About Koalapop

Koalapop: noun. (kō-ä'lə-pŏp)

  • 1. A collection of art, clothing, ideas and other digital media that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the internet.
  • 2. An online shop/e-zine that keeps it real and surreal with indie pop appeal. For a lengthier answer read our Koalapopology.

 

Allen J (owner): noun. (ælən jā)

  • 1. The Guardian of Geometry, fractal fractionalist, designer of dope sounds, surveyor of sick designs, idea creator, art collaborator, emancipator of the strong and weak forces, forcefully and figuratively forever but also whatever, a black and blue nucleus of the strange, the clever, and the treacherous endeavour

Influences and Inspirations:

    Bexarametric, Richard D James, Boards of Canada, Max Richter, Ansel Adams, Salvador Dali, The Flaming Lips, Louis Wain, Roy Lichtenstein, Philip Glass, John Cage, M.C. Escher, Larry Carlson, Walter Murch, Tim Burton, Nietsche, Stanley Kubrick, Akira Kurosawa, Alex Grey, Brian Eno, Edgar Allan Poe, P.T. Anderson, Chris McKinstry, Andy Warhol, Gus Van Sant, among countless others.

Other Creative Works

  • Wrote, directed, shot and edited 12 short films under 10 minutes each and four 15+ minute films. Five shot on 16mm, the rest on DV. Also worked on several other film projects while at NYU.
  • Wrote a 400 page book (fiction) between 1997-1999.
  • Solely created two small computer games with 100,000 lines of code each.
  • Several digital art projects, including many high-resolution posters for print.
  • Scripted, illustrated, designed and maintained various websites (including Koalapop.com).
  • Maintained a 250,000+ word journal.
  • Taken 8,000+ photographs.
  • Created numerous digital songs and composed original, musical soundtracks for some of my films.
What I use:

 

 

 

Koalapop is Limited Edition

    Koalapop only prints a limited number of each design, since we're able to drop fresh styles and art on a regular basis. Shirts and hoodies are limited to 500 per design! Once that magic number is reached, it's gone forever. We do this for two reasons. First, it forces us to evolve over time and keeps things rolling, and it's fun for us! Second, our customers appreciate that when they buy a design, they're not going to see it everywhere they go. If you buy a shirt as a gift for someone, for example, you'll know they're getting a unique, soon-to-be-extinct gift.

    A few core shirts/ideas, such as Nicotine Panda or Tablet Smiley, are here to stay. And autographed non-clothing art doesn't go by that 500 rule, you'll have to check each piece for its individual availability. But in general, everything here is here-today/possibly-gone-tomorrow.

Commitment to Science

    In addition to the arts, Koalapop maintains an ongoing interest in science and, to that end, this site will continue to feature lots o science and philosophy articles, videos, links, excerpts, etc., as well as integration of various ideas into art designs.

Note About Sticker Vandalism

    Please don't use KP stickers for any vandalism. Only place them where you know it's legal. We already got a call from a public official. Thanks.