Matthew Buchanan (Home)

Opening titles for Jason Reitman’s Up In The Air by Shadowplay Studio. Apple has a behind-the-scenes featurette on the making of the sequence. (via Tim Van Damme)

Design and Art Direction 1966 Annual, with superbly minimalist cover design by Alan Aldridge and Lou Klein. From D&AD’s Flickr page (via Peter Nidzgorski):

During the past few years one has been aware of a growing professionalism in editorial, film and advertising techniques. In this Annual you will see work where a strong idea has been welded to this competence, to solve a design problem with economy and flair.

Daniel Box:

Kyle Jones just released another hit with Haäfe & Haph, a set of gorgeous ampersands, not to mention a really lovely site to display them all.

Provided in EPS and Opentype formats for $10. Simply beautiful.

Jarred Bishop:

Ed’s portfolio scrolls in all the right places.

Nicholas Felton publishes his 2009 Annual Report:

Each day in 2009, I asked every person with whom I had a meaningful encounter to submit a record of this meeting through an online survey. These reports form the heart of the 2009 Annual Report. From parents to old friends, to people I met for the first time, to my dentist… any time I felt that someone had discerned enough of my personality and activities, they were given a card with a URL and unique number to record their experience.

Ordered. Get yours.

“Coming Home”, the showcase I guest designed for Laura Brunow Miner’s inspiring Pictory site, went live this morning. It’s a collection of photos both old and new around the theme of the houses we grew up in. A big thanks to Laura for her editorial guidance and exacting eye, and to the site’s readers for all the positive feedback I’ve received through various channels. (The introduction and quote typeface is FF Tisa served by Typekit.)

Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams, edited by Klaus Kemp and published by Gestalten, presents the career of the peerless industrial designer from concept to final product, with commentary placing the work in context. Available from Vitsoe and Amazon. (via Alex Cornell)

Frank Chimero’s new profile page — as with his work — is a thing of beauty. The text is set in Mitja Miklavčič’s FF Tisa.