Kashyap Bhatia
Q What do you do?
“The moment you need to take a pen and piece of paper and draw something to get a point across, that’s what I do I – I turn ideas into animated graphics so others understand what you’d like to convey to others.”
It can be stage graphics for a music artist, an ad for a company, explainer videos for medical or complex topics, the titles for your favourite tv show – that's the field I work in.
Q What steps did you take to get to where you are now?
I used to draw a lot as a kid and as a teenager I used to daydream a lot when classes were way too boring for me.
And that creativity turned into an animation bootcamp on my first solo trip in Vancouver at the age of 19. Which led me to study in visual communication design in my home town. My designs were very bad after graduation so I went for a lot of internships at different places.
I travelled a lot to explore the world, worked in different agencies and in marketing departments in 2 companies over the years, then went back to study at Hyper Island in Sweden between 2018 and 2019 which helped land an internship in Boston at Newfangled Studios. And when I returned to Germany, the pandemic hit. It became impossible to find a job, so I decided to try my luck with freelance, been freelancing since then.
Q How do you stand out in your field?
By making sure I can deliver what my clients need and whenever possible I try to learn one new thing in every project, or learn a new skill each year.
I also network with a lot of creatives. So if I can't do a job, I might refer my clients to someone who can. I'm also fluent in German, English, Hindi and intermediate Swedish which helps on projects that need localisation on top of animation chops.
Q What are you working on right now?
Some NDA work, so I'd have to kill you if I told you ;) But also a personal project that goes into struggles of trying to come up with creative ideas on your own (a project I'd like to finish this year). Otherwise I'm dabbling with AI tools to see how if and how I can use them to improve my workflow and creative output, which can be hit or miss.
Q What’s your style?
www.buck.co and www.ordinaryfolk.co is where I'd love to be in terms of taste, style and perspective. They do incredible work! And there's a ton out there I'd like to be able to incorporate into my own work.
Q Out of all your slashies, which one do you wish you could do more often?
Just one? Video production and 3D would be 2 things I'd love to add to my skillset to be able to create even more versatile work. But there are things on the business side too.
Q What is frustrating you right now?
I'd really love to be able to have a system in place to win more clients. You can learn design in online courses and get degrees in them but learning the business side of things takes a lot of experience and trial and error on top.
Q If you could hire someone for $20/hour, what would you have them do to make your day easier?
Remind me to take a break, bring fun, fresh materials to the table – can be anything.
Help me get clients – but for that I'm sure $20/hour won't cut it.
Q What do you wish you could have told yourself, when, and why?
Design is a tough job, so if you're smart go for something different to earn more.
Otherwise get a year or two's worth of experience and then go freelance – focus on building your network, learn how negotiate, pricing and whatever you can't do, delegate it, pay someone to do it, collab with someone great at what you want to get better at. Do a ton of creative personal work in your studies. Take risks when young because it gets harder later in life.
Q If you could talk to an expert to gain more insight on something, what would it be about?
I sat in an event where Kate Darling – an expert on robotics – talked about the ethics and systems in play in the robotics industry needs in order to change. Her book on how we can learn from our relationship with animals can inform us on our relationship with robotics. That was very insightful!
Honestly, I'm curious about everything, you never know what it can be useful for – be it something about the universe, the ocean, animals, human psychology, all the way to how we landed where we are as humans.
Or just how someone made the titles for films I geek out on.
Q What kind of opportunities/projects are you looking for?
I'd love to work on title animations for a streaming or tv show. But all types of motion design projects are welcome. As long as it is in 2D, can't do 3D or video production yet.
Q Describe your ideal job/client/collaboration.
The best projects have been with people who either are excited about the creative process, want to collaborate or are open to suggestions. Creative work comes out best when everyone involved can bounce ideas back and forth and make something they are proud of.
Q: What is your rate?
I usually ask what the client would like to be different with an animated video? Because Motion Design projects can range from $500 to $500,000 – it's like building a house.
Are we talking 15 seconds for Social Media or are we talking a full on ad production that needs a team? Is the company the size of Coca Cola and needs a ton of work or the local café with a small budget?
Best is to have a chat, see what's needed, what the goal is and then come up with a plan that works for the intended goal and the client.
That said, I'm open to projects that start at $3000, but also open to working with creatives, solopreneurs and non-profits where we can make cool work and figure out a budget that works for both sides.
Q How should someone approach you about working together?
hi@kashdesign.me is my email or www.kashdesign.me.
If you have a project in mind, let me know what you'd like to be different to what is and ideally budget and timeline. If you don't know everything, that's okay! Start with what you know and we can take it from there in a call.
Q Who is a creative you admire?
Santa Vinklere
Ashton Sadi
Daniel Schreiber
Sebastian Zeeden
Maggy Vogt
www.dit-dah.de
Christoffer Morales
and many more.
Q Oh! and… how do you stay creative?
Reading, courses, travel, events, hobbies, connections.
This member profile was originally published in August 2026.