Comments on: Whither Palatino?

By: Tim Spann

Tim Spann — Mon, 26 May 2008 17:17:56 +0000

I have always liked the Palatino ampersand. It is one of the better ampersands of all fonts, and is very consitant with the basic font design.

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Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:33:30 +0000

[...] as some of us use italic ampersands in order to liven up dreary type, designers sometimes turn to ornaments in order to embellish text. [...]

By: Ellen Lupton

Ellen Lupton — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:18:16 +0000

I agree that Palatino is a lovely face, although I am guilty of having avoided it in my own work. I have avoided it not because of its promiscuity, however, but because I’ve never liked the lowercase a. That italic ampersand, however, could swing my vote.

By: Juliet

Juliet — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:06:23 +0000

Did you see the ampersand installation here http://julietdoyle.blogspot.com/2007/10/les-esperluettes.html ? See how ampersands inspire!!

By: Carson Park Ranger

Carson Park Ranger — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:24:29 +0000

The italic ampersand is the character that inspires wild creativity in even the most stodgy designs.

By: Juliet

Juliet — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:00:40 +0000

Of course they are! I adore Palatino and don’t care at all that it’s ubiquitous. In fact, it’s rather a good thing that it is, in my view. Italic ampersands are nicer than roman in practically every font, aren’t they?

By: Carson Park Ranger

Carson Park Ranger — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 05:55:23 +0000

Are ampersands acceptable forms of und?