Happy 2012, everyone! We followed our yearly tradition and stocked up over the holidays on fireworks for the rest of the year (or at least until the 4th of July!). One of the main things I love about fireworks are the classic packages, the weird typography and illustrations, and the bright colored cardboard sleeves. Here’s a few of our favorites from the last batch, part of our collection of the inspiring designs of Every Day Things.

The design of this one isn’t that cool (haha, get it?), but my goodness is that tag line hilarious. How could you not buy it?!

Let’s start the New Year off with a bang, shall we? Keep an eye out over the next couple days as we’ll be updating our website with our first (!!) official Recspec t-shirt design, and some other treats. Thanks for reading!

During a recent trip to East Texas and Dave’s family farm, we spent a good time rummaging through dust and beautiful old tools in his Grandfather’s shed. Everything was as it seems it has been for ages, distressed and peeling labels, tiny jars of every kind of screw and bolt imaginable. And of course, some wonderful old labels and design. Here are a few of our favourites.

Especially love the 3-in-1 logo. Simplicity at its best.

I didn’t know this, but the above is used to mark lines for cutting — it has chalk and a string encased inside, and you pull it out taut over where you want to cut and snap it down, which leaves a blue chalk line as a guide. So neat.

Ah, my favourite. I really wanted to lug this huge vice home with me. The oversized 5, the slightly off-kilter type on the word Buffalo. Its just too perfect.

Here at Recspec H.Q., we’re always finding ourselves being drawn to the most common and everyday things, that have nice packaging, lovely type, strange colours, or are otherwise interesting and aesthetically pleasing. We’ve decided to document these little Every Day Things here on our blog, to share with you. New and old (but often old) tiny things that inspire us throughout our day.

First, something as simple and mundane as food coloring packaging. We love the bold and simple illustrations, the primary colors, and just the general feel of this old box thats been sitting in our cupboard for ever.
 

Sometimes sundries can be awfully interesting.