20 years of making things across image, sound, and code. Each project is a different answer to the same question.
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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.
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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.
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Allmos—Mostly Remixes EP
A collection of instrumentals, remixes, and blends that let you reimagine songs you already know and love.
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The Stuyvesants—WRMX Remix Radio
A collection of remixes and original beats produced by Allan Cole and Darien Birks, aka The Stuyvesants.
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Twenty Nineteen Default Theme
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.
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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.
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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.
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25 Years of A Tribe Called Quest
An illustration honoring 25 years of A Tribe Called Quest’s debut album.
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The Stuyvesants—Remixes II
A collection of remixes and original beats produced by Allan Cole and Darien Birks, aka The Stuyvesants.
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Youth Speaks
Branding and logo design for Youth Speaks.org and their sub-brands, The Bigger Picture and Brave New Voices.
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Allmos—Sound Affects Vol. 1
My first official release under the moniker “Allmos,” written and produced between 2014 and 2016 while traveling.
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Braxton Cook—“I Can’t” (Allmos Remix)
A remix produced and mixed for Braxton Cook’s follow-up release, “Somewhere In Between: Remixes & Outtakes.”
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The Stuyvesants—Finally
A collection of instrumental beats and soundscapes for the summer produced by Allan Cole and Darien Birks—The Stuyvesants.
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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.
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Untitled Illustration #515
Part of a personal illustration series called #AnOtherColor. Made with Paper App.
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The UNBUTTONED Project
A series of buttons I designed for The UNBUTTONED Project. Available for purchase here.
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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.
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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.
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Rifle Love
My take on a lesser known but incredible R&B song. Part of an Instagram illustration series called #30minuteworkout.
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Untitled Illustration #118
Part of a personal illustration series called #AnOtherColor. Made with Paper App.
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DJ Frei Speech Portrait
Part of a personal illustration series called #AnOtherColor. Made with Paper App.
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Donuts Are Forever 9
A tee shirt illustration for a J Dilla tribute event that raises money to fund kids music education for kids.
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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.
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Subtraction.com
Collaborated with designer Khoi Vinh to reimagine his popular blog using WordPress, handling all development aspects and implementing smart design and interaction techniques.
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The Stuyvesants
An instrumental hip-hop collaboration with Darien Birks, blending art direction and music production.
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The Stuyvesants—FINE
A collection of instrumental beats and soundscapes inspired by 80s Funk, Soul, & R&B, produced by Allan Cole and Darien Birks—The Stuyvesants.
