Next month Brighton will host the first Ampersand Web typography conference, which aims to bring together browser providers, and type and Web designers to discuss the rapid developments in typography ...

typographyOne of the most unique and interesting characters among "ampersand" is "&". Beginning with graffiti written in font designer's sketchbook, it is now commonplace to be able to see ampersands ...

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Simon Garfield explores the peculiar history of typefaces in his new book, Just My Type: A Book About Fonts, ...

Cheerily nuzzled above the “7” key like a pear-shaped pill bug, the ampersand is perhaps the most intriguing character on the keyboard. While all letters and punctuation marks look similar enough in ...

Developed from the Latin et (“and”), the ampersand, formerly the twenty-seventh letter of the alphabet, is a character with a cult following among students of typography. We're going to take a quick ...