Elegantly Dressed Wednesday: The Ampersand
I’ve always adored the ampersand, originally because it reminded me of the treble clef. Nowadays I like it because it is often the one flamboyant figure in an otherwise austere typeface.
The ampersand above is rather to narrow at its head for my taste, but I love the elegant simplicity of the black figure on the circular plate. At first glance it looks like a typewriter key.
The plate is by cul de sac and I found it one one of my favourite new blogs: The Ampersand.
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I like the fact that a symbol of abbreviation has such a long name.
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Comment by Glamourpuss — 28th May, 2008 @ 5:25 pm
I always like to see a nicely stylised ampersand and seeing how far it has come from its ‘et’ origins. My personal favourite is Berkeley Book Italic.
Comment by MarkXero — 31st May, 2008 @ 11:50 am
Good call. This is surely one of the most dignified and fascinating of English characters.
Comment by Dominic Harvey — 31st May, 2008 @ 7:30 pm