So this is it. This is my last day working with a fantastic group of people, my last day working for a televangelist with the longest running non-news program in the history of television. Today is my last day working at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California.
It's been five long and good years but it's time to move on.
Starting tomorrow I will become Senior Designer and Practice Manager at Polychrome Los Angeles headquartered in old town Pasadena. The studio is owned and directed by Tom Dolan, whom you may recognize as a regular here at Airbag. Tom and I go back more than a year now, I think we started talking around the time I did the Special Election skin for the AIGA Los Angeles website. After a year of conversations about design, movies, politics and the web I was offered the position.
I've had a permagrin ever since.
For me this is a long standing dream come true. When I left Alaska in 1999 I really wanted to go to work for a design studio. I had a few interviews and job offers but nothing seemed to work out for one reason or another. When the job at the Cathedral was offered I accepted knowing two things: I would be living in ten miles from Disneyland and I would not have to suffer another long dark Alaskan winter.
The last five years at the Cathedral have been good to me and in hindsight I wouldn't have changed a thing. But my work is done here, many milestones reached, many goals surpassed. While I am looking forward to the new job and new friends I will miss my colleagues and friends at the ministry. This is the first place where I will truly miss my coworkers, peers, and mentors at this institution. All of them really, really great people.
So tomorrow morning I will board the northbound train and head into Union Station in downtown LA, walk down the paddock and take the Gold Line to downtown Pasadena where a new future awaits.
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Congrats on the new gig!
And what does "practice manager" entail?
There's nothing like having a job you love.
Congratulations! The train commute will finally put your iPod to good daily use.
Good luck!
I have an uncle named Tom Dolan, probably not the same one, he is a mayer .
Congrats, Greg!
Neat-o. I am jealous of anyone who gets to work at what he loves.
Wow, congrats! I wish you lived closer to Santa Monica so we could've hired you.
Are you part of the Orange County and LA AIGA or just LA? And I might as well toss in neither as an option.
I am not a part of AIGA nor do I intend to be. I only designed the skin because I really like the AIGA LA website and wanted to do something to mark the special election.
Fantastic news! Good luck at the new gig.
Congrats! Good luck with the new job.
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Good luck Greg!
Congratulations. But, as for your existing job: What the hell were you doing working there in the first place?
Congratulations, and good luck with the new job. I just checked out the Polychrome website, and they've got some great work. Looks like an exciting opportunity
Though things have gone awry, I truly do wish you the best in your new found venture Greg. Best of luck to you & Cec. in all that you do.
Does this mean you'll also be forced to vote for Kerry, God willing? [Ducking.]
Congrats again! A great job with a great design company. Can't ask for more.
Nice work Greg, and good luck! I'm envious! ;)
F@#k! Nice one Greg. Polychrome do good stuff and I've liked what Dolan & Co. crank out -- nice to see you're joining them.
Three cheers!
Good luck on the new job Greg. It's always great to hear of someone gaining employment in an area they love.
Congratulations! I'm a big fan of working in Pasadena myself...you'll have to come visit us at the Apple Store! And if you like good Belgian beer, you'll have to check out Lucky Baldwin's, just off Colorado.
Much more crankage on the way. We're excited to have Greg on board, and to be able to open the throttle on his designerly instincts. Apologies for the lack of updates to the Polychrome site.... more soon, and then more after that. Welcome aboard Mr. Storey. Good things to come.
Congrats and good luck cuz.
Congrat and good luck, Greg!!!
Greg, I'd like to add my congrats too. I used to teach at Pasadena City College, long ago. Like the area but I see a move for you in the future from Orange County to ease your commute. How long does it take to go from your house to work?
Yes, an iPod will definitely come in handy. And books. Might I recommend "What's the Matter with Kansas" by Thomas Frank as your first commuting read? -grin
Congrats,
I hope things are going well on your first day.
Cheers
As we say up here in the North... "congratulations".
Best of luck in the new gig Greg.
~jw
Congratulations, Greg.
Maybe you'll be able to get the folks at polychrome to make it possible to browse their portfolio by deliverables (identity, packaging, environment, interactive... you know the drill).
; )
Congratulations Greg!
God's blessings to you in your new endeavors. May it be challenging and rewarding for you!
good luck working for that crank Dolan
I'm excited about seeing the famous Greg Storey in the studio. We're all enthused about working with you. Thanks for stepping aboard the Polychromatic Soul Train.