Grayson West, Design Manager

Full transcript and show notes at <a href='https://theomnishow.omnigroup.com/episode/grayson-west-design-manager/'>theomnishow.omnigroup.com</a> <p>Grayson West — who just might be a superhero (you can tell by the name) — manages design, the website, and marketing at Omni from his headquarters on the fourth floor, high above <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Union">Lake Union</a>.</p> <p>Grayson started as a graphic designer at Omni 15 years ago and moved into management four years ago. In his youth he was an international bicycle racer, and lately he’s become a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrossFit">CrossFit</a> trainer and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiteboarding">kiteboarder</a>.</p> <p>And — most importantly! — he’s a cat person.</p> <p>Some other people, places, and things mentioned:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.cherokee.org/">Cherokee Nation</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Men">Mad Men</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Design_Awards">Apple Design Awards</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus/ios/">OmniFocus 3 for iOS</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.scad.edu/">Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)</a></li> <li><a href="https://nau.edu/">Northern Arizona University</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_theory">Color theory</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagstaff,_Arizona">Flagstaff, Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.gannett.com/">Gannett</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphinx">Sphinx</a></li> <li><a href="http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Vulcan">Vulcans</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.macworld.com/article/2833713/tech-events/remembering-macworld-expo.html">Macworld Expo</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/graphsketcher/GraphSketcher">OmniGraphSketcher</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.omnigroup.com/omnioutliner/">OmniOutliner</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.omnigroup.com/omnigraffle/">OmniGraffle</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.macworld.com/">Macworld magazine</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/kcase">Ken Case</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.omnigroup.com/blog/iPad_or_Bust">iPad or Bust!</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kettlebell">Kettlebells</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_de_France">Tour de France</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.grenoble.fr/">Grenoble, France</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Ventana">La Ventana</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baja_California_Sur">Baja California Sur</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Washington">Lake Washington</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puget_Sound">Puget Sound</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Forest_cat">Norwegian Forest Cat</a></li> <li><a href="https://microblog.omnigroup.com/">Omni cat pictures</a></li> <li><a href="https://microblog.omnigroup.com/2018/08/24/calvin-the-ragdoll.html">Calvin the cat</a></li> </ul>