The around symbol used for electronic mail.
Handwriting on a piece of paper and one of the letters is highlighted in green.

P@ola Gets @sign

Mar 25 2010

Paola Antonelli, MFAD faculty member and Senior Curator of Architecture and Design at MoMA, announced on Monday the acquisition of the ubiquitous @sign. It is a major achievement for the Museum, which is entering the digital era in its collecting program.

(Bottom: The @sign used in 1536 in Italy)

“http://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/2010/03/22/at-moma”:http://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/2010/03/22/at-moma
And
“http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/arts/design/22iht-design22.html”:http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/arts/design/22iht-design22.html

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