Today, I decided to use Inkscape to play with type. When you type less than three (<3), you are expressing an emoticon for love, symbolized by a heart. It’s a straightforward, easy-to-use symbol. Two close friends or sweethearts might use it in SMS to express a little love.
Ampersand Greater Than (&>)
Melissa Brisbin and I have used an alternative to less than three to express not only that we are good friends, but that we exchange and share value in technology, libraries, and related interests. Ampersand greater than (&>) resembles a heart too, but indicates a togetherness, a bond. When we type it to each other, it’s a little reminder of our history. In honor of her birthday yesterday, I decided to work on the ampersand greater than as a typography muse.
I started by going through my font catalog and pulling out all the fonts that had interesting ampersand and greater than symbols.
40 of 365: Ampersand Greater Than Font Study by John LeMasney via lemasney.com
Then I began pulling out the best combinations, angling the symbols, pulling them together into a single flowing shape.
40 of 365: Ampersand Greater Than Font Study by John LeMasney via lemasney.com
Finally, I went back in and tweaked the finest points of the combinations. This was my result: nearly the final set.
40 of 365: Ampersand Greater Than Font Study by John LeMasney via lemasney.com
And today, I decided to add some color, along with final tweaks to the pieces.
Ampersand Greater Than Font Study by John LeMasney via lemasney.com
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creative and interesting; well done, good examples
Thanks, Sam!