While we’ve been in our new space for a few months now, working hard on a variety of projects, we only recently got to the point where we were ready to show the world our new Headquarters – happily located in Flatbed Press and Gallery here in Austin, Texas. Flatbed is home to many great […]
Given the world’s current political climate, these posters really struck a chord with us – not only for their messages but for their stunningly simple and bold design as well. As they say, Vive la révolution! Sources: Messy Nessy Chic, Documents from May 1968 H/T: Monk Parker
Evoking moods somewhere between the worlds of Wong Kar Wai and David Lynch, Monk Parker presents us with this glorious mix for recspec.mx, with part II on the way. Jazz, world music, and soulful voices, a perfect soundtrack for bittersweet memories of lost worlds, now left behind. Listen, download and enjoy. 〰️🎶〰️
Wow, aren’t these just so beautiful? This stunning collection of vintage posters were created between 1938 and 1941 to promote tourism to the National Parks in America. Thank you to our friend Laura at Red Press Printing for sharing! And thank you to the parks for existing and inspiring, for 100 years. View all of the posters here. […]
We’re so excited to announce the latest mix in our Recspec.mx series, by none other than Prince Klassen! He’s been one of our favorite DJs from when he lived here in Austin, to now in NYC where he’s hosting an amazing radio show on The Lot Radio called Wild Combination. This is a sampling of what […]
Jason from dsktps.com curates the best photography and design for his ever-growing collection of wallpapers, and we’re happy to be included, once again. This will be our 4th wallpaper that we’ve made for the site, and you can view the other ones here, here and here. This design features some marbled paper we created, plus some […]
More exciting news from Recspec HQ! We’ve been lucky enough to work with so many amazing musicians and music-related clients over the years, making everything from show posters to album artwork for them. We’ve also found as we’ve grown as a business to focus more on identity and web design, we’re doing less of that kind of work, and […]
We’re so excited to share the new Recspec.co with you! We ditched the old domain (although recspec.org will still get you here), updated our portfolio, made the entire site mobile responsive, and have really just given everything an overhaul. Check it out and let us know what you think! We’re also excited to announce a […]
We had the very distinct pleasure of visiting the Hamilton Wood Type Museum earlier this year to not only visit and take in the wonders of the place, but also to see one of our design heroes, Louise Fili speak. She talked about the history of her career, and also about the new typeface she […]
I recently took the Gothic Calligraphy class at the Austin Book Arts Center with my studio mate Lindsay (who is an incredible calligrapher already –check out her work!) which was a blast. I’d never done any sort of calligraphy before, but already I’ve found myself using it in projects and dabbling into other forms. Thanks […]
