The Ampersand

Archive for the ‘signage’ Category

A fine ampersand here

Nice and solid looking. Royalremarkable has a cool site, even though it has Steve Nash on it. I don’t usually go for the multiple splash page thing unless it is nice and weird and rewarding. Like this one.

London Bridge Bus Station

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.

Fox Liquor & Groceries

This is kind of an overgrown monster of an ampersand. It is kind of beautiful and ugly and interesting in the way a kudzu-choked tree is. Or maybe it actually reminds me of those mutant pesticide frogs with the extra legs. Anyways, it kind of defies the “ampersands I like” and “ampersands I dislike” categories […]

A Walk Down Post St.

Squarish-roundish eurostyle ampersand. J & D Liquors. This is the faded, sunny side of the street. J & D Liquors. On the darker, not so sunny part of the street. S & B Liquors. There are quite a few liquor stores in my neighborhood. Neon ampersand behind a very dirty window. I really love this […]

Shoe & Bag Repair

This unusual looking ampersand comes from a shoe & bag repair shop near the Stockton tunnel in San Francisco. Note the bottle of Jack Daniels wedged into that pipe.