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  30th Birthday Ampersand Tattoo

  01.12.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  A reader sent this in.
  Inspired by Robert Granjon. (Sorry, only the French have stepped up and put together a Wikipedia page about Robert Granjon.)

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  Delicious Pretzel

  12.18.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments

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  Large Metal One

  12.15.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Jessica found this at the antique fair.

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  Kruder-Dorfmeister

  12.14.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  This one looks pretty familiar, but I can’t remember where where I saw it before.

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  Not a Bad Combination, Really

  12.13.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Spotted at California’s Great America by Sarah.

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  From a Crusty Old Glasses Case

  12.12.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Bird & Son,
  Opticians,
  Aurorra, Ill
  From Jennifer

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  Fun Store

  12.10.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  If you live in Pittsburgh, this is where you buy your fun.
  Sent in by Elliott.

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  Made of Sprinkles

  12.08.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  From Brittnee.

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  Naked Type

  12.07.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Naked Type. Sent in by my design school pal Micah.

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  Settling an argument

  12.06.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  So I know I am just now getting around to answer this email from May, but I think it is important to let people know where I stand.
  Okay,
  We are having a debate at work (public library) between two forms of ampersand. See the photos. I prefer the classic ampersand. My co-worker uses the other form [...]

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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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