The Refinery

And so here we are: graduation. As a staff writer/editor, I probably should have spent more time posting on this thing, but what can I say? I was otherwise preoccupied.

But I sit here now, thinking about my time inside these four walls. All the discussions, the projects, the highs and the lows. That time Jeff made us spend half a meeting (about 30 minutes) brainstorming taglines for the Rec Center project.

I made my mark here inside Gas Creative Group, and in 4 days I’ll be leaving Cal Poly Pomona, and Gas, for the last time as an undergrad.

So what does it mean to be a Gas Alumna? I came into Gas fresh-faced, eager to learn, and nervous about what lay ahead of me. Now I am more experienced, equipped with some great friends, and still nervous about what lies ahead of me. Some things don’t change.

The people are what make Gas Creative Group what it is. We produce great work because there are awesome individuals working to create it, and that is the legacy of this little mini-marketing agency inside the BSC. I have no warnings for those who come here, just some simple words of advice: keep your mind open. Explore all the options and think about the possibilities.

You’ll do fine.

Leny Evangelista won the Sole Search Design Contest put on by AIGA Los Angeles and TOMS Shoes. This is a great thing for anyone to win, but we are extra thrilled because Leny paid her dues here as a graphic designer at Gas Creative Group, and she is an alumna of Cal Poly Pomona.

Her shoe design will be replicated and sold by TOMS shoes in the near future, so you can own one of her beautifully-adorned kicks sometime soon. The cherry on top? TOMS shoes donates a pair of shoes to a child in need for every pair of shoes they sell. Booyah.

Congrats again to Leny, for making Gas (and feet) look good.

See for your self: http://aigalosangeles.org/features/2008/05/toms-shoe-designs.php