Kate Trish
@katetrish.bsky.social
Artist of all things dark & dreamy. AD + motion GFX for film/tv/games digital advertising. Supporting indie creators with Hollywood advertising design expertise. New England -> LA. She/her. KateTrish.com
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Kate Trish
@katetrish.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Hi, friends! I’m Kate Trish.
🎨Artist
💻Sr. motion designer
🎬Art director
💀Soft goth girly
🎮Game/TTRPG nerd
On top of my art biz, I’m a social/digital AD supporting creative agencies with motion graphics for entertainment advertising.
Peep my work at katetrish.com & Patreon.com/katetrish!
🎨Artist
💻Sr. motion designer
🎬Art director
💀Soft goth girly
🎮Game/TTRPG nerd
On top of my art biz, I’m a social/digital AD supporting creative agencies with motion graphics for entertainment advertising.
Peep my work at katetrish.com & Patreon.com/katetrish!
Okay, some of the color/contrast relationships on these edges are delighting me. Happy accidents! This is gorgeous.
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Okay, some of the color/contrast relationships on these edges are delighting me. Happy accidents! This is gorgeous.
Framing Life, an art print by Kate Trish
Gallery Quality Prints
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November 12, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Zodiac: Scorpio, an art print by Kate Trish
Gallery Quality Prints
www.inprnt.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I love a Concept Album. I love some music with Narrative and Lore. Ethel Cain and Sleep Token? Ohhhh hell yeah. What else do I need to be listening to? Who has the recs?
November 9, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I love a Concept Album. I love some music with Narrative and Lore. Ethel Cain and Sleep Token? Ohhhh hell yeah. What else do I need to be listening to? Who has the recs?
I'm tired today, folks. If you work in graphics-related AV, please consider your GFX specialists in the process. A GFX-heavy spot can't successfully be art directed by people who don't understand GFX. It's not right to ask a designer-animator to Figure It Out when presented with an unusable concept.
October 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I'm tired today, folks. If you work in graphics-related AV, please consider your GFX specialists in the process. A GFX-heavy spot can't successfully be art directed by people who don't understand GFX. It's not right to ask a designer-animator to Figure It Out when presented with an unusable concept.
My best guess is that this usually comes from confusion about what everyone's role is in the process and pressure to seem Valuable as an executive or producer. Bad leadership manifests in a lot of ugly ways. People shouldn't have to give goofy notes just to be seen as Productive.
October 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
My best guess is that this usually comes from confusion about what everyone's role is in the process and pressure to seem Valuable as an executive or producer. Bad leadership manifests in a lot of ugly ways. People shouldn't have to give goofy notes just to be seen as Productive.
I've definitely experienced the Office Politics Situations, in which people are trying to either 1) Seem useful or 2) Push the specialists out...but that's not the broader issue.
October 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I've definitely experienced the Office Politics Situations, in which people are trying to either 1) Seem useful or 2) Push the specialists out...but that's not the broader issue.
I truly haven't figured it out. Why be so heavily involved in something you don't think is important? Why trigger so many revisions and take up a ton of time, if the work isn't worth Money? There's something in there about finding art/design/animation Fun and Flashy, but I stay confused.
October 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I truly haven't figured it out. Why be so heavily involved in something you don't think is important? Why trigger so many revisions and take up a ton of time, if the work isn't worth Money? There's something in there about finding art/design/animation Fun and Flashy, but I stay confused.
These two creative advertising industry conditions don't line up, in my brain:
1) Clients and agencies don't value art/design/animation (Unwillingness to pay, disrespect of specialists, pushing AI, etc.)
2) Clients and producers who don't have any related expertise want to dictate the art direction.
1) Clients and agencies don't value art/design/animation (Unwillingness to pay, disrespect of specialists, pushing AI, etc.)
2) Clients and producers who don't have any related expertise want to dictate the art direction.
October 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
These two creative advertising industry conditions don't line up, in my brain:
1) Clients and agencies don't value art/design/animation (Unwillingness to pay, disrespect of specialists, pushing AI, etc.)
2) Clients and producers who don't have any related expertise want to dictate the art direction.
1) Clients and agencies don't value art/design/animation (Unwillingness to pay, disrespect of specialists, pushing AI, etc.)
2) Clients and producers who don't have any related expertise want to dictate the art direction.
I'm begging everyone in social/digital creative advertising to stop defaulting to sliding panels in/out. We don't have to keep cutting panels in over a black screen, either. Hire art directors! They have far more specific and inventive ideas for dealing with difficult aspect ratios and UI overlays.
October 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I'm begging everyone in social/digital creative advertising to stop defaulting to sliding panels in/out. We don't have to keep cutting panels in over a black screen, either. Hire art directors! They have far more specific and inventive ideas for dealing with difficult aspect ratios and UI overlays.
I'm sure you don't want me changing shots or sound design on you. That would be disrespectful, create work for you, + cause a lot of finishing problems, right? Same thing. Don't touch the graphics.*
*Exceptions for well-handled temping in overtime, as a placeholder, if the gfx pro is notified ASAP.
*Exceptions for well-handled temping in overtime, as a placeholder, if the gfx pro is notified ASAP.
October 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I'm sure you don't want me changing shots or sound design on you. That would be disrespectful, create work for you, + cause a lot of finishing problems, right? Same thing. Don't touch the graphics.*
*Exceptions for well-handled temping in overtime, as a placeholder, if the gfx pro is notified ASAP.
*Exceptions for well-handled temping in overtime, as a placeholder, if the gfx pro is notified ASAP.
If it should have looked Like That, I would have made it that way. You have none of the information needed to design my work better than I do, and your version can't deliver. If you need something, I want to help you.
October 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
If it should have looked Like That, I would have made it that way. You have none of the information needed to design my work better than I do, and your version can't deliver. If you need something, I want to help you.
Editors. I love you, but you should never manipulate a designer/animator's graphics (unless you're forced). You don't know what you're doing, it causes a LOT of issues, and it's disrespectful to mess up our work and force us to solve the problem later.
October 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Editors. I love you, but you should never manipulate a designer/animator's graphics (unless you're forced). You don't know what you're doing, it causes a LOT of issues, and it's disrespectful to mess up our work and force us to solve the problem later.
My current work life certainly isn't perfect. I worked 12+hr/day every day last week, and I'd rather have enjoyed the pool with my family WITHOUT a laptop in front of me. Still, there is a massive difference between where I started at an agency and where I am currently, freelancing. I'm grateful.
October 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
My current work life certainly isn't perfect. I worked 12+hr/day every day last week, and I'd rather have enjoyed the pool with my family WITHOUT a laptop in front of me. Still, there is a massive difference between where I started at an agency and where I am currently, freelancing. I'm grateful.
When I'm stressed about trying to balance work with family/friend time, I remember the days when I was stuck inside a shared office for 15-16hr and couldn't visit home because of PTO limits. I worked on an extremely intense creative content finish this summer sitting on a pool deck with a Corona.
October 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
When I'm stressed about trying to balance work with family/friend time, I remember the days when I was stuck inside a shared office for 15-16hr and couldn't visit home because of PTO limits. I worked on an extremely intense creative content finish this summer sitting on a pool deck with a Corona.
HOLD HER. 😂 You must! She's just a baby chicken nugget! A sweet little baby princess! There are no other responsibilities!
September 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
HOLD HER. 😂 You must! She's just a baby chicken nugget! A sweet little baby princess! There are no other responsibilities!
A living legend. An icon. A star.
September 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
A living legend. An icon. A star.
I'll never regret prioritizing my ability to look in the mirror at the end of the day and love the person looking back at me. I'm proud of her. She's honest, skilled, hard-working, and kind. I've passed up some "success" in favor of standing by my values and doing the RIGHT thing. I'm proud of that!
September 12, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I'll never regret prioritizing my ability to look in the mirror at the end of the day and love the person looking back at me. I'm proud of her. She's honest, skilled, hard-working, and kind. I've passed up some "success" in favor of standing by my values and doing the RIGHT thing. I'm proud of that!
If you work in creative advertising in any capacity, I think it's CRITICAL to separate your self worth and satisfaction from the work itself. Your best ideas will almost never see the light of day. Do your best—sure—but the end product isn't entirely in your control. It's not about You.
September 12, 2025 at 11:56 PM
If you work in creative advertising in any capacity, I think it's CRITICAL to separate your self worth and satisfaction from the work itself. Your best ideas will almost never see the light of day. Do your best—sure—but the end product isn't entirely in your control. It's not about You.
What result am I most proud of? It's how I've helped juniors become MVPs. It's the difference I made on an individual level, when a client demanded 5 TV spots full of integrated gfx in 1 night. It's how I helped others survive abusive leaders, without taking the mistreatment to heart.
September 12, 2025 at 11:56 PM
What result am I most proud of? It's how I've helped juniors become MVPs. It's the difference I made on an individual level, when a client demanded 5 TV spots full of integrated gfx in 1 night. It's how I helped others survive abusive leaders, without taking the mistreatment to heart.
My work has secured new business, saved projects, improved production, won awards...but that's not what I'm most proud of. Rescuing trailers? Saving tens of thousands of dollars in a couple days? That's not it. It's what matters to shot-callers when hiring, but it's NOT what I'm most proud of.
September 12, 2025 at 11:56 PM
My work has secured new business, saved projects, improved production, won awards...but that's not what I'm most proud of. Rescuing trailers? Saving tens of thousands of dollars in a couple days? That's not it. It's what matters to shot-callers when hiring, but it's NOT what I'm most proud of.
I rarely apply for jobs, but one application question hit me recently. I didn't answer it well (I downplayed my achievements big time and responded while Tired), but I liked the question: What result are you most proud of? I hadn't been asked that particular question before...
September 12, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I rarely apply for jobs, but one application question hit me recently. I didn't answer it well (I downplayed my achievements big time and responded while Tired), but I liked the question: What result are you most proud of? I hadn't been asked that particular question before...
It's easy to downplay your skills once they become easy/normal to you. Pleeease stop and adjust your perspective. Your skills are valuable and unique. The You of 5-10yr ago would have been AMAZED by the current You. It's OK to look to the future while appreciating all you accomplished in the past.
August 19, 2025 at 6:47 AM
It's easy to downplay your skills once they become easy/normal to you. Pleeease stop and adjust your perspective. Your skills are valuable and unique. The You of 5-10yr ago would have been AMAZED by the current You. It's OK to look to the future while appreciating all you accomplished in the past.
Sometimes I get frustrated with my art. Then I remember it's wild that my brain just Does This. People I love resonate with it. We're always moving the goal posts as we grow, but this one simple piece of art is now a print, a sticker set, stationery, etc. It makes people feel good. That's enough.
August 19, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Sometimes I get frustrated with my art. Then I remember it's wild that my brain just Does This. People I love resonate with it. We're always moving the goal posts as we grow, but this one simple piece of art is now a print, a sticker set, stationery, etc. It makes people feel good. That's enough.
The Dreamer, an art print by Kate Trish
Gallery Quality Prints
www.inprnt.com
August 19, 2025 at 6:09 AM