Confessions of a Creative Pro

  Introduction by Nancy Upper While traveling in an airplane on October 3, 2015, David Blatner’s thoughts turned to ampersands. As his mind wandered back to his childhood, he wrote…

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At a&g, We Love Our Ampersands

  Introduction by Nancy Upper The ad agency Allen & Gerritsen believes that people make the place, and that people’s outside interests invigorate the company culture. In autumn 2012, these…

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Jeff Portaro’s Dog & Pony Show

  Introduction by Nancy Upper During research for my forthcoming book, Power of Ampersand, I discovered this November 2013 design by Jeff Portaro on Instagram. Power of Ampersand will feature…

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