from the desk of derek torsani _

"let's change the way we eat, let's change the way we live, and let's change the way we treat each other." — tupac shakur, 1992

practices _

• meditative movement, (morning haven)
• brief consumption + reflection, (ichiattimo)
• thirty-second, no look drawing, (quick sketch)

projects _

• fantastical quest for belonging in two parts — book and album, (a tree like me)
• moments in motion on paper, (gallery of improvised drawings)
• popup street pizzeria in baltimore, (bisnoni)

music _

• seeds, ambient jazz, 2021, vinyl
• new life, intermission, contemporary rnb, 2022
• say their names, protest jazz, 2022
• ghost, alternative, 2021

other music credits:

• prjct untld, home cooking, bass, 2022
• sweet teej, bass, 2018–2022
• rudder north, acoustic guitar, percussion, mandolin, harmonica, composition, production, 2009–2012
• for better for worse, electric guitar, composition, 2006–2008

design + media _

• audible to visible spectrum translation (sound color project)
• the design system for wikimedia (codex)
• one hundred straight days of animated user interface prompts (daily ui)
• teeny tiny smooth interface moves (micro animations)
• unsolicited logo loops (looping logos)
• title sequence for a canceled web series (below the line)
• memorial film in honor of mio nono (last month)

art _

• wax pencil on paper, 2022 (study of jantar mantar)
• acrylic on canvas, 2022 (queen arthur)
• yarn weaved in paper, 2010 (srsly)

writing _

• the psychological component of design systems, 2021 (read)
• being a color blind designer, 2018 (read)

more writing

tools _

• minimal musical note reading, (knote reader)
• oscillating drone instrument, (e.t. drone home)
• collaborative and customizable budgeting, (halfdollar)
• calculated decision-making, (weiigh)
• collaborative grocery list-making, (groceries)

playlists (spotify) _

• genre non-comforming, jazzy genius from across the globe, (pangea)
• dreamy, riffy ballads, (xray vision)
• some comfy covers, (covers)
• 90s rock, (claire's)
• sounds of reflection, (the practicioner)
• instrumental jammy jams, (sun-dried tom toms)

elsewhere _

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