Gyula Deák is the 29 year old designer and illustrator, founder and creative partner of Quint. Working and living in Dubai now, he has been avidly working as a designer in various locations around the world since 2002.
Since the early years of his life, Gyula has held a keen interest in the visual arts in severa… Read More
Gyula Deák is the 29 year old designer and illustrator, founder and creative partner of Quint. Working and living in Dubai now, he has been avidly working as a designer in various locations around the world since 2002.
Since the early years of his life, Gyula has held a keen interest in the visual arts in several ways. His schools included special art classes from the beginning of elementary school, and he spent most of his younger days drawing. Pencils and markers were his primary tools, until one day one of his teachers, gave him a Photoshop CD. This was when things changed, and digital design has been Gyula’s passion ever since.
He was only 19 years old when he left Hungary and moved to the beautiful Greek island of Corfu. Eighteen months later he re-located to Dublin, Ireland to begin his career as a designer in earnest. In 2003 he started working for House of the World in Dublin, as their in-house graphic designer. Since then, Gyula has worked for several agencies in Dubai as an art and design director, though before long, he had his own personal projects in mind.
At the beginning of 2009, he founded Quint with some creative friends, aiming to finally be able to give something back to the creative community. After a bumpy start, the studio was opened in April 2010 and Gyula is now the creative director and owner of the company.
Gyula’s influences and inspirations depend on his past, his journeys, his everyday life and his friends. As well he takes notice of other forms of media such as music, magazines, street art, websites and stunning literature, and his works represent a large range of these experiences and influences. Always keeping himself busy with personal projects, Gyula maintains that his primary focus is that of self-expression.
His awards:
SME Award - 2007
Dubai Lynx Award - Design Category - 2011
Magazin Mania Award - 2011
Dubai Lynx Award - Design Shortlist - 2012
Along with his commendable industrial achievements, Gyula is a member of the Society of Hungarian Designers and Typographers. Read Less
