I’m Arjun Ram Srivatsa. I am an artist, musician, poet, animator, creative director, video director, video editor, motion designer, graphic designer, sound designer, podcaster, journalist, art critic, fiction essayist, trend forecaster, birdwatcher, socialist, and friend living in Manhattan. 

I hold a masters degree from Columbia Univeristy’s Graduate School of Journalism. I was most recently the Director of Programming and Development for Pitchfork. From 2020 to 2021 I hosted Diversity Hire, a podcast about being “POC” in media.

You can find more examples of my work on Instagram.

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Animation for editorial package covering a decade in music.

In 2019, Pitchfork wanted to make an ambitious package covering the music that defined the 2010s. Pitchfork’s designer Drew Litowitz developed the visual language for this project, using the UX design of the platforms on which we experienced music in the 2010s. He mocked up the stills and I brought the motion, creating looping animations for the two featured lists and the many articles from the package.

• 200 Best Songs of the Decade
  
  
• 200 Best Albums of the Decade
  
  
• The Rise of Conceptronica
  
  
• How Twitter Changed Music
  

• How Tumblr Helped Queer Mainstream Pop

• How Chillwave’s Brief Moment in the Sun Cast a Long Shadow Over the 2010s

• Activism, Identity Politics, and Pop’s Great Awokening

• Best of the 2010s: Pitchfork Readers’ Poll Results

Pitchfork
c. 2019
AnimationCreative Director:
Robert Vargas
Designer:
Drew Litowitz
Editor-in-Chief: Puja Patel
Executive Editor: Matthew Schnipper

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