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Editor Dan Crowe and designer Matt Willey will be introducing the much-anticipated second issue of their award-winning annual arts and literary magazine Inque at magCulture Live New York later this week. As he prepares to fly out for the event, Dan shares his influences and discusses working with Matt.

As magCulture Live New York 2023 nears, we meet John Sunyer, Editor of Courier, who will be presenting the recent complete relaunch of the magazine. He and Photo editor Anna Jay will be discussing how the magazine has completely reinvented its format while retaining the core idea of telling stories of modern business.

New magazine Mildew celebrates secondhand fashion, with features including tours of flea markets and celebrations of vintage denim brands. Editor Ellen Freeman introduces the new magazine, shares her week ahead and discusses the magazine scene in her adopted home of Mexico City.

Martin Jenca is a busy man. As well as running Slovakian design agency Buro Milk, he is the curator of the By Design Conference, and editor-in-chief of Backstage Talks, the magazine about design and business. He tells us about the link between the conference and magazine as issue seven, redesigned by Chloe Scheffe, goes on sale.

This week we meet the trio of ‘normal people’ behind The Paper, a new large-format magazine from Wales that immediately caught our attention for its absurd wit, cheeky demeanour and brilliantly chaotic design. Erin, Oliver and Owen discuss their working week, their inspirations, and launch party shenanigans.

Australia’s Surfing World is celebrating 60 years of publishing with a special issue that trawls the magazine’s archive. It reproduces spreads from the magazine, showcasing editorial design trends as well as the surf culture the magazine covers. Designers Žiga Testen and Stuart Geddes discuss the process of producing the issue.