2026

Billy Hamilton

I’m a graphic designer interested in brand identity, motion graphics, and reactive visual systems. My work combines typography, movement, and digital experimentation to create branding that feels immersive, dynamic, and visually engaging across both physical and digital spaces.

Self-Directed Project

This project explores how sound can be translated into real-time visual behaviour using TouchDesigner. Through a series of experiments, I built audio-reactive particle systems that respond to different frequency ranges including bass, percussion, and high-frequency detail. Each sound layer was mapped to different behaviours such as scale, distortion, movement, colour, and camera switching.

The project focused heavily on experimentation and refinement, testing how visuals could feel more immersive, fluid, and physically connected to audio. Projection testing, particle density, camera perspectives, and system stability all became important parts of the process.

Rather than creating a fixed animation, the outcome functions as a live reactive system where the visuals constantly change depending on the music being played.

Hyper-Type

Hyper-Type is a speculative typographic conference identity exploring how typography can behave as a living and reactive system. The project was developed through a series of generative wave-field experiments, using flowing line structures, blur, motion, and scale to create a visual language that feels both structured and unstable. The final outcomes included posters, billboards, speaker stings, social media rollouts, website concepts, and private view invitations, all designed to test how the identity could adapt across both print and digital environments.

Visual Gradients

Visual Gradients is a publication that explores the relationship between colour, image, and emotion through a series of circular gradient compositions. Each gradient was created by extracting colours from a photograph and reinterpreting them into an abstract form, which is presented alongside the original image. This process allowed me to investigate how colour can communicate the essence of a scene without relying on recognisable details or imagery.

The project began as an exploration of visual serenity and a curiosity about the role colour plays in shaping our perception of the world. By reducing photographs to their key colours, I was able to focus on how different palettes evoke atmosphere, mood, and a sense of place. Through this combination of photography and abstraction, the publication encourages viewers to consider colour not simply as a visual element, but as a powerful tool for communication, emotion, and interpretation.

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