typography

A History of Parentheses

We use them every day to add an aside or crack a digital smile, but have you ever wondered where…

5 months ago

The Character with No Sound

Before it was the linchpin of your email address, the @ symbol was a character without a sound, a silent…

10 months ago

From Chisel to Stylus: How the Tools of Writing Forged Our Alphabets

Have you ever wondered why an 'A' looks the way it does? The answer lies not in linguistics, but in…

10 months ago

The Character with a Secret History: How a Roman Scribble Became the Ampersand

The ampersand (&) is more than a simple stand-in for "and"; it's a linguistic fossil with a secret history. This…

10 months ago

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