Abhilash Baishya

ALTCULTR

Editorial design for ALTCULTR, a magazine about alternative, independent, and underground music. The project covers the magazine masthead, cover, contents pages, artist features, and advertising spreads.

Large portraits, expressive headlines, and changing colour palettes give the features distinct identities. The layouts move between full-spread imagery and narrower article columns, with stories including Phoebe Bridgers, Omar Apollo, and Charli XCX.

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ALTCULTR magazine mockup with a dark portrait cover and white masthead.
Minimal white introductory page explaining the magazine focus on alternative and independent music.
ALTCULTR masthead on a white page with a short statement about unconventional music.
ALTCULTR cover featuring the Phoebe Bridgers cover story, a seated portrait, and white headlines.
Pink opening spread with oversized translucent numerals and a short editorial note.
Blue contents spread with a full-page photograph and Features, Q&A, and Best Of sections.
Phoebe Bridgers feature opener with an olive background, close-up portrait, and oversized headline.
Portrait-led feature spread pairing a full-page photograph with a narrow text column.
Olive feature spread combining two portraits with a column of article text.
Colour-blocked music spread combining a collage, text columns, and an illustrated character.
Omar Apollo feature opener with outlined lettering and a full-spread portrait in a red sweater.
Charli XCX feature spread pairing a typographic headline and article column with a full-page portrait.
Kaytranada feature spread with stacked yellow lettering, portraits, and red article columns.
Dynasty spread combining two photographs with oversized curved yellow lettering.
070 Shake feature spread with layered portraits, a large condensed headline, and olive text columns.
Sanjeeta feature spread pairing a full-page portrait with a pale green article page.
Internet Money feature spread with a group photograph, blue headline, and a white article column.
Kendrick and Baby Keem spread combining a dark headline panel, monochrome portraits, and article columns.
Black and white editorial spread pairing a seated duo photograph with white text on black.
Tame Impala feature spread with a pale green article page, studio equipment photograph, and outdoor portrait.
Burgundy portrait spread with white pull quotes placed around the photograph.
Turquoise feature spread with the vertical headline Happiness Is an Idea and a seated portrait.
The First Indian feature spread with a portrait across the left page and interview text on the right.
Two-page outdoor clothing advertisement with contrasting dark green and vivid purple photography.
Brown-toned Crocs advertisement spread with footwear photography and a small QR code.
Collection of ALTCULTR magazine spreads showing varied colour palettes, portraits, and headline treatments.