Dezyderiusz Gusta

Creative Director

Paris, France
Hi! I’m a german Art Director born in Poland and currently working and living in Paris. I’m always intersted in meeting new people and excited about new challanges and collaborations. Please feel free to contact me, even if it’s just to have a drink and talk about the weather…

Work Experience

Paris College Of Art

Professor

The main issue of the course is to prepare the student to the proffesional activity of an entreprneuial author-prodcuer and it’s working environment. Confronting the student with the working proces and guiding his transition from student to author-producer by transgression of the boundaries between illustration, graphic design and visual communication.
September 2012 - Present Paris, France

W&Cie

Senior Art Director

Assisting Olivier Dureau in the creative supervision of the editorial pole.
Designing cross-media solutions for corporate communication for Casino, EADS, Plastic Omnium.
September 2008 - March 2013 Paris, France

Jung Von Matt

Art Director

An incredibly enjoyable time working with the lovely people at Jung von Matt am Neckar. Tobi Eichinger and Alexander Stehle taught me how creative direction should work.
B to C and B to B Advertising and Editorial communication for Bosch, Mercedes-Benz, Sixt and other regional clients.
December 2007 - August 2008 Stuttgart, Germany

Werbewelt

Art Director

Working with Wolfgang Benz and his team to produce an integral redesign and repositioning in the luxury segment of germans most emblematic toy brand Steiff. Launch of the first e-shop.
June 2007 - December 2007 Stuttgart, Germany

Polymago

Freelance Designer

Great experience in collaborating with Juliette Weisbuch on idea, conception and final artwork of print media communications for cultural and public institutions such as Chateau de Versailles, Ruinart, Photoquai, Musée du Quai Branly...
May 2003 - June 2007 Paris, France

Freelance

Senior Design / Art Director

Positive, enthusiastic and conscientious freelance senior design / art director with international experience, I am consistently considering the strategic and commercial implications of delivering efficent crossover communication solutions.
April 2013 - Present Paris, France

Content Design Lab

Creative Director

Content Design Lab is a pluridisciplinary creative team who develops integrated communications for companies and brands. Establishing strategies and identities, creating individual design concepts and cross-media communication solutions.
April 2013 - Present Paris, France

Languages

English (Advanced),
French (Fluent),
Polish (Advanced),
German (Fluent),

Awards

TOP COM

Silver Award - Annual Reports

2011

TOP COM

Silver Awards - Communication Strategy

2011

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite, Art Direction, Cultural Communication, Graphic Design, Photography, Typography, Brand Development, Conceptual Development, Corporate Communication, Interactive Media, N, Project Leading,

Recommendations

“Dez is both a great professional and an amazing individual. His talent is recognized by all those who had the luck to work with him but even more important to me, he is someone with whom it's easy to work. He is an excellent designer, a good listener, flexible, motivating and fun. I had great pleasure being twice in the same team as Dez (2003-2005 Polymago ; 2011-2013 W&cie) we delivered great on/off line communication devices to our clients.”
—Vasco Cerqueira, Senior Digital Art Director at W&Cie

“It has been a beautiful chance to work with Dezyderiusz, who was my superior, a mentor and a supportive teammate for a year and a half at W&cie. His attention to detail and will for perfection has taught me to be expectant in each part of each element composing a graphic design production : style, inocography, retouching, composition, typography, color — all of it.
Dez also has the incredible capacity to apply his personal and contemporary touch to corporate brands, enhancing them in a fresh and subtle way. Therefore working with him is inspiring and creatively motivating, no matter which brand, constrains or problematic.”
— Alice Tetaud, Junior Art Director at W&Cie

“Over the past three years, I worked with Dezideriusz on ambitious corporate and financial communication projects for CAC 40 companies, and market leaders.
He was very particulary apreciated by the clients for his understanding and his creative approac. He was a great aid in gaining their loyality to our agency.
Dezyderio is also recognized for his "photographic eye" and amazing skill of typography that tends to get lost. I can only hope that our collaboration continues.”
—Martine Dameron, Associate Director at W&Cie

“I ve worked with Dez on different issues for editorial tasks such as annual reports, and above all, branding.
He was in charge of Art Direction, for well-known clients and famous brands. He is able to build both design approaches, and creative commitment with a lot of passion, culture, and know how. Moreover, he was so nice to work with, very involved, precise and calm, during challenging and stressing competitions!”
—Olivia Gregoire, Director of Strategic Development at W&Cie

“Dezyderiusz is a professional who knows how to combine creative talent and strategic relevance. Rare & Precious.”
—Mathieu Riou-Chapman, Peugeot Global Brand Design Manager

“Dez is a fabulous brave designer. He always wants to get the best out of everything and succeeds most of the times (If creative directors or clients don´t stop him). Rock on.”
—Tobias Eichinger, Creative Director / Head of Artbei Heye & Partner GmbH

“Dezyderiusz is a very professional and talented graphic designer with whom I really enjoyed working. Besides his kindness and humor, I was constantly astonished by his ideas, perfect graphic compositions, the attention to typography and his thorough knowledge of photography.”
—Quentin Vijoux, Freelance Illustrator & Graphic Designer