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• photography, reader links, there is an ampersand in there somewhere

  Laundromat Ampersand

  05.30.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  From Jenny from Wisconsin.

• ampersands I like, reader links

  Amperbunnies

  05.29.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Yeah that’s right.

  genie sent this:
  Hi, I love typography and I love bunnies. I hope you enjoy these Sans Serif Ampersand Bunnies I drew for you.

• reader links

  At a Wedding

  05.27.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  I think this weirdly overwrought ampersand looks a bit like an @ but somehow, it works.

• reader links

  Ampersand Masters Thesis

  05.27.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Kevin passed along this really interesting project a classmate of his did for a masters thesis. It is about ampersands, of course.

  One danger of using computer-based fonts exclusively is it moves us away from the strange little things that happen when we write by hand. It is important to preserve the changes that have occurred [...]

• reader links

  Another Edible Ampersand

  05.27.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  This time, it’s a whole typeface made of pretzels.

• ampersands I like, reader links

  Miracle Spaghetti Ampersand

  05.27.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Rob sent me this.
  Here’s an ampersand that created itself out of a piece of spaghetti that fell onto the stove top and dried while I was putting it into the bowl.

• From the Field, ampersands I like, examples, photography, signage

  Clement Street

  05.27.08 | Permalink | Comment?

• writing about ampersands

  L’esperluette

  05.23.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  L’esperluette is how you say ampersand in French.

• From the Field, ampersands I dislike, ampersands I like, examples, photography, signage

  Fox Liquor & Groceries

  05.22.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  This is kind of an overgrown monster of an ampersand. It is kind of beautiful and ugly and interesting in the way a kudzu-choked tree is. Or maybe it actually reminds me of those mutant pesticide frogs with the extra legs. Anyways, it kind of defies the “ampersands I like” and “ampersands I dislike” categories [...]

• From the Field, ampersands I like, reader links

  Kramer’s

  05.22.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Here is a nice ampersand from the ITC American Typewriter and ampersand loving Kramer’s Books & Afterwards. Careful, annoying music starts playing on their site as soon as you click. Oh and why not visit Jerimiah’s site. He took these pics.

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A scribal abbreviation for and. Derived from the Latin word "et."

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I like the ampersand. I think it is often the most attractive character of them all. This blog is an attempt to give this humble ligature the respect it deserves. If you would like to submit some ampersand-related content, please let me know.

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