Perdiz, Spanish for 'Partridge', is a new magazine with a very simple area of focus. That all too elusive emotion: happiness. Comprised of a variety of stories, interviews, profiles and photography, Perdiz investigates all the whys, the whats and the hows of the things that raise people's spirits.

Published in Barcelona (the magazine takes the novel approach of being simultaneously printed in Spanish and English), Perdiz's sunny outlook is all the more impressive given the less than rosy current Spanish economy.

The first issue features range of topics, including a photo article on the pigeon enthusiast community of New York, an illustrated study of real life super heroes and an interview with 14 year old math prodigy about his love of numbers.