One designer lists his ten favorite examples of the ampersand.
From Smashing Magazine. Sent in by Chris.
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That article is terrible! I wish this site would refrain from giving link love to an article written with such blatant ignorance about the ampersand. At one point, the author writes This ampersand looks like a crazy ‘e’. Seriously… how clueless is can one be?