You’ve reached the tumble log of John Phillips. I’m a UI designer/developer residing in Metro Detroit. Here you will find posts on random thoughts/interests that I have and feel like sharing. I also blog here and make mixes that I post here. Follow @jwphillipsTumblr (3.0; @jwphillips)http://johnwphillips.com/<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz6k1nP0OA1qz9odyo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Want this poster. More of those <a href="http://society6.com/artist/r0gue">here</a>.</p>http://johnwphillips.com/post/17370791508http://johnwphillips.com/post/17370791508Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:56:11 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/17263434782/tumblr_lz2v1yokrW1qz9ody&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p>Brother Jack McDuff - Oblighetto (Jay Dee Remix)</p>http://johnwphillips.com/post/17263434782http://johnwphillips.com/post/17263434782Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:03:34 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luv9aggvoI1qjzd4vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://icantfunction.tumblr.com/post/12971927184/just-ordered-this-from-stones-throw" class="tumblr_blog">icantfunction</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Just ordered this from <a href="https://www.stonesthrow.com/store/artwork/jdilla/behind-the-beat-poster">Stones Throw</a></p></blockquote> <p>Love this.</p>http://johnwphillips.com/post/17213684685http://johnwphillips.com/post/17213684685Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:52:08 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YQIMGV5vtd4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>This is super sweet. Where can I buy one?!</p>http://johnwphillips.com/post/16922827249http://johnwphillips.com/post/16922827249Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:08:36 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyd0ozcSwC1qh0381o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://typeverything.com/post/16465359530/typeverything-com-nike-just-do-it-experimental" class="tumblr_blog">typeverything</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Typeverything.com</p> <div class="project-by-caption left"><span class="small-text">Nike – Just Do It – Experimental project by </span><a href="http://www.behance.net/marceloschultz">Marcelo Schultz</a><span class="small-text">.</span></div></blockquote> <p>This is pretty cool</p>http://johnwphillips.com/post/16471047151http://johnwphillips.com/post/16471047151Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:51:46 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly9t1hdzVX1qavz1vo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hoopedup.tumblr.com/post/16366094199/best-michael-jordan-career-caricature-collage">hoopedup</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Best Michael Jordan Career Caricature Collage ever!</p> <p>(via <a href="http://hoopeduponline.com">hoopeduponline.com</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>This is sweet.</p>http://johnwphillips.com/post/16465166739http://johnwphillips.com/post/16465166739Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:01:18 -0500“No other company has inspired me more when it comes to marketing, design, focus, and even capitalism than Apple. Make the best damn product out there, charge a profitable price, and win the world.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://37signals.com/svn/posts/3084-watching-apple-win-the-world">via</a></em>http://johnwphillips.com/post/16464705836http://johnwphillips.com/post/16464705836Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:45:07 -0500“You just need to stand up for yourself: if you need to work long hours constantly (not just in occasional “crunch times”) to remain competitive and reasonably paid, your employer has serious cultural problems that will probably never be fixed.”<br/><br/> - <em>Agreed. <a href="http://www.marco.org/2012/01/18/working-at-google">via</a></em>http://johnwphillips.com/post/16324646606http://johnwphillips.com/post/16324646606Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:12:01 -0500“<p>They say Apple’s success has benefited the economy by empowering entrepreneurs and creating jobs at companies like cellular providers and businesses shipping Apple products. And, ultimately, they say curing unemployment is not their job.</p> <p>“We sell iPhones in over a hundred countries,” a current Apple executive said. “We don’t have an obligation to solve America’s problems. Our only obligation is making the best product possible.”</p>”<br/><br/> - <em>If you haven’t yet read this <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/business/apple-america-and-a-squeezed-middle-class.html?_r=3&seid=auto&smid=tw-nytimestech&pagewanted=all">excellent article</a> on why Apple manufactures devices in China, then stop what you’re doing right now, and <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/business/apple-america-and-a-squeezed-middle-class.html?_r=3&seid=auto&smid=tw-nytimestech&pagewanted=all">read it</a>.</em>http://johnwphillips.com/post/16311282781http://johnwphillips.com/post/16311282781Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:46:26 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxwpudXQNI1ql4l0ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://icantfunction.tumblr.com/post/15965218598/luther-is-an-awesome-show-if-you-have-netflix" class="tumblr_blog">icantfunction</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Luther is an awesome show. If you have Netflix check it out.</p></blockquote> <p>I was very glad to see him win an award. He’s an amazing actor, and Luther is a damn good show.</p>http://johnwphillips.com/post/15966424507http://johnwphillips.com/post/15966424507Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:12:48 -0500“Not one person in a thousand said that happiness accrued from working as hard as you can to make money to buy whatever you want. Rather, the near-universal view was summed up by an 83-year-old former athlete who worked for decades as an athletic coach and recruiter: “The most important thing is to be involved in a profession that you absolutely love, and that you look forward to going to work to every day.””<br/><br/> - <em>From the NYT article, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/health/elderly-experts-share-life-advice-in-cornell-project.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all">Elderly ‘Experts’ Share Life Advice in Cornell Project</a>. I want to check out this book.</em>http://johnwphillips.com/post/15670624427http://johnwphillips.com/post/15670624427Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:30:05 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxl7l0t8gM1qz9odyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Snap shot from the Wu-Tang concert.</p>http://johnwphillips.com/post/15619294961http://johnwphillips.com/post/15619294961Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:43:48 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxjs43dHiF1qz9odyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/09/acura-nsx-concept-detroit-2012/">Acura NSX Concept</a> looks pretty sweet.</p>http://johnwphillips.com/post/15577750250http://johnwphillips.com/post/15577750250Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:12:03 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxjg6gN2wY1qz9odyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Not bad, Chevy….<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/chevrolet-tru-140s-concept/#photo-4727068">not bad</a>.</p>http://johnwphillips.com/post/15568723411http://johnwphillips.com/post/15568723411Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:54:16 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxi6c33EyK1qz9odyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Love the design of these <a href="http://uncrate.com/stuff/samsung-series-9-monitors/">Samsung Series 9</a> monitors.</p>http://johnwphillips.com/post/15534946389http://johnwphillips.com/post/15534946389Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:24:03 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwmegnGwab1qz6f4bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://helloshauna.tumblr.com/post/14627972686/transparency-wins-austinkleon-louis-cks" class="tumblr_blog">helloshauna</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Transparency wins.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tumblr.austinkleon.com/post/14627723148">austinkleon</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Louis CK’s PayPal screen, and <a href="http://kottke.org/11/12/louis-cks-giant-pool-of-money">what he’s going with the money</a>. To quote <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/mulegirl/status/146974099590234113">@mulegirl</a>: “Attention social media strategists and marketers. This is what authenticity looks like. You can’t fake it.”</p> </blockquote></blockquote> <p>Respect = skyrocketing.</p>http://johnwphillips.com/post/14649807983http://johnwphillips.com/post/14649807983Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:58:18 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwmk2kfvys1qz9odyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The new <a href="http://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/innovation/future/gallery/year-2013/vehicleclass-SL/page-FutureModels">Mercedes-Benz SL</a>.</p> <p>Drool….</p>http://johnwphillips.com/post/14633532350http://johnwphillips.com/post/14633532350Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:37:32 -0500<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PressRecord/~3/IEPgSGlFujs/">Table Manners</a>: <p>This site was long overdue for a new hip hop mix, and I was well aware of this. So I decided to finally lay down a new mix of chillness for your headphones. It’s a little rough around the edges, but…</p>http://johnwphillips.com/post/14398463429http://johnwphillips.com/post/14398463429Sun, 18 Dec 2011 05:55:12 -0500<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PressRecord/~3/FnaGURyAPGE/">Rustico</a>: <p>I had been waiting for the release of the next major version of <a href="http://www.algoriddim.com/djay-mac" target="_blank">djay</a> for quite some time and finally, a couple weeks ago, it was released. I must say, that it was worth the wait. They’ve added…</p>http://johnwphillips.com/post/13867992126http://johnwphillips.com/post/13867992126Wed, 07 Dec 2011 04:56:17 -0500<a href="http://vimeo.com/33091687">Hero</a>: <p><a href="http://cameronmoll.tumblr.com/post/13826167945/hero" class="tumblr_blog">cameronmoll</a>:</p> <blockquote><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/33091687?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen style="margin-bottom: 15px;"></iframe> <p>This is a really fantastic, well-shot piece. And the resulting portrait definitely wasn’t what I was anticipating.</p> <p><strong>Update:</strong> The process of creating art with small dots is called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stippling">stippling</a>. Had no idea. (Thanks <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Signalnoise/status/144061660909408256">@signalnoise</a>.)</p> <p><em>/via <a href="http://twitter.com/jontangerine">@jontangerine</a></em></p></blockquote> <p>This is pretty sweet. Seems like it takes a ton of patience for the final outcome.</p>http://johnwphillips.com/post/13829883347http://johnwphillips.com/post/13829883347Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:45:13 -0500