Brand
For organizations that need a clearer position and a visual system capable of carrying it consistently.
Creative DirectorToronto, CanadaIndependent Practice
Art × Design × Engineering × Human Behaviour × Environment
Systems for culture,
space and experience.
01Position
Design is character
made visible.
Toronto-based creative director working across brand systems, visual arts, editorial, and experiential design.
With a foundation in visual arts and a growing focus on environmental design, I create cohesive systems that shape how people understand, navigate, and remember an idea.
02Selected work2022-2026
Selected work.
03Practice
What I shape.
Brand, digital, and systems — with a practice that extends into editorial and events.
Digital
For organizations that need a website or interface that makes information easier to find, understand and act on.
Systems
For teams that need stronger operating structure across workflows, knowledge, governance and automation.
Creative direction
Visual direction for campaigns, editorial projects, and identities.
Editorial layout
Publication design, typographic systems, reports, and proposals.
Event production
Community events shaped through creative direction, spatial planning, and coordination.
04Working principle
Clear in purpose.
Considered in every detail.
I start with what you need to communicate, then shape how it looks and works — so every design decision has a purpose.
05ContactNew commissions
Have something in mind?
Let's make the idea
clear enough to move.
For creative direction, identity systems, editorial work, and collaborative commissions.
reneekatana@gmail.comToronto, Ontario, Canada