attractive; in fact, they were the most attractive-looking CV/cover letter templates in the entire Overleaf gallery. Is it recommended that an undergraduate applying for undergraduate research internships uses the Deedy templates? What about a template for a somewhat infographic colored CV? Do these formats of CVs convey unprofessionalism in academia?
P.S. If this is relevant, I am in the US and am also planning to cold email some professors on the US to ask if they would be willing to take me on for a research position.
I'm sure that the recipient won't really be concerned with which template you use for your CV or cover letter. Most probably they are not familiar with what templates are available. What  they will be concerned about  is the contents, and do you offer what experience and qualifications they are looking for.
The documents just have to look respectable, that is all. You are overthinking this.