Ampersands With Attitude
One designer lists his ten favorite examples of the ampersand. From Smashing Magazine. Sent in by Chris.
One designer lists his ten favorite examples of the ampersand. From Smashing Magazine. Sent in by Chris.
Simple Bits has an article about usage of ampersands on the web. I am going to add this one to the articles section. He mentions The Elements of Typographic Style. Mandatory reading for anyone who cares about design and typography. Oh, and Neatorama agrees.
“The result of an afternoon spent playing around with Illustrator.” From Andrea Gandino’s flickr.
Just a note. When I first learned this DTP (graphic design) stuff in the mid-80’s – there was no one to teach it, so we all learned by flying by the seat of our pants. To this end, I did some serious study of typography, scouring the local library for any and all books about […]
Love & Loss Sculpture by Roy McMakin in Olympic Sculpture Park. This one has been recommended to me many times. By Rachel-B
Hi… I like typography. I like ampersands. You say: “I like the ampersand. I think it is often the most attractive punctuation mark of them all.” BUT… I hope this doesn’t come across as cranky. Is the ampersand a punctuation mark? Isn’t it more like an abbreviation? One doesn’t use it to punctuate a sentence. […]
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I hit the ampersand key on my old Olivetti Lettera 31, and this is what happened. Mine is like this but beige.
Thanks Abby.
Ampersand T-Shirts are becoming quite poplular. Maybe I should design some. Here is one from Snakes & Suits.