The Ampersand

Posts Tagged ‘hand-painted’

London Bridge Bus Station

I have never been, but they serve quality hot & cold food there. I think it is actually a nice ampersand. The tail to the ampersand seems to be an afterthought which is interesting to me.

Fox Liquor & Groceries

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 […]

Shoe & Bag Repair

This unusual looking ampersand comes from a shoe & bag repair shop near the Stockton tunnel in San Francisco. Note the bottle of Jack Daniels wedged into that pipe.

Hand Painted Signs in North Beach

With ampersands of course. The first two are from the amazing old-school butcher shop called Little City. Roast & Stew Aged & Tender Another one from down the street. I like the drop shadow. (by Arrón Quiñones)

On My Way Home Today

Here are a couple I spotted on my way home today: There were hand painted Ampersands A local deli. I really like this one. Hand-painted and chubby. Coffee & Donuts. Another old-school hand-painted sign. Some clean sans-serif ones The old classic Helvetica ampersand from the Crate & Barrel logo. Helvetica always looks great giant and […]