Playbook #0

Born from a simple belief that we need more play offline, this playbook – a new puzzle magazine from studio playground – is our invitation to make more room for it. Whether you bring it to the beach, the park, on a trip, or simply keep it close on the sofa, it is made to stay with you for a while.

Inside, you will find more than 60 puzzles across three different formats and varying levels of difficulty – designed to keep your hands busy, your mind engaged, and your curiosity switched on. Along the way, there is space to try, doodle, drift, and return. You will also find quotes on play from conversations with people who, like us, are searching for more of it too. 

Across essays, data, and dialogue, Issue 5investigates the invisible economy that powers creativity, asking what it takes to keep it fair, connected, and alive – and the role of  experimentation and play in helping to shape what comes next.