
Intern magazine is the brainchild of Alec Dudson, a former Domus and Boat Magazine intern who, after spending most of 2012 interning and finding himself no closer to a job in the magazine industry decided to do something about it. His hope is that the publication strikes a balance that makes the subject of and debate surrounding internships more accessible, acting then as a vehicle to drive the debate forward and make it more overt.
While the creative industries are the focal point of the publication, this is not to suggest that unpaid internships are somehow endemic to them, far from it. Intern simply sees these industries as a fascinating case study and perfect jumping off point for the debate.
The magazine is currenty half way through a Kickstarter campaign to fund the print run of Issue One and is at nearly 70% of its goal. Released in conjunction with the campaign was ‘Issue Zero’, a 12 page promotional newspaper that provides a taster for what to expect from Issue One which is due to launch in September/October. Issues Zero and One are designed and art directed by She Was Only who have been involved in the project from the start, having worked with Alec during his time at Boat Magazine.
The magazine’s tagline “Meet the talent, join the debate” sums up its aspirations to both showcase upcoming talent and essentially put young creatives in the shop window in order to attract potential employers and also to initiate a meaningful dialogue between those involved in the creative industries. While the interns will always be centre stage, the debate aspect of the publication will invite opinions from established industry professionals and activist groups so that all sides of the issue are given a fair and unbiased airing.

Although the magazine cannot offer a solution to the ongoing debate regarding internships, by getting more people to engage in the debate and encouraging the industries to both be more forthright in their views and more reflective upon their actions, it intends to make positive steps towards evolving the dialogue.
Dudson has designed the finances of the project to ensure that all contributors get paid for their work, while for Issue One, this will not be as much as a professional fee (due to the slim amount of profit to be made in print publishing on a relatively small print run), as the magazine’s circulation increases, so will the fee for contributors. By increasing circulation in a sustainable manner, Dudson intends to be paying all contributors a professional fee and providing them with a springboard into their chosen industry within the next few issues.

A house turns its back on the road to open up to the landscape
The single-family house project designed by Elena Gianesini engages in a dialogue with the Vicenza landscape, combining tranquility and contemporary style through essential geometries and the Mazzonetto metal roofing.