I was today years old when I learned that an ampersand (&) is a ligature for the word 'et'pic.twitter.com/3xaXMyhlwP
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These are the secret things you learn in Typography class. See also Interrobang and Octothorpe.
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I had a really strict typography professor yet never learned about the &, but a whole lot about the ß. I’m super glad this thread exists, so many new things to learn!
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Here's one of the most creative uses of the ampersand I have ever seen.pic.twitter.com/SngsiiGD5i
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I must take such a class!
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You want to look for something like "visual communication and design". Here's a PDF I made about typography:https://www.dropbox.com/s/fmoz92wccwn641m/NonRegularTypography.pdf …
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Or just being a typesetter for ninety bajillion years Kind of a disappearing profession, I suppose; even autocarrot kept insisting I was a typewriter
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It's all desktop publishing in apps like InDesign now. And even that job I think might have a new name. Typography, i.e. font design, is still a thing, though.
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And don't forget the lemniscate !
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To infinity and beyond.
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Ah yes. Octothorpe. The rarely mentioned eight-limbed bro of Ian Thorpe.
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Banned from swimming, but still allowed to play mixed doubles table tennis.
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