Tasman is a Social Designer, which means collaborating with people on design projects that promote social growth, fight for social justice or support people in complex situations. Within these collaborations Tasman connects with local skills and knowledges while bringing his own expertise in object and spatial design, research, illustration and woodworking.

He is currently working at the Design Innovation Research Centre (UTS), co-directing a creative space in Marrickville and undertaking a PhD developing a Re-authoring approach to Social Design.