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April 2023

5X5

A monthly music publication dedicated to highlighting up and coming artists.

Branding & Identity, Book Design, Graphic Design

April 2023

5X5

A monthly music publication dedicated to highlighting up and coming artists.

Branding & Identity, Book Design, Graphic Design

April 2023

5X5

A monthly music publication dedicated to highlighting up and coming artists.

Branding & Identity, Book Design, Graphic Design



5X5 (pronounced Five by Five) is a faux music publication dedicated to highlighting five underrated and upcoming artists of all styles and genres. True to its name, each artist section also highlights a particular song, in other words, five songs by five artists.


These artist and song choices are curated by our in-house music enjoyers or fans of the publication with some great tracks to share. Each issue has our curator’s five picks ordered for your best listening experience.


In this first issue, I served as the publication's first curator, sharing some great tracks that have been on repeat in my personal playlists. Along with this, I branded 5X5 with a modern and clean feel, pulling inspiration from other music and hip hop publications.



The opening spread for each 5X5 issue, introducing the publication and this month's curator.



The spread for each artist section takes on the same basic layout, but flips it each page to add variety for the reader going from one artist to the next. This helps the publication establish a structured layout that is easy to follow, yet allows for customization from artist to artist.


To this point, every change possible is made to help keep each section feeling like a true highlight personalized for each artist. These elements include: a large artist picture that overflows onto the next page, their name in 5X5's large typeface, Druk Wide Super, their song's cover art and available platforms, page color, and of course, an excerpt explaining each song's inclusion in this month's issue.



The first highlighted artist for April 2023, Lil Jaywalk, and his song 'Makeshift'.


The second highlighted artist for April 2023, bzargoodboy, and his song 'cortana'.



Each spread's page color is determined by the chosen song's cover art, and whichever color is the most present. Lastly, each 'song card' includes a scannable Spotify code, as well as the icons of other available platforms, so that readers can easily, and quickly, listen to each song for themselves.


The paragraphs on each spread give the artist and their song a quick introduction, before analyzing the track and how it gained its inclusion. This includes everything and anything that makes a song great, but focuses on each song's best aspects from lyrics, production, mood, vocal performance, sampling, and so on.



The third highlighted artist for April 2023, BIG LAX, and his song 'n00b!'.


The fourth highlighted artist for April 2023, PE$O PETE, and his song 'Seven Star Soul Stealing Strike'.


The fifth and final highlighted artist for April 2023, OmarCameUp, and his song 'BACK TO THE BASICS'.



Read through the complete 5X5 April 2023 Issue here. I hope that you can add some amazing tracks to your playlists and personal rotation.



The front and back covers of the April 2023 issue of 5X5, depicting the front and back covers of a traditional CD case.




5X5 (pronounced Five by Five) is a faux music publication dedicated to highlighting five underrated and upcoming artists of all styles and genres. True to its name, each artist section also highlights a particular song, in other words, five songs by five artists.


These artist and song choices are curated by our in-house music enjoyers or fans of the publication with some great tracks to share. Each issue has our curator’s five picks ordered for your best listening experience.


In this first issue, I served as the publication's first curator, sharing some great tracks that have been on repeat in my personal playlists. Along with this, I branded 5X5 with a modern and clean feel, pulling inspiration from other music and hip hop publications.



The opening spread for each 5X5 issue, introducing the publication and this month's curator.



The spread for each artist section takes on the same basic layout, but flips it each page to add variety for the reader going from one artist to the next. This helps the publication establish a structured layout that is easy to follow, yet allows for customization from artist to artist.


To this point, every change possible is made to help keep each section feeling like a true highlight personalized for each artist. These elements include: a large artist picture that overflows onto the next page, their name in 5X5's large typeface, Druk Wide Super, their song's cover art and available platforms, page color, and of course, an excerpt explaining each song's inclusion in this month's issue.



The first highlighted artist for April 2023, Lil Jaywalk, and his song 'Makeshift'.


The second highlighted artist for April 2023, bzargoodboy, and his song 'cortana'.



Each spread's page color is determined by the chosen song's cover art, and whichever color is the most present. Lastly, each 'song card' includes a scannable Spotify code, as well as the icons of other available platforms, so that readers can easily, and quickly, listen to each song for themselves.


The paragraphs on each spread give the artist and their song a quick introduction, before analyzing the track and how it gained its inclusion. This includes everything and anything that makes a song great, but focuses on each song's best aspects from lyrics, production, mood, vocal performance, sampling, and so on.



The third highlighted artist for April 2023, BIG LAX, and his song 'n00b!'.


The fourth highlighted artist for April 2023, PE$O PETE, and his song 'Seven Star Soul Stealing Strike'.


The fifth and final highlighted artist for April 2023, OmarCameUp, and his song 'BACK TO THE BASICS'.



Read through the complete 5X5 April 2023 Issue here. I hope that you can add some amazing tracks to your playlists and personal rotation.



The front and back covers of the April 2023 issue of 5X5, depicting the front and back covers of a traditional CD case.



5X5 (pronounced Five by Five) is a faux music publication dedicated to highlighting five underrated and upcoming artists of all styles and genres. True to its name, each artist section also highlights a particular song, in other words, five songs by five artists.


These artist and song choices are curated by our in-house music enjoyers or fans of the publication with some great tracks to share. Each issue has our curator’s five picks ordered for your best listening experience.


In this first issue, I served as the publication's first curator, sharing some great tracks that have been on repeat in my personal playlists. Along with this, I branded 5X5 with a modern and clean feel, pulling inspiration from other music and hip hop publications.


The opening spread for each 5X5 issue, introducing the publication and this month's curator.


The spread for each artist section takes on the same basic layout, but flips it each page to add variety for the reader going from one artist to the next. This helps the publication establish a structured layout that is easy to follow, yet allows for customization from artist to artist.


To this point, every change possible is made to help keep each section feeling like a true highlight personalized for each artist. These elements include: a large artist picture that overflows onto the next page, their name in 5X5's large typeface, Druk Wide Super, their song's cover art and available platforms, page color, and of course, an excerpt explaining each song's inclusion in this month's issue.


The first highlighted artist for April 2023, Lil Jaywalk, and his song 'Makeshift'.


The second highlighted artist for April 2023, bzargoodboy, and his song 'cortana'.


Each spread's page color is determined by the chosen song's cover art, and whichever color is the most present. Lastly, each 'song card' includes a scannable Spotify code, as well as the icons of other available platforms, so that readers can easily, and quickly, listen to each song for themselves.


The paragraphs on each spread give the artist and their song a quick introduction, before analyzing the track and how it gained its inclusion. This includes everything and anything that makes a song great, but focuses on each song's best aspects from lyrics, production, mood, vocal performance, sampling, and so on.


The third highlighted artist for April 2023, BIG LAX, and his song 'n00b!'.


The fourth highlighted artist for April 2023, PE$O PETE, and his song 'Seven Star Soul Stealing Strike'.


The fifth and final highlighted artist for April 2023, OmarCameUp, and his song 'BACK TO THE BASICS'.


Read through the complete 5X5 April 2023 Issue here. I hope that you can add some amazing tracks to your playlists and personal rotation.


The front and back covers of the April 2023 issue of 5X5, depicting the front and back covers of a traditional CD case.