Magma

Our CEO, Damian Kaczmarek, is going to Slush! 🚀 If you're at #Slush2024 and interested in learning more about Magma and our mission, check out Damian’s original post for details on how to connect!

This past weekend’s LightBox Expo felt so special: a chance to be with so many incredible artists and studios in one place. 💖 It felt really meaningful to connect with our users face-to-face and hear stories of how Magma helped them host spectacular drawing events, stay in touch with long-distance friends, and find joy in making art. Some artists even used Magma to design merchandise like tote bags or stickers...and gifted us some of the items they made! We also got to explain the concept of Magma to those who hadn’t heard of us before, hearing a lot of “wows” and excitement about the possibility of drawing online with other artists. Some couples were envisioning Magma date nights, while concept artists were eager to brainstorm with colleagues on a shared canvas. Whatever the application, people instantly saw the value of collaborative drawing and how it applied to their lives. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to meet us and get our coveted Pyro plush (the world's coolest piece of swag). Hope to see you next year!

We’ll be attending LightBox Expo from October 25-27! We have an incredible lineup of artists who’ll be drawing live at our booth, making Magma masterpieces and illustrating their creative process. Stop by booth #815 to see the artists in action (and try Magma for yourself), chat about partnerships, and secure lots of adorable swag - including a plush of our mascot, Pyro. We’d love to see you there!

The team at nounish ⌐◨-◨ are masters at showcasing the magic of a shared Magma canvas. We’ll set the scene: Take two artists who can't see or speak to each other, and give them each a different drawing prompt. Their only tool? A drawing platform that’s all about collaborative art…

Catch us at Promised Land Art Festival and see Kristian Kolvek's cosplay irl!

While we love having a team spread out across the world — from Thailand to California — we still believe that nothing beats quality time in-person. 🙌 That’s why we decided to gather for a week amid the stone cottages and rolling hills of the English Cotswolds. While taking in the sights, tasting local delicacies (pickled onions proved controversial), and enjoying woodland walks, our global group got to connect as humans, not just team members. 🏞 When it came time to work, we put collaboration first. Through creative workshops, Shark Tank-style competitions, and many meaningful conversations, we jammed on how Magma could both help and delight our users. Along the way, we encouraged our team to brainstorm across roles and departments, mingling engineers, marketers, and everyone in between. 💡 🎨 Some offsite highlights included: 👨🍳 Seeing everyone butt heads in a regional cooking competition (The winner? Team Asia’s spicy curry and fragrant tom yum soup.) 🎲 Competing to make the best art game for everyone to play — the winning team will have their game actually built into Magma! 👀 🐶 Having Pluto, COO Oli Strong’s dog, around for endless cuddles! We had such a special week and definitely left with more focus, energy, and understanding. Looking forward to more work + travel later this year! 🛫

❗Major Magma Release News❗ This release was focused on making Magma even more social, collaborative, and accessible. Check out what’s new below. ⬇️ Artists can now: Create & join Art Jams 👨🎨 Designed to help artists connect and draw together, Art Jams will showcase active Magma canvases in a filterable feed. Users can join a canvas and instantly draw with others, or start their own jam on a topic they care about! Host video calls & share screen 📹 We’re rolling out video calls and screen sharing to all Blaze users! This will make it easier for artists and art teams to communicate and collaborate on projects. Use Magma in Japanese 🌐  We want to make Magma accessible to artists all over the world — and we’ve started by translating our platform and website to Japanese! We hope this gives the many Japanese artists using Magma a more comfortable drawing experience. 🤗 We hope you enjoy these updates; reach out to our team if you have any questions!

We’re proud to be featured in this Forbes article about the importance of collaboration in art! 💫 Making art multiplayer has always been our mission, as we believe collaboration sparks new ideas and unlocks artistic potential. Read how working together can make artists more creative, productive, and inspired — and learn about the science that backs it up! 🧠 🔬 https://lnkd.in/eitkBGPt

So amazing to be a part of this!

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