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• From the Field, ampersands I like, signage

  A Few From TJoUT

  04.16.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  I have mentioned The Journal of Urban Typography before. I browsed around the archives over there and found a few good ampersands. The one on the bottom right was actually one of mine that made it’s way over there. It’s all coming full circle. Also this.

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  Backwards Ampersand

  04.08.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Spotted at a local coffee shop. The Nutella Chocolate Chip cookie was excellent.

• From the Field, ampersands I like, signage

  I think this was a gay porn shop.

  03.17.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Closed down now due to the internet. Anyways, pretty cool lettering. It was removed about a week after I took this photo.

• 3-d ampersands, From the Field

  Clams & Fries

  02.12.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  At lunch yesterday in Albany, CA.

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  Laundromat Ampersand with Miniblinds

  02.08.09 | Permalink | Comment?

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  Crate & Barrel

  02.07.09 | Permalink | Comment?

• From the Field, writing about ampersands

  Peeling Ampersand

  10.21.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Slowly peeling.

• From the Field

  Construction Ampersand

  10.21.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  At a construction site.

• From the Field, ampersands I like, photography

  Yellow Black & Red

  10.14.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Spotted this weekend in San Francisco.

• From the Field, ampersands I like, examples, signage

  Red on Yellow

  09.25.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Nice and simple red on yellow ampersands. Outside a small store/deli on Nob Hill.

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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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