(01) — UX DESIGN · ARTIST PLATFORM
An immersive platform concept that unifies artists, producers, and labels, helping emerging musicians build their network, share their work, and get credited and paid for every collaboration.
OVERVIEW
ECHO is an immersive platform concept for artists, built around discovery, connection, and a cohesive visual identity. Many are finding that they are left without resources, connections, and opportunities to kickstart their journey in breaking through the industry.
This project focuses on the unification of artists, musicians, producers, record labels, and other individuals active in the field. Through this, users will have an accessible opportunity to build their network, share their work, and overall, make the artist discovery process easier for professionals in the industry.
CASE STUDY
With the number of independent artists on the rise within the music industry, many are finding themselves unsure of how to capitalize on the use of varying social media platforms to promote their music, make connections, and, overall, kick-start their journey breaking into the industry.
Consolidated with a combination of personal creative practice, observation of emerging artists, and analysis of early-stage artist development workflows via social media such as TikTok and Instagram.
Same bones as the first iteration, re-skinned in pastel blues. Every surface now has a path into a credited, paid collaboration, and a shared split bar keeps every collaborator looking at the same truth.
Help emerging artists define their identity earlier; reduce misalignment between sound, visuals, and branding; support more efficient collaboration between artists, producers, and creative teams; and give A&R teams a structured starting point for development conversations.
(02) — SCREENS & FLOWS
FLOW A
A ripple collage introduces the brand idea: collaborators circling the artist. Identity setup makes “define your identity earlier” tangible from the first minute.
Lowercase wordmark, a ripple collage of real collaborators, and sentence-case calls to action.
Stage name comes first; social sign-in is restyled as soft pills.
New in this iteration. Role, sound, and palette chips use pastel-blue fills for the selected state.
FLOW B
Every surface now has a path into a credited, paid collaboration.
Masonry feed with pastel tags (Open to collab, Producer, New track) and a floating nav with the new Royalties tab.
Baby-blue header, a Collabs stat, and Posts / Music / Credits tabs. “Start a collab” is the primary action.
Collaborator strip with status rings; threads show Collab, Split ✓, and Pending tags.
Three post types as pastel cards; the collab toggle feeds a draft split sheet.
FLOW C · NEW
Aqua means money in, cornflower needs attention, periwinkle is an action. The shared split bar is the hero element across sheet, review, and statement.
Aqua balance card, quick stats, and every collab with a Paid, Pending, or Draft status pill.
Master and Publishing tabs, a live split bar, and color-matched percent pills that must total 100% to send.
Signature tracker with nudges; disputes return the sheet to draft rather than stalling.
Monthly bars, breakdown by source, and a split recap. “Share with A&R” exports clean ownership data.
Clear amount, method, fee, arrival time, and tax status before confirming.
NEXT PROJECT