Passing of the brush

Combat Edge, Dec, 2006 by Amber Jordan-Baloy, Jennifer Douglas

If you open the magazine and notice the photos and graphics first, and then read the articles, then the graphic artists have achieved their goal. Much like our editor position, we are experiencing a changing of the guard in our graphic artists. TSgt Amber Jordan-Baloy came to THE COMBAT EDGE back in late June to "bridge the gap" between SSgt Alex Sotak's departure to Hickam AFB, Hawaii, and A1C Jennifer Douglas' arrival in December 06. Amber brought 10 years of graphic design experience with her from the ACC Multimedia division, along with a desire to transform the magazine into a first-class publication. Despite the fact that she was only going to be with us a short period of time, she redesigned the logo, as well as the interior look and content of the magazine, the first complete redesign of the magazine in over 2 years. Along with her work with the magazine, Amber is an active member of the local fine arts center and has begun writing art reviews for a local web-based arts and entertainment review publication. I would like to thank Amber for all of her hard work over the past several months, her service to our country, and wish her the best of luck as she transitions to life after the Air Force.

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Joining us from Ramstein AB, Germany, is SrA Jennifer Douglas. Jennifer is currently working in visual presentations, running the Video Teleconferencing Center, but her talents and training lie in the graphic arts, and she will be given the chance to shine here at THE COMBAT EDGE. With over 8 years of graphic design experience, an undergraduate degree in Fine Arts and Visual Communication, as well as a soon to be completed Masters degree in International Relations, Jennifer is obviously motivated and qualified to take over the design division. Along with her academic and professional development, Jennifer is also taking classes in web design, so we are looking forward to her giving our website a needed update. Our graphic designers are what make the magazine as good as it is, and Jennifer is sure to bring her unique talents and abilities to the magazine. We're looking forward to seeing her showcase her talents in future issues of the magazine.

TSGT AMBER JORDAN-BALOY, Outgoing Publication Designer

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SRA JENNIFER DOUGLAS, Incoming Publication Designer

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