The Ampersand

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Hand Painted Signs in North Beach

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)

On My Way Home Today

Here are a couple I spotted on my way home today: There were hand painted Ampersands A local deli. I really like this one. Hand-painted and chubby. Coffee & Donuts. Another old-school hand-painted sign. Some clean sans-serif ones The old classic Helvetica ampersand from the Crate & Barrel logo. Helvetica always looks great giant and […]

Cabernet Italic

My pal Chris sent in a picture of his personal favorite ampersand that he happened to have posted up on his wall. It’s from the swashy and very 70s Cabernet italic.