The Ampersand

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I almost never post.

Sorry. I have been busy with a few other random projects like drawing every single United States Senator, working on a cookbook, starting a small-batch gigposterish collaboration, and working. Blame Attention Deficit Disorder. More ampersands to come soon.

A word about submitting content

I love receiving emails for suggestions for content on this site. I try to post as much cool stuff as possible from the stuff that you guys send in. Most of it is really great, but I admit I let the mailbox fill up for months without checking it because, like everyone else, I get […]

Hi guys.

Sorry this blog disappeared for a while. There was work, life & other stuff to attend to. First, I’m going to update the blog software, then I am going through the 100+ orphaned emails that have been sitting around. Then I will post a bunch of cool ampersands. Wood type ampersand photo by Nick Sherman.

New Portfolio Site

This post is not about ampersands. It is about me. Last month, I was laid off due to the lousy economy. I spent the last few weeks redesigning, reworking, and rebuilding my portfolio site from the ground up. I flipped the switch on the new site this morning, and now my job hunt officially begins. […]

F.A.Q.

Many people ask me what typeface I used for the image on the upper left over there. It’s Caslon 540 Italic. From Wikipedia: Caslon 540 was designed by the staff of American Type Founders and released in 1902. The typeface was originally intended for use in advertising and is based on Caslon 471 with shortened […]

I’m Back

Yes, I know it’s been a while, but I have been busy trying to balance work, life and a few other projects. People have been sending me lots of ampersands, and I have been collecting some of my own as well, so there will be lots more cool ampersands trickling in soon. Stringy ampersand by […]

I’m Back.

Hey sorry folks. Sorry I have neglected the ampersand site for a while. I have been off doing other things. I assure you more tasty ampersands are the way.

About

Throughout the course of this blog I left the about section more or less blank. I put placeholder Lorem Ipsum text up there and forgot about it. Thanks to Stefán Kjartansson for letting me know, and thanks for linking to my blog on You Work For Them. Oh, and here is a cool neon ampersand. […]