About Andrew Hillstead
Andrew Hillstead is the founder and creative director of Psychoactive Studios, the award-winning digital agency he started in Wellington in 2018. His path into digital experience began with a Master of Design Innovation, exploring how neurofeedback, augmented reality and virtual reality could be used to create meaningful emotional states.
Since then he has led hundreds of websites and digital experiences for brands around the world, while staying hands-on across strategy, concept, design, motion and build. Wellington, New Zealand, working worldwide. 50+ awards and recognitions.
Creative direction, design and build for category-leading brands, from strategy through to live: digital experience design, product and interaction design, design systems, motion, real-time and WebGL work, and front-end development. Every project is delivered through Psychoactive Studios alongside a team of designers, developers and motion specialists.
Featured work includes World of WearableArt, Summer Game Fest, SuperAI, Blackbird VC, BurgerFuel and Hellboy: Web of Wyrd. The wider client roster includes Things Inc, Adidas and the All Blacks, Woolf University, Zendetta, Aratek Biometrics, Talent Army and Good Shepherd Entertainment.
The work travels further than Wellington: festivals, universities, venture funds, a national rugby jersey and a games showcase watched by tens of millions. Recognition includes 50+ awards from Awwwards, Orpetron, CSS Design Awards, Best Awards, MUSE Awards and Tech Behemoths, among them Site of the Day and Honourable Mention awards and Tech Behemoths’ top web design, web development and ReactJS company rankings for New Zealand.
Contact
Andrew Hillstead can be reached by email at andrew@psychoactive.co.nz. Every project is delivered through Psychoactive Studios, alongside our team of designers, developers and motion specialists. Wellington, New Zealand, working worldwide.
