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Ampersands


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1. collate eight different ampersands. Choose them because they are different from each other. Display them on your blog/website with a small write-up or commentary to accompany each different one that must include the typeface name and what attracted you to it. You might even want to find out a bit about its usage or history and add that to your commentary. 
Matura MT Script Capitals
Monotype Corsiva
Bell MT
Book Antiqua
Vivaldi
Bernard MT Condensed
Bonbon Light
Harrington
Matura MT Script Capitals - I chose this font as the curves caught my attention ​
Monotype Corsiva - This font has a unique style to it with the way it shapes the lines 
Bell MT - This one is pretty simple but I liked the way the middle section swerved
​Book Antiqua - I liked the way this has a swoosh affect with the lines
Vivaldi - I chose this as it was really decorative and reminded me of Arabic writing 
​Bernard MT Condensed - This is the thickest one I liked as it is condensed and not too bold and wide
Bonbon Light - I like this one as it's the only one that has a different style and almost looks like an E but fancy
Harrington - I like the tails at the end of the ampersand 
2. Create three handmade or hand drawn ampersands using any of these typefaces as templates: Baskerville Bold, Garamond Bold Italic, Bauhaus, Futura
Consider your materials, approach and techniques carefully and appropriately e.g. papercutting, watercolour, potato print, pen and ink, scalpel, ruler and cutting board, shadow/light projection, thread... etc.
Choose three themes from the following list:
  • THE PARK/GARDEN
  • PETS
  • BATHROOM
  • WINTER WEAR
  • TECHNOLOGY
  • MY STREET
  • AFTERNOON TEA
  • CHILDHOOD
  • CHRISTMAS
​Post images of your three ampersands on your blog/website, along with images of your development.
AFTERNOON TEA
Garamond Bold Italic 
It was a bit tricky to figure out how to draw something in Italic but I thought some spilled tea would fit this best. I moved on from my initial idea and experimented more and liked the idea of using fruits as there's no certain time you should eat them - I decided to use strawberries and grapes as they give the ampersand a 3D look.
PETS
Bauhaus
I don't have a pet so I thoughht about a variety of animals I could use but overall went for koi fish as I used to have fish, not exactly koi ones though but I find these ones much prettier - as the sun was out I managed to play around with some lights coming in through the blinds which makes my piece look dramatic. I also like the fox sketch I created as It makes the ampersand look different to the original font.
THE PARK/GARDEN 
Baskerville Bold
At first I was going to go ahead with my peacock feather idea until I almost broke it while trying to bend them so instead I thought of doing this one in watercolour and pencils - I really like the little marks of pencils around the ampersand as it makes it look unique and playful. for this idea I went simple with a tree and a leaf.
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        • Ampersands
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        • Type Talk
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