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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

• From the Field, ampersands I like, reader links, signage

  London Bridge Bus Station

  06.11.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  I have never been, but they serve quality hot & cold food there.

  I think it is actually a nice ampersand. The tail to the ampersand seems to be an afterthought which is interesting to me.

• From the Field, reader links

  Someone else has been collecting

  06.11.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Yes! Lots of cool stuff here.

• reader links

  A few ampersand-related reader links.

  05.16.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Kramer’s Books & Afterwards. An ampersand loving bookstore in Washington D.C.
  An ampersand-focused college and a guy who works there.
  An ampersand from Mexico
  And A Bit of Fry and Laurie: from petty.me.uk

  Hugh Laurie (of TV’s ‘House’) and Stephen Fry had a fantastic sketch show in the UK in the 90’s. See this review, which mentions a sketch [...]

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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