Animated Short – "Reset Like a Toaster"

An animated short to promote wellness check on resetting when frustrating.

Client: Creatvely Format: Character Animation | 2D Short

💡 Concept: A cute animated toaster starts sparking from stress and shuts down completely. Just when it seems burnt out, a chill cat strolls in and presses the “reset” button. The toaster happily pops out toast, ending with a reminder: “It’s okay to need a reset. You’re not a machine.”

👩‍🎨 My Role: I was the lead animator and artist on this project. I used Adobe Illustrator to hand-draw key assets, ChatGPT to brainstorm and generate visual prompts, and After Effects to bring it all to life through character animation and motion.

🎯 Goal: This was part of a larger Creatvely campaign designed to raise awareness and engagement during a critical health care client push. Our goal was to gently grab attention and spark emotional resonance without explicitly using "mental health" language—just a soft nudge to prioritize rest and reset.

Adobe Illustrator

ChatGPT (concept + image generation)

Adobe After Effects