The Ampersand » signage http://ampersand.gosedesign.net The Ampersand — a scribal abbreviation for “and,” derived from the Latin word “et.” Tue, 04 Oct 2011 03:55:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Shoe & Key http://ampersand.gosedesign.net/shoe-key/ http://ampersand.gosedesign.net/shoe-key/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:49:11 +0000 admin http://ampersand.gosedesign.net/?p=1125 shoe&key

What font is this? Some sort of stretched and squashed Cooper Black?

 

 

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Thin and slightly off and wonderful. From Stephanie.

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Auto Sales

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Found at the entrance to the Emilie & Albert Friedrich Wilderness Park .

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Mykl

]]> http://ampersand.gosedesign.net/letters-missing/feed/ 0 Solvang, CA http://ampersand.gosedesign.net/solvang-ca/ http://ampersand.gosedesign.net/solvang-ca/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:48:03 +0000 admin http://ampersand.gosedesign.net/?p=740 solvang

Solvang seems to be somewhere quaint in California. Never been.

Hannah says:

Solvang is the original theme town! it was founded in the 20′s (i am pretty sure) by the danish to educate americans about their culture, and inspired a slew of themed towns all over the country that i have been researching

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Don’t Mind if I do.

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In the London Typographica pool, passed along to me by Zachary.

]]> http://ampersand.gosedesign.net/tea-room-bakery/feed/ 0 A Few From TJoUT http://ampersand.gosedesign.net/a-few-from-tjout/ http://ampersand.gosedesign.net/a-few-from-tjout/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:45:22 +0000 admin http://ampersand.gosedesign.net/?p=627 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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