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  Norton & Sons

  01.06.09 | Permalink | Comment?

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  I was browsing flickr

  12.21.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  And this was pretty cool.

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  Thick & Thin

  11.12.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  I can’t post this ampersand because it is made of flash.
  Feel free to have a look for yourself.
  Thanks becca.

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  A & B Lovell

  10.30.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  A & B Lovell
  Bristol
  Plenty more typographic signage at: on.aime.se.promener

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  ffffound on fffound

  10.30.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  This appears to be some sort of magazine layout. The thing about ffffound is they never tell you where the images come from. I love it anyways.

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  Ampersand Blog in Ready Made

  08.10.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  So Nick let me know that this blog has been written up in the world-famous Ready Made Magazine (sewing issue?). I think that’s pretty cool. I really don’t consider this project to be a grammar blog in any way, but it is nice to be written up. Thanks Readymade folks!
  So here are the other folks [...]

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  Siouxsie & the Banshees

  08.08.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  an unusual ampersand.

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  Ampersand in a Logo

  08.07.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  I don’t always post these. Ampersands show up in plenty of logos. I usually like when ampersands are used with simplicity and honesty, I usually like them. Sons & co. did a good job. Thanks guys.
  Here are some from Christchurch, NZ. The land of orcs, hobbits, pornographic muppets,

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  Sketchy Ampersands

  07.30.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Caitlin sent this one:
  I am an avid ampersandist. I thought you’d be interested in a few that I doodled one day.

  Thanks!

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  Another Lubalin

  07.29.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Herb Lubalin, Ampersand Master.
  Previous posts on Herb Lubalin.
  U&lc, Mother & Child.

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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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