I’ve decided that I’m moving off of SoundCloud. While I really love the service, the current plan that I’m on only allows for 12 hours of music, and I don’t really want to pay for the next plan…
The JotDown
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.
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Feb21
Feb18
Chill Mode Mix Vol. 3→
Here is Vol. 3, which I hope will be the last one that I have to do with a mouse and keyboard. While it’s still fun mixing, let me just say, that it sucks using a mouse/keyboard to mix. And it…
What I’ve learned from interacting with most computer users, though, is that they do not give a rat’s ass about how computers work. They want to accomplish certain tasks, and will do this in the way that is most sensible and direct for them.
The making of Old Spice’s commercial: The Man Your Man Could Smell Like. Dear Wieden+Kennedy, your advertising is amazing.
Feb17
Personal Project: Press Record→
A few years ago, I had some thoughts on personal projects, but since then I hadn’t really started anything, until now. Back in early January, I downloaded the djay software to play around with it,…
Please Rob Me→
Be careful with all those public FourSquare checkins lol
Feb16
Press Record→
So I finally launched the site that I posted a teaser for a couple weeks ago. It’s a tad rough around the edges, but I’m working on it. I’m all about the launch-now-tweak-later state of mind. So I will fix/add things as I go along.
Feb15
Feb12
Dan Meyer’s personal 2009 Annual Report.
Feb11
Feb9
Jason Fried’s take on the typical [corporate] workplace environment.
Average Boradband Speed in MBPS. Painful.
Sad, ain’t it?
Much more on the State of the Internet at Mashable.
Frustrating, but taking into account overall country infrastructure and population density, it generally makes sense. But still, it is something the U.S. needs to work on.
What’s truly sad is that the U.S.A. is actually far from being the lowest in terms of overall broadband speed.
This saddens my life. Come U.S., get it together.
Feb8
Great Storytelling By Google→
It’s rare that I find a TV commercial that moves me. Even more rare that Google be on the other end and responsible for that TV commercial. But yesterday during the Super Bowl, I was blown away. With…
Feb7
This short film was shot by Philip Bloom in Dubai over 5 days and nights. Shot on the Canon 7D, 2×5DmkII and one Panasonic GF1… Awesome! via
More Dubai goodness.