October AHA! Friday

Jennifer Marsh has created the third design in the series of 12 Anniversary posters for Newtown's 325 Celebration. As a former employee of The Advance of Bucks County, Marsh used her newspaper experience as a source of inspiration.

"I came to Newtown to work at The Advance of Bucks County", explained Marsh. "My poster is homage to the smalltown newspaper."

When Marsh was invited to create one of the posters for the 325th Anniversary, she immediately polled her newspaper colleagues. "The answers I got were quite similar, and I had great fun gathering information," she said. "What I learned, and came to love about Newtown, is that its history and future are embraced in an equally enthusiastic way. Working at the newspaper, you see a lot of stories. When you dig into the history, you uncover even more stories, but you are also reminded that the most important stories haven't changed."
Marsh was with InterCounty Newspaper Group as a graphic designer and Out & About editor for two years.

She is currently employed by the New Jersey Education Association in the communications department as a graphic designer. Marsh is also a stained glass artist.

As part of the 325th anniversary celebration, she will be featured at a "Meet and Greet the Artist" during AHA! Friday on Oct. 3. The reception will be held at Newtown Chocolates beginning at 6 6 p.m.