Sin & Win
Sin & Win. From a gallery/antique store last week in Yucca Valley, Ca.
Sin & Win. From a gallery/antique store last week in Yucca Valley, Ca.
I am not going to embarrass the loyal reader who sent this in, but I thought it could lead to a nice new series of educational posts called “Not an Ampersand.” This lovely garden sculpture is actually the musical symbol called the clef.
Anthropologie (Urban Outfitters for grown-up ladies) has them now. Sweet. I tried to see how much they wanted for it but: Sorry, no items were found for the keyword “ampersand “. If you feel this is in error: * Please try a new search using a basic word, phrase or item #. * Browse our […]
From Sander: Hi, Great & website you got here! I came across this website and put in this image with text “&” it gave some interesting results. Good luck! OK. So I tried it… Nifty! Here is another ampersand made of ampersands.
Tagging is a felony. According to bongo, this was a brewery, and then a cold storage facility.
Brushes & Brooms. Submitted by Tim from Chipstead, England.
Just a note. When I first learned this DTP (graphic design) stuff in the mid-80’s – there was no one to teach it, so we all learned by flying by the seat of our pants. To this end, I did some serious study of typography, scouring the local library for any and all books about […]
Craig Conley writes: Which came first: Ampersand Stream, or Lake, or Mountain? Here’s an intriguing explanation from The Gentleman’s Magazine, 1892: Ampersand is a mountain. It is a lake. It is a stream. The mountain stands in the heart of the Adirondack country, just near enough to the thoroughfare of travel for thousands of people […]
I was sent another ampersand tattoo: My ampersand tattoo is 300pt Auto 2 Bold Italic LF font by the design company
Caitlin sent this one: I am an avid ampersandist. I thought you’d be interested in a few that I doodled one day. Thanks!