Hi! My name is Christopher Trout. I’m an award-winning writer, editor, and creative director.

I’ve made illustrations, animations, documentaries, podcasts, newsletters, blogs, magazines, ads, objects, and full-scale immersive experiences to tell unique and engaging stories. Some of those projects went viral. Some of them won awards. A lot of them garnered media attention. My work has made people laugh, cry, and fume.

I tell stories that make people feel things.

The Grass Agency

Product Design & Creative Direction

In 2018, I cofounded The Grass Agency, a proudly queer and woman-owned creative studio. Our human-centered approach to identity and strategy has driven genuine growth online and IRL. In 2023, we launched a line of award-winning smoking accessories for adventurous beings.

As a journalist and brand strategist, I've developed a knack for telling attention-grabbing stories. Before TGA, I spent seven years at Engadget, one of the world's most popular technology publications, working my way up from weekend blogger to Editor-in-Chief. I founded an award-winning digital magazine, managed a 24-hour global newsroom, and launched a $500,000 grant for the immersive arts.

My viral column and web series, Computer Love, which details the growing intimacy between humans and machines, has reached more than 25 million viewers worldwide.

You can read my work in Gossamer, BUTT, and Upon Paper; see my face on Dr. Oz and the BBC World Service Russia; and hear my voice on New York Magazine’s Sex Lives podcast. Here are some publications that have mentioned my writing and other projects: OUT, Vox, Glamour, Slate, Variety, The Advocate, Surface, Cool Hunting, Jane, Broccoli, and Gossamer.