I find the history of typography fascinating. I chose to research one of the most commonly used symbols to create an exciting and informative poster. The origin of the ampersand traces back to Roman scribes who, when writing the word and (in Latin et) would start creating their own ligatures. Many years later the word and became the 27th letter of the English alphabet, one would say X, Y, Z, and per se And, meaning the word and just itself.