Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Allan Cole Artist, coder, designer, illustrator, beat-maker. ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.allancole.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Think](https://www.allancole.com/think/) - [Sabbatical Reflections: Finding My (Algo)Rhythm Again](https://www.allancole.com/sabbatical-reflections-finding-my-algorhythm-again/) - The last time I took a sabbatical was in 2015, a few months before I joined Automattic. Back when I wasn’t yet a husband, a father, or even an employee. I was a self-employed entrepreneur in a transformative season, trying to shake things up and figure out what I really wanted to do with my ## Pages - [Intro 2](https://www.allancole.com/) - Artist, designer, coder, musician and creative future thinker exploring the intersection of art, technology, and culture. - [Offlines](https://www.allancole.com/offlines/) - Offlines Every month. One drawing. Mailed to your door. Prints are hand signed, numbered, and mailed flat to subscribers. The edition size matches the number of subscribers at the time of printing; no reprints, no restocks. The earlier you join, the smaller your editions. @allancole on Instagram Offlines is a monthly art subscription from Allan - [Connect](https://www.allancole.com/connect/) - This site The best way to reach me is directly:workwithme@allancole.com Follow me & my creative practice AllanCole.com “You are here” Newsletter Subscribe to email updates Instagram The only social media I actively maintain Github Publicly shared code LinkedIn My career Follow me & my music Soundcloud Home to Algorythmusic Visit→ Listen to Allmos — "Mostly Remixes" - [Make](https://www.allancole.com/make/) - [Offlines](https://www.allancole.com/offlines-v2/) - Every month. One print. Available only to a limited number of collectors. Offlines is a monthly limited-edition print subscription from Allan Cole. Join the waitlist Prints are signed, numbered, and limited to exactly the subscriber count at the time of printing. Printed once. Never again. Founding Members The first 25 Collector subscribers, first 50 Offline+ - [Finish](https://www.allancole.com/finish/) - [My Links](https://www.allancole.com/links/) - My Websites www.allancole.com shop.allancole.com Subscribe for email updates Instagram My Drawing Tools ✍🏽 My favourite black ink brush pen * 🖌️ Watercolor Brush Pen * 🖋️ Broad Tip Calligraphy Pen * ✍🏽 Color brush pens * 🫙 Document Ink * 🫙 Sumi Ink * ✍🏽 Dual-tip color brush pens * 📕 My pocket sketchbook * - [Refund Policy.](https://www.allancole.com/refund-policy/) - all sales are final. - [Privacy Policy](https://www.allancole.com/privacy-policy/) - Who I am My website address is: https://www.allancole.com. What personal data we collect and why we collect it? Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from ## Projects - [AllBurgundy.com](https://www.allancole.com/projects/allburgundy-com/) - Designed and developed a Shopify-based e-commerce site for visual artist Naturel, focusing on showcasing and selling his digital illustrations and prints. - [Olive Juice](https://www.allancole.com/projects/olive-juice/) - A playful nod to childhood mischief, Olive Juice is a reminder to stay present, express love freely, and keep your inner child close. - [Twenty Nineteen Default Theme](https://www.allancole.com/projects/twenty-nineteen/) - Designed and co-led the development of WordPress’s Twenty Nineteen theme, one of the first to fully support the block-based content editor introduced in version 5.0. - [Allmos—Mostly Remixes EP](https://www.allancole.com/projects/allmos-mostly-remixes-ep/) - A collection of instrumentals, remixes, and blends that let you reimagine songs you already know and love. - [Allmos—Sound Affects, Vol. 2](https://www.allancole.com/projects/allmos-sound-affects-vol-2/) - A continuation of the first volume, this album was written and produced between 2017 and 2019 while relocating from Brooklyn to the DC area. - [The Stuyvesants—FINE](https://www.allancole.com/projects/fine/) - A collection of instrumental beats and soundscapes inspired by 80s Funk, Soul, & R&B, produced by Allan Cole and Darien Birks—The Stuyvesants. - [Braxton Cook—“I Can’t” (Allmos Remix)](https://www.allancole.com/projects/braxton-cook-i-cant-allmos-remix/) - A remix produced and mixed for Braxton Cook’s follow-up release, “Somewhere In Between: Remixes & Outtakes.” - [25 Years of A Tribe Called Quest](https://www.allancole.com/projects/25-years-of-a-tribe-called-quest/) - An illustration honoring 25 years of A Tribe Called Quest’s debut album. - [Never Forget to Say Thank You](https://www.allancole.com/projects/never-forget-to-say-thank-you/) - A shirt made to hold someone's name after she was gone. Yosra El-Essawy was Beyoncé's tour photographer; the kind of person whose work you've seen without ever knowing who made it. This was a small act of making sure her name stayed visible. - [The Stuyvesants—WRMX Remix Radio](https://www.allancole.com/projects/the-stuyvesants-wrmx-remix-radio/) - A collection of remixes and original beats produced by Allan Cole and Darien Birks, aka The Stuyvesants. - [The Stuyvesants—Finally](https://www.allancole.com/projects/the-stuyvesants-finally/) - A collection of instrumental beats and soundscapes for the summer produced by Allan Cole and Darien Birks—The Stuyvesants. - [Allmos—Sound Affects Vol. 1](https://www.allancole.com/projects/allmos-sound-affects-vol-1/) - My first official release under the moniker “Allmos,” written and produced between 2014 and 2016 while traveling. - [Youth Speaks](https://www.allancole.com/projects/youth-speaks/) - Branding and logo design for Youth Speaks.org and their sub-brands, The Bigger Picture and Brave New Voices. - [The Stuyvesants—Remixes II](https://www.allancole.com/projects/the-stuyvesants-remixes-ii/) - A collection of remixes and original beats produced by Allan Cole and Darien Birks, aka The Stuyvesants. - [Billion$](https://www.allancole.com/projects/billions/) - Cover art design & animation for Jammall Bufford’s single titled “Billion$.” - [Joe Carter](https://www.allancole.com/projects/joe-carter/) - A portrait of gospel singer Joe Carter, made for the OnBeing podcast. Brush pen and alcohol-based markers; the tools chosen because they don't allow for hesitation. The mark is the mark. - [Fantastic Damage](https://www.allancole.com/projects/fantastic-damage/) - One of a handful of contributions I made to the Futuralbum project. - [The UNBUTTONED Project](https://www.allancole.com/projects/the-unbuttoned-project/) - A series of buttons I designed for The UNBUTTONED Project. Available for purchase here. - [Untitled Illustration #515](https://www.allancole.com/projects/untitled-illustration-515/) - Part of a personal illustration series called #AnOtherColor. Made with Paper App. - [Misc. Sketchbook Outtakes #1](https://www.allancole.com/projects/misc-sketchbook-outtakes-1/) - A page from the sketchbook; the place where the thinking happens before it becomes anything else. Brush pen and alcohol markers because the permanence of the medium keeps the hand honest. - [20 Racks](https://www.allancole.com/projects/20-racks/) - Cover art design & animation for Jammall Bufford’s single “20 Racks”. - [DJ Frei Speech Portrait](https://www.allancole.com/projects/frei-speech-portrait/) - Part of a personal illustration series called #AnOtherColor. Made with Paper App. - [Untitled Illustration #118](https://www.allancole.com/projects/untitled-illustration-118/) - Part of a personal illustration series called #AnOtherColor. Made with Paper App. - [Rifle Love](https://www.allancole.com/projects/rifle-love/) - My take on a lesser known but incredible R&B song. Part of an Instagram illustration series called #30minuteworkout. - [The Nubians of Plutonia](https://www.allancole.com/projects/the-nubians-of-plutonia/) - A contribution to the Futuralbum project; a collaborative project reimagining what album art could look like when public domain imagery, collage and the constraints of a single artist's vision are combined. - [Partners & Spade](https://www.allancole.com/projects/partners-spade/) - A site built for Partners & Spade; Andy Spade's creative agency. The brief was to make something that felt as considered as the objects they were selling. The design had to earn the work it was framing. - [T.S Abe Portrait](https://www.allancole.com/projects/t-s-abe-portrait/) - Part of a personal illustration series called #AnOtherColor. Made with Paper App. - [The Stuyvesants](https://thestuyvesants.com#new_tab) - An instrumental hip-hop collaboration with Darien Birks, blending art direction and music production. - [Donuts Are Forever 9](https://www.allancole.com/projects/donuts-are-forever-9/) - A tee shirt illustration for a J Dilla tribute event that raises money to fund kids music education for kids. - [Subtraction.com](https://www.subtraction.com#new_tab) - Collaborated with designer Khoi Vinh to reimagine his popular blog using WordPress, handling all development aspects and implementing smart design and interaction techniques. ## Products - [Lynnbali](https://www.allancole.com/product/lynnbali/) - signed edition of 100. 12″ x 12″ print. premium archival paper. (frame not included) ships in 1-3 weeks. - [Khachief](https://www.allancole.com/product/khachief/) - signed edition of 100. 12″ x 12″ print. premium archival paper. (frame not included) ships in 1-3 weeks. - [Ahmandré](https://www.allancole.com/product/ahmandre/) - signed edition of 100. 12" x 12" print. premium archival paper. 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