Today at Maga…

We forded a river!

Well, we drove slowly across a flooded highway.  The DMV can be a dangerous place!

 

 

Today at Maga: National Geographic Explorers Symposium

Every year, National Geographic’s Explorers, the people whose experiences around the world provide fodder for its publications and media, come together at an annual symposium in Washington, DC.  This year, Maga attended the symposium and witnessed the power of exploration through Explorers’ own stories and supporting photos and videos. Continue Reading →

Today at Maga: Graphic Recording Practice Session

Graphic Recording is a practice Maga employs in its mapping engagements to facilitate the visual storytelling that is central to our Maps.  We had our own Graphic Recording practice session where we all tried our hand at Graphic Recording.  Here are some photos from the session. Continue Reading →

The ABCs of Maga: A is for “All-Nighter”

If we have done anything in the past (almost) 5 years at Maga, it has been to establish a unique kind of personality and culture.  Founded in the Affinity Lab space in Adams Morgan, Maga’s culture is based on the notion that a creative firm in DC must operate in all kinds of environments (many not that creative), partnerships, customers etc.  We worked hard at the lab, and then later in our own space, to build a company that is dedicated, team-oriented, fun loving…an alternative to the larger, more corporate environments that are strewn across the beltway in the Metro DC region.  We wanted to cultivate a local, walk-to-work mentality, where people would have a bit of the ‘third place’ to find their passion. Continue Reading →