As Denver’s oldest ad agency, Barnhart has been old reliable for quite sometime. They pop up in pitches. They knock a few campaigns out of the park. But overall they’ve been cruising steady below the radar.

What you might know, but likely don’t, is that the last few months have been the quiet before the storm. Two very vital pieces have fallen into place for the agency over the last six months. The kind that will soon have you saying, “Oh shit, we’re pitching against these guys again?”

#1 – Tasso Stathopulos has been secured as director of design.

#2 – John Bellina has been hired as creative director – fresh off executive level positions at TBWA\Tequila, Hal Riney and Publicis West.

Can’t say you weren’t warned.

The new print work from TDA Advertising and Design for Celestial Seasonings has been popping up across news sites over the last few days, including The New York Times – and the campaign ain’t your mama’s last-generation tea advertising.

Positioning the teas as the no-cal alternative to calorie-maxed coffee drinks from Starbucks and other coffee retailers, the work is visual and succinctly to the point. More sharp work courtesy of TDA – making us truly consider the commute up to Boulder.

Oh damn, they’re back at it again. Table2Press just finished a poster for a concert celebrating the release of The Relief Project Vol. 2: A Colorado Story of Music – an album featuring 18 of Colorado’s best emerging bands and artists.

These guys give away much of the design they do for free to causes they believe in. We believe in getting them some paying work next time you need something fresh in this medium. Keep at it, fellas. Good things will come.