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11 September 2026 at 15:14
After 53 years working with type, Pat Lightizer got the ultimate retirement gift: her own font.
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- The Ampersand Is Nearly 2,000 Years Old — And Designers Still Can’t Agree How It Should Look
The Ampersand Is Nearly 2,000 Years Old — And Designers Still Can’t Agree How It Should Look
8 September 2026 at 18:49
The ampersand is nearly 2,000 years old. yet designers still can’t agree on what it should look like. From ancient Roman *et* to hundreds of wildly different & designs, the story behind typography’s favorite squiggle is stranger than you might expect.
