Playground #3
170 x 240 mm, 114 pages
Stockholm, Sweden (English language)
Biannual
First published 2023
Editor-in-chief and creative director: Austė Skrupskytė Cullbrand
Art direction and design: Deimante Saulytė and Mykolas Saulytis
‘A manifesto for the creative industries’ whispers the pleasingly understated cover of Playground, a smartly produced title spotlighting and offering insights into Europe's creative industries, minus the ‘prestige, gatekeeping and even competitive silliness.’
Playground returns with a cheerful green issue exploring creativity through the lens of freedom; they kick things off with a new Report section surveying a mix of 75 professionals across 32 countries on the state of the industry today (spoiler: it's not exactly rosy). Elsewhere, find essays on the oversaturation of irony and the perks of constraints; and conversations with a mix of creatives: product designer Andu Masebo, illustrator Kornelija Zalpytė, Alex Holder of Lisbon's Salted Books, LEGO designer Ola Mirecka, and more.
Plus, the latest instalment of the excellently titled ‘Creative Quickies’ featuring Helen Job's CV of failed projects and insights from Daniel Giacopelli (formerly at Monocle and Courier).