Maybe you'll remember several years ago we began the "ampersand" thread of our fonts surf, and it got very popular. Well here we'll take a look at just a few before continuing with the type surf . . .
* Wednesday Wolf Watercolour Ampersand
* Premium Wood Ampersand 18" Ugmonk
* Totally Tubular Typography
... and more:
Premium Wood Ampersand 18" Ugmonk
For $325.00 your own Ugmonk Premium Ampersand. The 18-inch tall ampersand balances effortlessly on a hand-buffed textured steel plate thanks to a super-strong magnet hidden in its base.
The hand-finishing process and natural materials give each ampersand a varying wood grain and finish making each one a truly one of a kind art piece.
Full story : www.theuncommons.ca See a better look!
Totally Tubular Typography
We ran across Jamie Stinson in this year's surf ... he's a Live Communications Professional : Creative Advocate : Design Dabbler. Jamie has accumulated a blog full of cool typography works . . . and he writes :
If there is one part of Graphic Design that I love, it really has to be Typography, it is a real art form and its variation, malleability and formation is essentially limitless. Here is a gallery of 50 or so typographic wonders, some old, some new, some accidental, on purpose and some in Arabic. After spending some time in the middle east, I really developed a love for Arabic Calligraphy, it is truly beautiful and the artists that wield their magical brush strokes are truly masters. Full story : Jamie Stinson Totally Tubular Typography See a better look!
Wednesday Wolf Watercolour Ampersand
Wednesday Wolf does some amazing stuff ... check out his Tumbler for a real eye opener.
You can buy Matte Prints of his Watercolour Ampersand Full story : Wednesday Wolf See a better look!
NEXT: More Ampersands embossing, stuffed and food
It was just under 25 years ago when DT&G got that lucious Caslon italic Ampersand put between the T and the G. Of course the logo stood for "Design, Typography & Graphics" -- and everyone loved that ampersand so much we began to use it as our 'mascot' letter or symbol. But I never would have expected the ampersand to become so popular. I used it because it was so beautiful, and a million others thought so too. It turns up everywhere. . . .
* Sean McCabe passion for hand lettering & ampersands
* And this goes with that, the ampersand food groups
* The Merge : Stuffed Ampersand
... and more:
Sean McCabe passion for hand lettering & ampersands
Everybody loves the Ampersand. Sean McCabe, a hand lettering artist, type designer, illustrator, musician, and coffee lover in San Antonio, may love them the most.
He's got a BLOG devoted to ampersands! But seriously folks ... he's a fantastic hand lettering artist as well! You're gonna like what you see . . . Full story : seanwes.com See a better look!
The Merge : Stuffed Ampersand
Tyler Lemermeyer didn't put his name on his "about" page. But anyway, he's doing some interesting stuff including making stuffed stuff -- including stuffed ampersands. Hmmmm Tyler writes :
I have been making stuffed monsters lately and I began to think about creating stuffed type. I thought for my first attempt I would create a stuffed ampersand. This is one of my favorite characters of type and it almost goes completely unnoticed Full story : The Merge with Tyler Lemermeyer See Stuffed Ampersand
And this goes with that, the ampersand food groups
Ampersand Food Groups the clever juxtaposition of complimentary foods on ampersands, from a series of illustrations by Dan Beckemeyer.
Some of them look like puke. They're all well done! Full story : Dan Beckemeyer Illustrator See The Big Cheese
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Ampersands from the past . . . Ampersand Fever
NEXT: CONTINUE WITH FALL FONTS FESTIVAL and many, many more episodes of
Fred's annual type, fonts, lettering & cool stuff surf ...
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