Here are my favorite finds of the week, starting with ‘A is for Argyle’ and ending with The History of the Ampersand.
The word ‘ampersand’ was first added to dictionaries in 1837. The word was created as a slurred form of ‘and, per se and’, which was what the alphabet ended with when recited in English-speaking schools. (Historically, ‘and per se’ preceded any letter which was also a word in the alphabet, such as ‘I’ or ‘A’. And the ampersand symbol was originally the last character in the alphabet.)”
Alphabet prints by Paperfingers, via design work life
Tas-ka shade made of paper cranes, via Oh Joy!
Chalk Chalk bike, via poppytalk
We thought it would be exciting to see what happened if you invite 10 typographers and graphic designers from different backgrounds, countries and ages to design a house number.” – MEDIUMISM
