Toronto-based Brand Designer & Creative Director

Brand systems, creative direction & campaigns

Homebase

Building and scaling the brand

Since joining Homebase in 2021, I’ve helped lead the evolution and scaling of the brand across all major touchpoints.


From guiding the visual rebrand to building comprehensive brand and web systems, my role has focused on creating structure and clarity as the company grows. I’ve worked alongside, and at times managed, designers, copywriters, and external partners to execute campaigns across digital, print, video, web, and email, ensuring the brand remains cohesive, adaptable, and built for long-term scale.

Homebase billboard showcasing the mobile app
Payroll campaign creative. Pay. Yay.
Showing the Homebase mobile app
Web modules for different Homebase web pages

In 2024/2025, I led a full rebrand of Homebase to reposition the company for its next stage of growth. I drove the work from the inside: shaping strategy with leadership, partnering with Bruce Mau Design on the new identity, and owning the system build and rollout across every channel.


The goal was to reflect how far the company had come, from an early-stage scheduling tool to a comprehensive platform powering thousands of growing teams. We introduced a more confident, energetic visual language and a new brand platform, "Unstoppable teams start here," designed to signal momentum, scale, and ambition.


The rebrand focused on elevating the system, not just the look, ensuring the identity could flex across campaigns, product marketing, web, and emerging channels while clearly differentiating Homebase from competitors.

Homebase rebrand launch animation
Homebase mobile app on a floating phone
Photo treatment showcasing Homebase customers
Main title font - Druk
Homebase custom illustration and icons
Payroll campaign creative showcasing the Druk font
In product Homebase loading animation

Where the rebrand set the foundation, the campaigns are where the brand actually came to life. I've had a hand in every stage of the work, from early concepting and art direction through to designing the final assets across digital, video, print, and social. Much of the creative here was designed in-house, some by me and some by the team I direct, with the idea carried through production so what ships stays as sharp as what was pitched. Campaigns, paid ads, and social content are also where the brand keeps evolving, so much of what started as a one-off execution has worked its way back into the system as a permanent part of how Homebase looks and sounds.

Homebase Payroll campaign creative neon sign
Homebase Payroll campaign creative awards and mobile app
Homebase payroll creative social media post
Homebase payroll creative social media post showing Cheeseboat team in Brooklyn, NY
Homebase payroll creative social media post showing Paulie Gee in Brooklyn, NY
Homebase campaign creative social post illustration showcasing all in one capabilities
Homebase customer Book & Bottle photography social post
Example of a Homabse direct mail piece showcasing the mobile app. Welcome to a new way to work.
Homebase Payroll campaign creative. Clock in to Pay. Yay.
Example of featuring a Homebase customer on a paid ad
A grid of various Homebase social posts
A grid of various Homebase social posts

brands i’ve worked with

  • Ceridian Logo
  • Comp AI logo
  • Donestreet logo
  • Dromo logo
  • Guided logo
  • Homebase logo
  • Mammoth logo
  • Neurative logo
  • Paraform logo
  • Profit Mill logo
  • Speaker Labs logo
  • Wave logo

© Dan Ioanitescu 2026

© Dan Ioanitescu 2026

© Dan Ioanitescu 2026