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A New Tool Font

Carl Shank • Nov 06, 2023

A New Tool Font. CARE Typography is pleased to announce a new pictogram font, the HandTools Font. This is a font for Macs, Windows and Linux machines crafted in the Open Type (otf) format. While there are many illustrations of hand tools available for image uploads, this font provides some of the more basic hand tools used by a carpenter or construction crew. My father was a finish carpenter and used probably all of these tools at one time or another. The font is black on white and can be used in ads, flyers, articles, news clippings, and so forth. The fact that it is a font allows the user the flexibility to use the font in large sizes, as well as regular text sizes, without losing sharpness of detail.


The HandTools font is available for purchase on this website, either as a single font, or it can be combined with other recently crafted pictogram fonts by CARE Typography. We hope you will like the font!

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Typography Pictorial History

By Carl Shank • 15 May, 2024
Typography Pictorial History. Typography has a rich and fascinating history that spans centuries, evolving alongside the development of writing systems, printing technologies, and artistic movements. Throughout this rich history, typography has evolved from a functional necessity to a sophisticated art form, reflecting cultural, technological, and artistic movements. Today, typography continues to play a crucial role in visual communication, shaping the way we perceive and interact with information. Here's an overview of the history of typography.

Old Bible Typography Versals

By Carl Shank • 19 Apr, 2024
My wife and I took a trip to Washington, D.C. to the Museum of the Bible. This is an amazing place with collections of Bible history, Bible characters and Bible applications for the interested viewer. We especially toured the fourth floor that contains more than 600 artifacts and 50 media programs introducing us to the Bible's history, from handwritten scrolls to mobile devices. As a theologian and typographer, I was interested in not merely the history of the printed Word of God, but also how it was printed through the ages. I was especially fascinated by the delicate and intricate versals, those opening letters and flourishes to the printing. I have gathered a number of the versals and cleaned them up using Adobe Photoshop for display.  The pages below contains some of the oldest versals used in Bible typography and printing. They are historically valuable and worth our time and effort in viewing and understanding. Enjoy them!
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