Denver-based Malenke | Barnhart is on the move. From launching projects to winning awards and hiring digital whizzes to landing new biz, there's always a lot happening here. Check back often to find out what's afoot.

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  • 08.09.10 — WU Foundation Chooses M|B

    The Western Union Foundation, which has awarded almost $55 million in grants and disaster relief since its inception, chooses Malenke | Barnhart for its website redesign. We will provide original information architecture, Web design, front-end development and social strategy for the foundation's website while ensuring that the new look-and-feel ties in with the overarching Western Union brand.

  • 07.27.10 — Collins: Employee of the Month

    The Malenke | Barnhart team recognizes Caroline Collins, our new bookkeeper and office manager for her outstanding efforts over the past month in getting us organized. What a pleasure it is to have you here, Caroline. Thank you!

  • 07.23.10 — Lowery: M|Ber for 3 Years

    Zach Lowery, Malenke | Barnhart's star front-end developer, celebrates three years here. But it's the rest of us who are doing back flips. Partly because, well, that requires more verve than Zach has, but mostly because we're just so darn happy he's here. Love ya, Mr. Zach.

  • 07.18.10 — O'Keefe Marks 5 Years

    Sean O'Keefe, our highly adept development director, has been with Malenke | Barnhart for five years now. He started as a plain ol' coder, but due to "random chance and fateful floundering", landed in the top spot a year ago. We hope Lady Luck keeps you here with us for many more years, Sean-O.

  • 07.13.10 — Coye: Employee of the Month

    Felicity Coye, Malenke | Barnhart's amazing account coordinator, is recognized as our June employee of the month. Felicity juggles multiple accounts, overlapping schedules and stretched budgets with a cheerful grin and cooperative outlook, no matter how much Brian whines. Thanks, Felicity, for your tremendous skill and constant willingness to do whatever it takes to make our clients successful!

  • 07.09.10 — Intern Joins M|B

    Fresh out of Miami Ad School and New York's People Culture & Ideas, Liz Weglicki has joined Malenke | Barnhart as a summer design intern. Welcome, Liz!

  • 06.25.10 — Ultimate Electronics Picks M|B

    Colorado-based Ultimate Electronics, a leading electronics retailer since 1968, selects Malenke | Barnhart to provide information architecture, interactive design and Web development for its new company website.

  • 06.23.10 — Malenke Becomes Sole Owner

    Laurel Malenke purchases co-founder Dan Barnhart's interest in Malenke | Barnhart. She will assume 100 percent ownership of the 8-year-old company and become its new president / creative director. After more than two decades in marketing, Dan plans to pursue personal interests. "I've been lucky to have worked with some of the best people and best clients in the nation," he says. "I've been able to do more and learn more than I ever could have imagined. Now it's time to try for the same with my family and my other passion, music." We wish him all things great.

  • 06.16.10 — Office Manager Joins M|B

    Caroline Collins assumes a critical role at Malenke | Barnhart: Managing our office, maintaining the books and generally keeping us organized. She's sassy and Scottish-born—just what we need to keep everything running smoothly. Welcome, Caroline!

  • 06.15.10 — M|B Seeks Contract IA

    Information architecture stars, please apply! Malenke | Barnhart needs creative, UX-focused information architects to fill contract positions. If you have a proven track record as a successful IA, check out the job description and drop us a line.

  • 06.14.10 — Lawson: 3 Years at M|B

    David Lawson, developer extraordinaire, celebrates his third year at Malenke | Barnhart. He's become a .NET guru since joining our dev team, and despite appearances—shockingly red mad-scientist hair, flip-flops, Tasmanian devil t-shirts—is a force to be reckoned with. Thanks for all you do, Dave.

  • 06.13.10 — Lowery Gets Hitched

    It's true! Malenke | Barnhart developer Zach Lowery ties the knot in the couple's home state of California. The beautiful outdoor ceremony was followed by a southern barbecue with all the fixin's. Zach even paid a visit to the barber for the occasion. Congrats to Zach and Nicole!

  • 06.08.10 — Home Site Goes Live

    2-10 Home Buyer's Warranty (HBW) and Malenke | Barnhart launch HBW's website for real estate professionals. The second site we've created together so far, M|B did the information architecture, Web and interaction design, copyediting, HTML development and CMS integration. Check it out

  • 06.01.10 — Yoshioka Marks 6 Years

    Among Malenke | Barnhart's earliest employees, Karie Yoshioka celebrates her sixth year with us. She started as an interactive designer and has worked her way up to senior art director, leading projects such as Rock Bottom and University of Denver. After all these years, M|B would not be M|B without Yosh's wit—and un-censored comments. Here's to six more!

  • 06.01.10 — Gumina Marks 5 Years

    Danielle Gumina has successfully led the Malenke | Barnhart account team for five years now, keeping our clients happy and our projects running smoothly. With all the creatives around here, we thank our lucky stars every day for her two left brains. We couldn't do it without you, Danielle! A million thanks.

  • 05.26.10 — College Site Kicks Off

    The University of Denver Admissions and Financial Aid Office and Malenke | Barnhart start a new project together. An extension of the overall University of Denver redesign completed by M|B, the prominent office chose us to redesign its site and provide content entry services.

  • 05.25.10 — Thomas: Employee of Month

    The Malenke | Barnhart team recognizes Shannon Thomas for an outstanding job in her new position: Project Manager. Shannon's superior organizational skills are helping us traffic jobs, manage budgets and generally stay on track in everything we do. Great job, Shannon!

  • 05.19.10 — Qwest Demos Launch

    To create awareness and understanding of two new phone and TV features, Qwest and Malenke | Barnhart created Flash demos that are accessible from Qwest.com. We provided copy, storyboarding, design and Flash development for the two 90-second demos. Have a look:Voice Messaging Link demo and DIRECTV demo

  • 05.08.10 — Fenn Celebrates 1 Year at M|B

    Self-titled Grand Masta Flash, Miles Fenn, marks the end of his first year creating stellar designs and doing kick-ass development at Malenke | Barnhart. Thanks, Miles, for your massive creativity and mini desk ornaments. We hope there will be many more years to come!

  • 05.05.10 — College Site Kicks Off

    The University of Denver's School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and Malenke | Barnhart begin the redesign of the school's website. Building on the foundation laid with the redesign of DU.edu, the teams will create a new look and feel that conveys the school's relationship to DU while giving it its own unique identity.

  • 04.20.10 — Lowery: Employee of the Month

    The Malenke | Barnhart team names master front-end Developer Zach Lowery its March employee of the month. The lead developer for the University of Denver News website, Zach proved once again that he is a consummate pro, developing a great end product on time- and with his characteristic calm and patience. Thanks, Zach, for all that you do!

  • 04.16.10 — DU News Site Launches

    The University of Denver and Malenke | Barnhart publish the university's all-new, consolidated News website. Built in Wordpress with sections for DU Today, the DU Magazine, social media and more, the site reflects their new brand and promises to make their news easier to find, consume and maintain. Take a look.

  • 03.24.10 — CVB Initiative Goes Live

    Malenke | Barnhart and Visit Denver, the Convention and Visitors Bureau, launch a series of website updates aimed at improving the user experience. The changes include a refreshed home page design with new location-based content and more prominent event content, updated styles to increase consistency, and new sitewide tagging to improve users' search results. We provided design and development services for this substantial website refresh.

  • 03.23.10 — Lawson: Employee of the Month

    Interactive Developer David Lawson is named Malenke | Barnhart's February employee of the month. The lead developer for the Visit Denver website, David was instrumental in implementing a large initiative that launched in early March. Thanks for your great attitude and always going above and beyond, David!

  • 03.22.10 — M|B Begins College Site

    Teams from the University of Denver's School of Science, Engineering and Computer Science and Malenke | Barnhart kick off the college's website project. We will help them rewrite and redesign their site to give the school its own identity while remaining consistent with the University's overarching brand.

  • 03.12.10 — CH2M Hill Chooses M|B

    Global leader in engineering, construction and operations, CH2M Hill, selects Malenke | Barnhart to provide information architecture and visual design for its intranet.

  • 03.12.10 — M|B Seeks Sr. Acct. Mgr.

    Malenke | Barnhart is looking for a Senior Account Manager to oversee several large accounts. The right person will draw from several years of hands-on digital agency experience to provide day-to-day management, strategic planning and ongoing development services for our clients. Know someone? Send them our way.

  • 03.12.10 — M|B Seeks Design Intern

    The creative team at Malenke | Barnhart is looking for an Interactive Production Design Intern to join us 20-25 hours a week beginning in April. This internship is a great way for a design hot shot to get his or her feet wet inside a leading LoDo digital agency. Check out this killer opportunity, and give us a shout!

  • 03.11.10 — Zoo Microsite Launches

    Denver Zoo and Malenke | Barnhart launch the Asian Tropics microsite-a new site architected, designed and developed by M|B to promote the new Zoo exhibit. Construction began in late 2009 on the 10-acre, $50 million conservation center devoted to highly endangered Asian species. Check it out at http://denverzoo.org/AT/ http://denverzoo.org/AT/

  • 03.10.10 — Rand Marks 2 Years at M|B

    Kelley Rand, Malenke | Barnhart's Content Director, celebrates her 2nd year at the agency. "M|B is a real thought-leader in the realm of content strategy. I love being an integral part of a small, digital shop that shares my vision," she says. "There's no where else in this region that "gets" content's critical role the way M|B does." We're grateful for your last 2 years of efforts, Kelley - you rock!

  • 03.08.10 — NACTEL Kicks Off Design

    Following a successful Discovery period in which Malenke | Barnhart performed research and strategy for its new career website and tools, the National Coalition for Telecommunications Education & Learning (NACTEL) launches the architecture, design, content and development stages with Malenke | Barnhart as its partner.

  • 03.01.10 — M|B a Top Local Agency

    For the fifth year in a row, Malenke | Barnhart is named one of Denver's top interactive agencies by the Denver Business Journal. Consistently ranking in the top 5 based on annual billings, our agency is honored to be an established local leader.

  • 02.16.10 — Metzger: Employee of the Month

    Senior Interactive Designer Brian Metzger is named Malenke | Barnhart's employee of the month for December and January. Touching projects for nearly every agency client, Brian plays an essential role in our ability to please clients and meet deadlines. We couldn't do what we do without you, Brian. Thank you!

  • 02.12.10 — Elliott Marks 3 Years at M|B

    Matthew Elliott celebrates his third anniversary at Malenke | Barnhart, where he was a web development lead and development manager before taking on his current role of user experience strategist. "I love the small, dynamic nature of M|B and the opportunities it gives me to work on some major projects," he says of his tenure here. We so appreciate your significant contributions, Matthew, and look forward to many more successful years together.

  • 02.01.10 — Mobile Application Launches

    The mobile app designed and developed by Malenke | Barnhart for the upcoming Denver Restaurant Week (Feb. 20 - March 5) goes live. On it, foodies can access venue and menu information, and make reservations using Open Table. Get your reservations today for a $52.80, multi-course meal for two at one of more than 250 of Denver's favorite restaurants.

  • 01.29.10 — Acct. Coordinator Joins M|B

    Felicity Coye joins Malenke | Barnhart's account management team, bringing five years of experience, including managing the largest account for Sidney's Singleton Ogilvy & Mather. Smart, organized and on top of it, this Aussie, whose name means "something that causes great happiness", is a bright spot in our office (plus she has a swell accent). Welcome, Felicity!

  • 01.25.10 — Home Buyers' Site Launches

    2-10 Home Buyer's Warranty (HBW) and Malenke | Barnhart launch HBW's website for homeowners. We did the information architecture, web and interaction design, copyediting, HTML development and CMS integration for this great new consumer site.

  • 01.21.10 — Old Chicago Site Launches

    The Old Chicago website, also for Rock Bottom Restaurants, Inc., launches with custom content for more than 200 restaurant locations. Malenke | Barnhart provided information architecture, web and interaction design, copyediting, front-end development, back-end development and CMS integration for this site, too.

  • 01.21.10 — Rock Bottom Site Launches

    The newly redesigned website for Rock Bottom Restaurants, Inc., the U.S.'s leading restaurant brewer, goes live with custom content for all restaurants. Malenke | Barnhart provided information architecture, web and interaction design, copyediting, front-end development, back-end development and CMS integration.

  • 01.04.10 — .NET Developer Joins Malenke | Barnhart

    Malenke | Barnhart welcomes Tess Lee, a .NET developer with 3 years experience developing and maintaining multiple .NET applications, including everything from gathering specs to writing front- and back-end code, and providing user support.

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