SmithBorn is a creative problem solving studio operated by artist + designer TJ Smith.
I solve problems for my clients by thinking creatively so they can build more trust, earn more profit and be remembered. Every project is approached through an interdisciplinary lens, with a focus on making, guiding, and sharing the creative process.
Clients & Collaborations
Meow Wolf Denver
REI
Colorado Creative Industries
Colorado Office of Economic -
Development and International Trade
Downtown Grand Junction
Trust For Public Land
AIGA Reno/Tahoe
City of Cañon City
ALT Space Coworking
Friends of Youth and Nature
Rural is Rad
Clifton Elementary School
Four Points Funding
North Tahoe Arts
Take Care Lake Tahoe
CU Boulder
Colorado Mesa University
Grand Valley Outdoor Recreation Coalition
West Slope Startup Week
Startup Colorado
Truck Donner Land Trust
Colorado National Monument Association
GJ Art Center
Museums of Western Colorado
Eagle River Designs
Weehawken Creative Arts
Mesa County Libraries
Compost Junction
Town of De Beque
Toms Shoes
Rifle Visitor Center
Wilderness Awarness School
The Greenery
about
I've been making things since I could hold a crayon. Thirty-eight years of coloring outside the lines, and being creative at heart. Somewhere in there I figured out the good part isn't the drawing. It's the space where logic and creativity overlap, where you find the real problem before you make anything pretty. SmithBorn is your no bullsh*t creative partner, here to workshop your problem until the nerves calm. Decades of creative pursuits bundled into one studio. Born a Smith and taking on the maker's name. I can't think of a better fit for who I am. But the collaborating doesn't stop at client work. I'm also co-founder of Rural is Rad, started a creative collective called Secret Menu and was formally known as Stray Wild.
Born to be Creative
Have a project or idea that could use creative thinking? Drop me a line and let's see if we're a fit.
