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Studio art major Jacob Cate has spent the last three years as an illustrator in UTC Communications and Marketing. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n

Scrappy\u2019s been a king, a pirate, an astronaut\u2014all through the pen of student illustrator Jacob Cate.<\/p>\n

Cate, who graduated with a studio art degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Saturday, May 3, spent the past three years drawing new life into the University\u2019s always-feisty mascot. His bold, hand-drawn style added personality to campus campaigns, UTC homecoming themes and everything from Mocs T-shirts to mugs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just liked getting to translate Scrappy into different themes,\u201d Cate said. \u201cIt was fun to push the character a little but keep his personality intact.\u201d<\/p>\n

He honed his signature Scrappy style through real-world experience in UTC\u2019s Division of Communications and Marketing, where he became a go-to illustrator and a trusted member of the creative team. Since his sophomore year, Cate worked up to 28 hours a week during summers and 16 during the academic year, designing for homecoming and other campus-wide campaigns.<\/p>\n

\u201cJacob\u2019s work is creative and thoughtful,\u201d said art director and 2020 UTC alum Meghan Phillips. \u201cBecause he was a student here, Jacob was invested in perfecting every reimagining of Scrappy he was tasked to create. I think that\u2019s why his designs are so popular among his peers, and it\u2019s certainly why we were excited to have him really take ownership of these projects and let his own artistic expression shine through them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cates is now stepping into a new role\u2014right where he started\u2014as a professional freelancer with the UTC team.<\/p>\n

Before transferring to UTC, he studied environmental science at Chattanooga State Community College and graduated from Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences in 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always leaned more toward art, but environmental science seemed like a safer choice at first,\u201d he said. \u201cI finally realized it just wasn\u2019t me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Art had always been there\u2014comic strips sketched in the corners of his school agendas and characters for a video game he\u2019s developing with his younger brother. But it took real experience to see it as a career.<\/p>\n

\u201cI used to think I wasn\u2019t a perfectionist, but I kind of am, especially with art,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019d redraw the same comic strip over and over trying to get it just right.\u201d<\/p>\n

Digital art gave him the space to refine that instinct. He developed a clean, geometric style that leaned into symmetry and precision before finding ways to loosen back up. One of his favorite UTC courses, Sequential Narrative, brought him back to traditional pen-and-paper drawing and reminded him of the joy of imperfection.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m mostly digital now, but that class reminded me how much I still love drawing on paper,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s where it started and that\u2019s where it still clicks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cate said working with UTC\u2019s marketing and communications office helped him bridge the gap between class projects and real-world expectations.<\/p>\n

\u201cDoing real projects every week taught me things I could never get just from a class,\u201d he said. \u201cI learned how to problem-solve, how to handle feedback and how to stay flexible when the project changed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Graphic designer and fellow UTC Department of Art alum Amy Barker, one of his office mentors, said working alongside Cate reminded her what real artistic growth looks like.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn all his work, but especially when he\u2019s working on something he really loves, he puts a great deal of attention and care into the final product,\u201d said Barker, who received UTC degrees in 2017 (graphic design) and 2021 (Master of Business Administration). \u201cSeeing a student like Jacob take on creative challenges and grow as an artist refreshes my perspective on my own growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cate wrapped his time at UTC with a full portfolio, a freelance contract and his name behind some of the most recognizable visuals on campus. Whether it\u2019s a feisty mascot, comics a decade in the making or digital characters still evolving, he\u2019s always thinking about what comes next.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the stuff I\u2019ve always loved doing,\u201d he said. \u201cSo I just want to keep going\u2014and keep getting better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Learn more<\/h4>\n

Visit UTC<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Department of\u00a0<\/span>Art<\/a><\/p>\n

Communications and Marketing<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How to apply<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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