Modern Resumé Makeover

Carl Shank • May 2, 2023

A Modern Resumé Makeover. With companies laying off workers and hundreds, even thousands, of qualified and eager workers looking for jobs, a resumé is a must. But what kind of resumé? Obviously, Indeed.com and other sites offer digitally made resumés, and that may seem adequate for many job seekers. However, some companies and hiring managers, especially in the design arts, are looking for comps, for well-crafted designs, for portfolios of what the would-be worker is offering.


In the first diagram below, a standard (older style) resumé is offered. It has the necessary information, perhaps lacking an "objective" or "goal," but contains the relevant information employers and recruitment managers are searching for. It is sufficient, but tired, boring, unattractive and usually gets in the scrap heap with perhaps a passing glance. Those recruiters who do a six-second scan (the standard time) usually do what is called a "F-Scan" of the resumé. If something strikes his or her attention then the resumé is placed on a smaller pile for consideration.


However, to assure a more than six-second look, a well-crafted, personable styled, typologically interesting resumé can command some extra attention from job recruiters,, especially in the design and typesetting or printing business. This is offered in the second diagram and then "How We Did It" is in the Third. Take a look. CARE Typography can design a noteworthy resumé for you. Give us a call or send an email with your old resumé and watch the magic happen.

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Art Nouveau Typography

By Carl Shank • September 6, 2025
Art Nouveau fonts grew out of the late 19th-century Art Nouveau movement (c. 1890–1910), which sought to break away from academic, historicist styles and create a new art for the modern age. The style flourished across Europe and America in architecture, furniture, illustration, and typography. In lettering, Art Nouveau embraced organic forms, flowing curves, floral motifs, and asymmetry, reflecting the movement’s fascination with natural growth and hand-drawn ornament. Art Nouveau took its name from the Maison de l'Art Nouveau, a Parisian gallery that exhibited the works of artists and designers who were associated with the movement. The style was characterized by flowing, curvilinear forms inspired by natural shapes and motifs such as flowers, vines, and insects. It also incorporated elements from other artistic traditions, such as Japanese art and the Arts and Crafts movement. Art Nouveau was particularly popular in Europe, where it influenced a wide range of artistic disciplines, including architecture, interior design, furniture, jewelry, and graphic design. Some of the most notable Art Nouveau architects included Hector Guimard, Antoni Gaudí, and Victor Horta, while artists such as Alphonse Mucha, Aubrey Beardsley, and Gustav Klimt were celebrated for their decorative and ornamental works. Art Nouveau declined in popularity after World War I, as artists and designers began to embrace new, more modernist styles. However, its influence can still be seen in many aspects of contemporary design, and it remains an important and influential movement in the history of art and design. 

Ornamental Gothics

By Carl Shank • August 30, 2025
Gothics History. Gothic typefaces are a broad group of styles rooted in medieval calligraphy and evolved into distinct print types during and after the invention of movable type via Gutenberg in the 15th century. They are sometimes confusingly named. In Europe “Gothic” usually refers to blackletter (medieval scripts), while in the U.S. “Gothic” often refers to sans-serif typefaces since the 1830s. Gothic script is a broad term for the entire family of medieval European scripts that developed from Carolingian minuscule around the twelfth century. “Minuscules” are lower case letters as distinct from capital letters, or uncials. Type developed in the sixth through tenth centuries with modern lettering evolving from Carolingian scripts. The Emperor Charlemagne used these letters as an educational standard. These densely packed scripts featured tall, narrow letterforms, strong vertical emphasis, sharp, angular connections, a dramatic thick/thin contrast and minimal spacing between letters. Gothic-inspired fonts create immediate medieval impact and work beautifully for titles, logos, and short display text. They are used today in Fantasy Gaming, Historical Projects, Themed Entertainment (like the Renaissance Fair), Book Design, Certificates, Breweries and Distilleries. Jack Nolan, a professional graphics designer, has provided a fetching display of such faces in his "33 Medieval Fonts Perfect for ‘Ye Olde’ Designs in 2025."(1)
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