The Ampersand

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New Ampersand for Camel Smokes

Camel Cigarettes redesigned their packaging with a big new ampersand. I am not crazy about the overall redesign, but I tend to like bolder simpler stuff. I enjoyed this part of the article on Under Consideration: The camel itself looks untouched, but the pyramids and oasis are slightly bigger in the new design, and the […]

Seed & Feed

December 1935. “Waterfront in New Orleans. French market sidewalk scene.” Large-format nitrate negative by Walker Evans for the FSA. Thanks to Jon, who found this on Shorpy.

Broken Ampersand

MY HUSBAND BROKE MY AMPERSAND TODAY Are you familiar with the ‘green acrylic, decorative accessory ampersand’ sold by Pottery Barn? Well, I loved it when I saw it and bought one for $29.00. I am a graphic designer and found its shape very inspiring. I love typography and I could not resist this attractive element. […]