Ben Deter
I studied Visual Communication at Northern Illinois University. During my last semester
I decided to study abroad in Poland at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice. After receiving
a BFA in 2008 from Northern Illinois University, I moved to Chicago to begin an internship
at Thirst. Once I completed my internship I began working full-time under the professional mentorship of Rick Valicenti and John Pobojewski becoming a multidisciplinary designer.
While working at Thirst, I collaborated on projects for the AGI Student Design Conference, DeStefano Partners, The Illinois Institute of Technology, Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.
and John Ronan Architects.
In October of 2008 I exhibited my design at the International Festival of Design
in Lodz, Poland.
