The ampersand (&) is an 'E' and a 't' fused together. A fact more readily apparent in some designs[0] more than others.<p>[0] <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Trebuchet_MS_ampersand.svg" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Trebuchet_MS_ampersand.svg</a>
Every so often, I come across something which makes me feel a certain way. That something is this. That way is best described as follows:<p>Thousands of years from now, historians (in a more enlightened society, one can only hope) will look back on our time with disdain and pity, for our countless fellow people allowed to suffer due to war, poverty, famine, persecution of various kinds, curable disease, &c. They will find Locke's Natural Rights of Man and wonder how a civilization like ours, with all of our understanding, our might and technological prowess, our impressive wealth, allowed these atrocities to continue. They will undoubtedly find something which is to them like our rosetta stone, something which unlocks an understanding of this phenomenon, something which makes our misguided priorities clear, and they will be ashamed to be born from us.<p>But yeah man, cool ampersands!
Ampersands are great design elements. I'm not such a big fan of images, so some nice typography can fill in for visual interest. My website uses an ampersand like a logo: <a href="http://www.iqdupont.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.iqdupont.com/</a>