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  Daily Ampersand Project

  02.15.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  The Daily Ampersand Project. It starts here on her blog and then you can see the end results here on her indexhibit site.
  Like many things, this was sent to me a long time ago and sat in my inbox forever while I was too busy to post.
  Pretty cool stuff. I am always glad to [...]

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

  Hand Painted Signs in North Beach

  05.12.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  With ampersands of course.
  The first two are from the amazing old-school butcher shop called Little City.

  Roast & Stew

  Aged & Tender

  Another one from down the street. I like the drop shadow. (by Arrón Quiñones)

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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