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ampersands I like

• ampersands I like, usage

  Vadim and June

  08.25.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  An ampersand doubling as an “e.” Interesting.

  via Grain Edit designed by Small Studio.

• From the Field, ampersands I like

  Austin Ampersand No. 1

  08.18.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Longbranch Inn. Austin, Tex.

• From the Field, about this blog, ampersands I like, examples

  About

  08.14.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Throughout the course of this blog I left the about section more or less blank. I put placeholder Lorem Ipsum text up there and forgot about it. Thanks to Stefán Kjartansson for letting me know, and thanks for linking to my blog on You Work For Them.
  Oh, and here is a cool neon ampersand. [...]

• ampersands I like

  An Ampersand Made of Ampersands

  08.13.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  “The result of an afternoon spent playing around with Illustrator.”
  From Andrea Gandino’s flickr.

• ampersands I like, photography, reader links

  China & Glass

  08.10.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Brushes & Brooms.
  Submitted by Tim from Chipstead, England.

• ampersands I like

  Ampersanderdam

  08.10.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Nick sent this in from Amsterdam.

• ampersands I like, signage

  Australian Ampersands

  08.08.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Thanks lonely radio. I like your ampersands.

• ampersands I like, reader links

  Ampersand Tattoo No. 3

  08.07.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  I was sent another ampersand tattoo:

  My ampersand tattoo is 300pt Auto 2 Bold Italic LF font by the design company

• ampersands I like

  Panama City

  08.07.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  It feels like the sign painter was not 100% confident in his ability to craft an ampersand. I appreciate the effort anyways.

• ampersands I like

  They Love Books!

  08.07.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  And I like their logo.

  we love books.

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The Ampersand

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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