Well we all knew the time would come eventually.
When I initially created this blog I didn’t imagine flogging the Shit&… horse for more than one hearty-chuckle-filled hour, let alone several months. Thanks to all you visitors and commentators who

Hey guys!
We’re back for another eye gouging foray into the just splendid world of Shit Ampersands™…. (And people wonder why I haven’t posted in a while.)
While you soak in the blood of this freshly butchered abomination I’d like to

Yes I know what you’re all thinking.
Sick bastards.…

Bloody hell!
Shit myself when I saw this.
The designer probably shit his socks too drawing it.
Ok, enough shit, for now.
(follow my shitty twitter feed)…

Cute?
Not a word in my language. Shit… is though, which is handy. This one has all the merits of a 7 year old’s drawing (i.e. none) but it’ll probably be pinned on a fridge somewhere. That’s why there is so

Umm, what?
Shit ampersand that’s what. (for Wednesday – the middle day.)…

It’s Tuesday, it’s 7 O’Clock, it’s time for the daily SHIT ampersand.
LOOK AT IT, IS THAT SHIT ENOUGH FOR YOU?…

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water!…
We’re back – after a shitastic week off – and we’re revving up the week with Monday’s saggy sack of sorry shit the Tablet ampersand! All hail the Tablet

This fucker is phat… am I right?
The longer you stare at it the more you see. But don’t look for too long, believe me! I’ve written papers on the long term damage a shit ampersand can do.

Since I’m in a good mood I’ll be kind to this one (you should see the “pro” and “shadow” variations), and to be fair, I can hardly call it a shit ampersand because my left nut resembles more of an…

I swear I didn’t ’shop this*. Looks like someone’s bow-tie after a design awards show and 20 bottles of free booze. They probably wore it in an ironic way too.
* enhance it using Adobe® Photoshop® software.…

Imagine my delight when I spotted another @mpersand!
It’s not particularly ugly, it even looks quite fun, but if it turns up in your portfolio book you’ll be laughed out off town.
In case you’re wondering how to pronounce @mpersand, …

Ugh.
I can’t remember whether this was a dead worm I scraped of the bottom off my shoe or an ampersand*, either way it’s getting blogged.
* I print them out and trample them into muddy puddles.
What?…

Oh the humanity! Another road traffic accident.…

For all you Adobe fans.
Spend your child’s inheritance on Adobe Font Folio 11 and you get this masterpiece. Not convinced? You get Postino Std too – for those occasions you want to be taken a little more professionally (but not quite…

Shhhhhhhhhhiiitte.
I mean come on…! Ok, it’s a script font, but what kind of crazy bastard writes their ampersands like this? DO YOU? Hope not.

We thought we were alone…
…but they were already living amongst us.
ATTACK OF THE AMPERSANDS!!…

The trouble with some typefaces is that they fall into shambles the heavier they get. Of course, you need something… decent in the regular flavour to actually work with. Otherwise you’re just pumping in the silicone like a back street plastic

It just goes to show that even if you only have a chisel, fork, and spool of barbed wire to hand doesn’t mean you can’t be a typographer.
Though it doesn’t mean you should be.…