Stacked Signals is a generative typography experiment where words are transformed into abstract visual identities.
Rather than drawing traditional letterforms, each character is represented by a unique 16:9 composition built entirely from geometric shapes and colour relationships. As a word is typed, these compositions are layered sequentially using multiply blending, creating complex visual interactions between forms, colour, and negative space.
Once assembled, the composition passes through a subtle digital distortion pipeline inspired by analogue video artifacts, signal degradation, and machine interpretation.
The result is not typography in the conventional sense, but a visual translation of language where every word becomes its own abstract artwork. Identical words always produce the same composition, while different words generate entirely new arrangements, creating a system of reproducible generative marks that sit somewhere between graphic design, data visualisation, and digital artifact.
By: Chris Hillier-Forshaw '25