Thede Ambrose

Thede Ambrose b. 2001, Dallas, Texas USA * ////////////////////// tambrose@cranbrook.edu 214-701-2197 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan DePaul University ‘23 BFA- Graphic Design Graphic Art Minor Cranbrook Academy of Art 2D Design ‘26

EXPERIENCE
Designer/Creative Director
2018/2019/2020-Owned and operated Denaro Binson,
a streetwear brand. Created graphics, promotional videos,
and a style manual to guide the progression of the brand.

Freelance Publication Designer

2021-Commissioned by the New York based publication
The Drunken Canal to produce three newspaper spreads
for their third issue.

Freelance Screen Printing

2021-Screenprinted and designed “I Eat The Most Glass You’ve
Ever Seen” shirts on commission.

Freelance Screen Printing

2022-Commissioned to screenprint a run of 30 shirts for PUS,
a Chicago brand. Utilized client’s design and expanded the brand
identity by revamping the given graphic.

Freelance Screen Printing

2023-Commissioned to screen print a run of
25 shirts and hoodies in promotion of Dewfrom2001’s single
“Waters of March”.

Commercial Design Work

2022/2023-Comissioned to create a large-scale vinyl-cut mural for the
Chicago restaurant Elephant and Vine at for their Lincoln Park location.
Utilized Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to craft an image based and
illustrative visual system tailored to the client’s needs.



RECOGNITIONS 


Spring Quarter 2020-2021

College of Computing and Digital Media Dean’s List
Winter Quarter 2021-2022

College of Computing and Digital Media Dean’s List
Spring Quarter 2021-2022

College of Computing and Digital Media Dean’s List
Fall Quarter 2022-2023


College of Computing and Digital Media Dean’s List
Winter Quarter 2022-2023

College of Computing and Digital Media Dean’s List
Spring Quarter 2022-2023

College of Computing and Digital Media Dean’s List
Fall Quarter 2023-2024

College of Computing and Digital Media Dean’s List
2022-2023

Winner, 
Third Place Prize
Jurried Architecture Contest 
Cranbrook Academy Of Art 

SELECTED SHOWS

2023
DePaul Graphic Design Capstone Show: !!!!!,
Chicago, Illinois

Milchof Center/Backhaus Projects
Mimes on Vacation Risograph Exhibition(s)
Berlin, Germany

2024
Forum Gallery: Come Down
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

FlateSpace: Opening

2025

AneXXX Show
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Forum Gallery: Poster Show
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Off Kilter 
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 
Forum Gallery 

POSITIONS

2021-2022
Crook & Folly, Junior Graphic Artist
Produced a Risograph poster for the publication’s launch
party, and began ideating for a future
overhaul of the magazine’s visual identity.

2021-2023
Crook & Folly, Senior Graphic Artist
Reworked the publication’s aesthetic language
by integrating alternative design practice into

Risograph posters, additional printed matter and the maga-
zine’s cover. Worked alongside other C&F team members

to organize a sculptural hat raffle for the magazine’s launch,
and established a styleguide for future graphic artists at the
magazine.
Chicago Public Art Group, Intern
Tasked with archival work, event coordination, exhibition
design, art handling tasks, and social
media management. Worked alongside artists
and designers at the Chicago Art Department
to prepare for and help manage CPAG’s 50th
Anniversary Gala.

DePaul School of Design, Graphic Design Capstone Com-
mittee Member

Helped craft the name of the exhibition,
participated in building consensus on the attitude of the
event’s promotional design system and its relation to the
ambiance of the final display of work.

2024-2025

Cranbrook Academy of Art, Co-Owner/Operator /Curator of

FlateSpace

FlateSpace is a gallery run by MFA candidates in the
2D Design department at Cranbrook Academy of Art.
Responsibilities include: Corresponding with artists,
and Cranbrook administration to currate and execute
multiple shows a semester.


SKILLS/PROFICIENCIES

Archival Work
Adobe Creative Suite
Art Handling
Data Entry
Emulsion screen printing
Exhibit Installation/Deinstallation
Gallery Operations
Microsoft Office
Mural Installation
Risogrpah printing
Social Media Management