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  Weed Free & Fine

  04.30.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Weed Free & Fine. New painting by Guy Overfelt.

• art, reader links

  Rotating Ampersand, Olympic Sculpture Park

  04.11.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Love & Loss has been mentioned here before, but It is cool to see the sculpture in action.

• art, illustration, reader links

  Ampersand Carrying Case

  04.09.09 | Permalink | 5 Comments

  MUST HAVE: Deluxe carrying case for an ampersand.

  It is important to keep your ampersand protected.

• ampersands I like, art, there is an ampersand in there somewhere

  Jeff Canham

  09.24.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  The ampersand gave me the excuse to post Jeff Canham’s work. Lots of hand lettering, signage, and Tijuana Brass inspired stuff.

• ampersands I like, art

  Ampers Hand

  06.25.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  An Amper’s Hand from Steven Harrington.

• ampersands I like, art

  Green Chair Press

  06.02.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Susan at Green Chair Press sent in some cool letterpress printing stuff. More of her prints here.

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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