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Perdiz: A magazine about people and the things that make us happy

There has always been a lot of negativity in the press, which often makes us feel as though the world is centred around doom and gloom. What's that I hear you cry? Wouldn't it be fantastic if one publication dedicated it's entire content to happiness and positivity? Well, you're in luck. Perdiz magazine has done just that.

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Various pages from Perdiz magazine issue six spread across a pink surface, featuring photography, illustrations and text layouts

With its baby pink colour palette and beautiful photography, issue six of the Spanish magazine is simply delicious – and even better, it's all about happiness. Designed by Barcelona-based Querida Studio, it's the latest in a series of the collectable publication, and deserves pride of place on any creative agency's bookshelf.

The magazine offers a mix of happy content, from an illustrated cartoon strip to longer-form features, and it has regular internationally-based contributors, including Alec Soth, Corey Arnold and Bompas and Parr.

Alongside producing the magazine, the studio has worked with a wealth of creative brands, including Barcelona City Council, Estrella Damm, NiceThings and Fundació MACBA. Discover more at querida.si.

Photography credit: Borja Ballbé

Open spread of Perdiz magazine showing text article on left page and photograph of person on bicycle wearing pink tulle on right page
Open spread of Perdiz magazine issue six showing a bearded man in a yellow jacket against a misty mountain landscape, with Spanish text and article layout on the left page
Perdiz magazine spread showing left page of text with circular landscape photo, and right page featuring a beekeeper in yellow jacket and white hat inspecting a wooden frame from a beehive with forested hills in background
Open issue of Perdiz magazine showing a man holding a yellow and black chair against a weathered white wall, with text and photographs on the facing pages
Two open pages from Perdiz magazine issue six, featuring body text on a pink and white background
Open pages of Perdiz magazine issue six displaying watercolour botanical illustrations of physalis fruits with pale green leaves and orange berries on a light blue background, set in a pink-framed book
Open pages of Perdiz magazine showing illustrated comic strips and text about happiness, with colourful panels depicting people and nature scenes
Open pages of Perdiz magazine issue six showing photographs of people in outdoor settings, with pink cover and baby pink colour palette
Open magazine spread with pink watercolour pages featuring an oval wooden frame containing an illustration of a spaniel's face on a blue background
Open spread from Perdiz magazine issue six showing a text feature alongside a portrait photograph of an elderly man wearing glasses and dark clothing against a white geometric background
Open pages of Perdiz magazine showing a photograph of sunlight through blinds casting shadows on a wall with a framed picture and potted plant, alongside text on a pale pink page
Open spread of Perdiz magazine showing a vibrant photograph of a colourful beetle on a pink fingernail alongside text pages with a soft pink background
Two-page spread from Perdiz magazine issue six showing a woman in a white dress on a rocky coastal path at sunset, split across facing pages
Open spread from Perdiz magazine showing interior photography on left page and two landscape photographs on right page against pink background
Pink cover of Perdiz magazine issue six tilted on a grey cubic platform against a neutral background
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