What is Canva?
Canva is an AI-powered visual communication and design platform that provides tools for creating graphics, presentations, documents, videos, websites, spreadsheets, and marketing content. The software combines a drag-and-drop design editor with customizable templates, stock photography, illustrations, fonts, animations, and other creative assets. Its Visual Suite includes Canva Docs for document creation, Presentations for slide development, Whiteboards for visual collaboration, and Canva Sheets for working with structured data. Video editing capabilities allow users to trim footage, add transitions, insert captions, apply effects, and combine audio and visual elements into multimedia projects. Canva AI provides conversational tools for generating and modifying designs, creating written content, producing images and videos, and refining layouts through natural language instructions. Its Canva Design Model generates layered, editable design elements, allowing users to modify AI-generated content within the standard design editor. Canva Code enables users to create interactive websites, landing pages, calculators, dashboards, and other responsive experiences from text prompts or imported HTML. Canva Sheets supports spreadsheet creation, formula generation, data visualization, automated analysis, and bulk generation of branded content using structured information. Brand management capabilities include Brand Kits, shared templates, approved fonts and colors, logo libraries, and tools for applying consistent branding across organizational materials. Collaboration and workflow features include real-time co-editing, commenting, shared workspaces, design approvals, content scheduling, and administrative controls for managing users and permissions. Canva is available through web browsers, desktop applications, and mobile devices, with subscription options for individuals, teams, educational institutions, nonprofits, and enterprises.
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Canva Categories and Features
Web to Print Software
Web Design Software
Video Editing Software
Storyboard Software
Social Media Management Software
Social Media Advertising Platform
Presentation Software
Menu Software
Label Printing Software
Graphic Design Software
Document Collaboration Software
Data Visualization Software
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Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
A professional tool for inexperienced people.
4 out of 5 stars Date: Mar 12 2023SummaryCanva is a great essential resource within my work since I can have a low-cost design tool that is useful for the vast majority of things that are handled with respect to design. But, instead of having to learn complicated tools and how a design should be executed for social media as a personal brand or print shop like documents, brochures, calendars, etc., all this can be done much easier with Canva without having to spend through a cumbersome learning process. All this in addition to a low cost, both for individuals and for small teams (no more than 5 because the price would vary and the cost of the subscription would increase), which, unlike design tools for professionals, Canva does the job that I want to correctly without having the experience required for this type of situation in which a design needs to be carried out without the knowledge.
With this I do not want to detract from the work of graphic design professionals, but sometimes it tends to be expensive to hire someone to do a certain design. such as, for example, a post for social networks. In this case, I can choose among the large number of templates and make my post to my liking and without having an excessive expense for each design made since everything has been paid for with subscriptions.PositiveThe ease with which this platform can be used is incredible, I do not require experience in any field related to graphic design, so I was able to easily function in Canva without having to perform many actions since everything is based on the drag and drop methodology. drop, I feel this is very accessible to any user in practice when creating any design. This is important to me, since being very intuitive I don't have to worry about having to learn technical tools to be able to add a simple image or text, this being a nuisance for a person with no design knowledge. In addition to the fact that if you want to make more personalized "modifications", it is possible since Canva has some advanced tools to be able to give more touch to the designs, so this platform is not a simple design creator, but it is also You can achieve great things with just a few clicks and having a wide variety of intuitive features.
Creativity in Canva is endless and even more when you have a large number of elements such as photos, video, audio and illustrations. It also has a large number of templates for any type of design you want to achieve with this platform, so there are no limits to what you can create with Canva. It also has a wide variety of fonts that if you don't find one that suits the style of the design that is being created, you can simply import custom fonts without any problem or limit, of course you have to have a subscription for these cases.
Collaboration on this platform is very complete, it has a wide variety of features that allow several users to create a design simultaneously and everything can be seen in real time, so there will be no problems when working as a team. You can leave comments that allow them to be read by the whole team in case you leave a suggestion or want to correct certain aspects of the design. It is also very secure, so there will be no intruders creating and editing the layouts and someone else can mess with work that has been done, only team members who have already been invited by the team admin can make changes to it. the invited designs, so you will not always have access to all the designs since this can be managed from the administrative panel of Cana for teams. In addition, only the administrator is the one who can give access to each of the different designs that are being created.NegativeCanva's pricing for teams is perfect, but that opinion I have about it fades when they are teams of more than 5 people. In individual plans, both monthly and annual, the price of teams of no more than 5 people is accessible. But as more members are added, the price per person increases (which should be the other way around) so it doesn't seem logical to me to pay more for a plan for a group of people. In a small team no more than 25 may still be slightly more profitable than using an individual account. But I don't think it's convenient to have to pay for more than 50 members, ending up paying similar to what an individual person would pay monthly. I'm pretty much getting it that Canva is focused on low prices for small teams. The only thing that would make me pay a high cost for adding more than 5 people to this platform is the amount of multimedia files that Canva has, otherwise the investment must be carefully measured because it can be very expensive when paying for a subscription.
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It requires a stable internet connection because the first time an internet connection is lost, Canva will have problems showing elements that you want to add, so you will have to restart on some occasions. In addition to the fact that Canva cannot be used offline since if you do not have internet access then it simply will not work and it will hang, causing some changes to not be saved and losing the changes that have been made. It is disappointing to have the possibility to download this platform for both mobile phones, Windows or Mac and that it cannot be used without an internet connection, so it is not worth having the Canva application downloaded on any device anymore that can be easily used in the browser. Unless they already update the applications and allow Canva to be used via Offline. -
Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
A complete online graphic design tool
5 out of 5 stars Updated: Jun 06 2023SummaryI regularly use this program for my teaching sessions and course materials. Canva is also highly effective for having my students design communication products based on their research work.
PositiveThis online platform allows to create customizable graphics, printed documents, flyers, brochures, infographics, magazines, professional presentations, and many other communication materials. The program operates on a drag-and-drop system and provides a wide range of templates, frames, icons, photos, graphs, designs, and other accompanying tools, making it easy and fast to create various graphic products. Additionally, the sharing feature enables collaborative work on creations. Canva allows to produce high-quality visuals, boosting brand image and productivity. Moreover, this software saves time and money as it enables users to create their own materials without the need for a graphic designer. Finally, Canva is a user-friendly, intuitive tool that is easy to use even for beginners and offers a good price-quality ratio for its paid version.
NegativeThe program has many useful features, but unfortunately, they are either paid or limited, which is unfortunate for those who require a highly advanced editing tool. Additionally, it is necessary to obtain the paid version to remove watermarks, which is a significant drawback. Lastly, customer service is not easily accessible.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10
An optimal way to create new images from scratch.
4 out of 5 stars Date: May 14 2023SummaryCanva has perfected the way we design new things for our company, we use Canva constantly to design new banner ads, images for our social media, new posts and much more. Canva has been an important platform and with incredible effectiveness in the design of banners, we have created banners to advertise in new campaigns through mail, in addition, Canva has allowed us to design images from scratch for our publications, images on any subject, with any color and with any size, the great thing about this is that Canva allows us to modify the download size of each image, this in order to use that image for specific destinations, I can download an exact image to be published on my social networks or In my Instagram feed, Canva gives me custom dimensions depending on the purpose of my image. In general, I think that Canva has behaved appropriately and has allowed us to create many images while saving time, since it is a platform that allows us to work together, create new images with collaboration between colleagues, edit new videos, edit time frames videos and audio tracks and much more. Canva is complete for designing any image for any medium.
PositiveCanva is the ideal platform to be able to have a complete design of various types of banners, generate new covers, generate interactive images and much more, it really is a fairly complete design platform that helps to perfect the design of any image without previous experience. Next, the positive things that this platform has.
1.- The first positive feature that can be found within this platform is the logo creation function, since this function allows you to create a new professional for your personal brand or your new company, this function allows you to create the logo and at same time create covers, interactive images, create vectors and much more. This function is very important to create various things from any logo, you can generate advertising banners, brochures and much more. It is important to highlight that this function allows you to create a logo from scratch, you can customize the catalog design, change colors, change the size and you can even add shapes and objects to each logo.
2.- Another function that I loved is the collage creation function, I like this function a lot since it allows me to obtain it from the application for mobile devices and also from the version for computers, this function allows me to create a fairly complete collage at From any number of images, I can create a collage of five images or many more images, I can add the number of boxes I want to each collage made. In addition, this function also allows me to modify or customize the general design of each of the collages, to add my own and more attractive design.
3.- The third feature that I liked about this platform is that I can create all kinds of invitations, business cards or invitation cards, this platform allows me to create a totally personalized invitation card, with different striking drawings and offers me the ability to easily add the date, arrival time and much more to each invitation. The invitations within this platform are done very easily, thanks to the drag-and-drop editor I can create an invitation in a few minutes.
4.- Canva allows you to edit videos within its platform, this function is essential and despite the fact that it does not offer such professional and complete video editing, I still consider that it is an essential function and that it is useful for those people who are just starting out in video editing. Video editing in Canva is basic and very easy to use, you can edit videos of any number of minutes, render new videos without spending a lot of resources, create new animations in videos and much more.
5.- Canva allows me to create interactive and collaborative images, it allows me to create and edit images together with the collaboration of new people, this is fantastic because I can design new brochures or advertising banners together with the support of my colleagues. Another thing I liked is that Canva allows you to fully edit photos from your mobile device, you can edit new photos from your gallery, change contrasts, change the scale of each photo and even its colors, editing from the mobile device is too complete with Canva.NegativeThere are several negative things that can be found when using Canva, these negative things are:
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1.- When using Canva, you must have a good device, be it a good computer or a good mobile phone, since the platform consumes a lot of resources every time it is going to process a new edited image, in addition, it also consumes a lot of resources at time to edit a new video. Also, every time you add new objects, new shapes and new animations to each image or presentation, the consumption increases even more within the platform, so it is recommended to use a device that can support this high consumption.
2.- The free version of Canva is quite limited in most aspects and sections within the platform. Currently, you can't get as full access to Canva's templates when using a free version, you will only be able to use 5% of all available templates, for example, if you want to design a new brochure or a new presentation, you will need to use templates very basic and with very normal designs, you will also have limitations on the number of animations that you can use for the videos that you are editing. I really don't recommend this free version because it doesn't provide as comprehensive access to image and video editing and creation. -
Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
It solves many problems, especially when creating content for social networks.
5 out of 5 stars Date: Feb 27 2023SummaryIt is a very powerful tool that anyone who is dedicated to design can use it, regardless of whether they are a professional or a person who wants to make their personal brand within this platform without having any knowledge of design, it is clear that if you have more knowledge on the subject regarding colors and fonts will have good results, but with Canva templates you can achieve many things without having any idea of design and still get good results with this platform. The AI makes the job much easier when creating an image without having to compose it in a traditional way, I am aware that it is not perfect, but I found it wonderful that with a simple text you can get very close to the idea that You have thought of an image and that with a large number of hits you manage to create an image.
Positive* I found the idea of being able to integrate AI into Canva interesting, since it allows speeding up the design of any creation within this platform without having to consider making images, since that requires time that can be implemented to finish any design made in more quickly. Canva. During my experience with the tool to convert text to images, I can say that if such elaborate images are not needed, the AI will be able to create images with a fairly high fidelity with respect to the inserted text, however, not everything is rosy and there are times when the AI does things that don't make sense or go very well with the requests it's been given to create an image, so it can take several tries to get a good result. For the rest, and in general, it does a good job of allowing images to be created out of nothing from a simple text, thus being able to capture an idea more quickly.
* I love the great variety of designs that can be done in Canva since it has many templates depending on the purpose or what the design to be created is for, since there are no limits to this platform. This platform is a good tool for anyone starting out in the world of design, as it allows you to create everything from print designs, for example, business and identification cards, shirt designs, to resumes and magazine covers, which is very useful since that in programs for professionals such as Photoshop you must have more advanced knowledge and more when it comes to powering the designs in examples that preview the final work or design. So Canva is ideal for this job since you can have previews immediately and you can make the respective changes in case something does not look right or simply make any modifications before printing. For the world of digital marketing there are also templates for the different social networks since each one of them has its dimensions depending on whether it is for a post, cover or profile image, there is no template that escapes this platform.
* Video editing within this platform was one of the features that I liked about this platform as I thought they only focused on creating image layouts, however it is also possible to create videos for social media and gesture as well They have templates that allow you to work with the maximum resolutions of each social network, so there will be no problem with compatibility and video quality when you want to upload a video to a social network. Videos created for a social network can also be adapted and transferred to the dimensions of another, obviously it will have a difference in whether it is horizontal or vertical, but that would depend on the creator and what he wants to show.Negative* The text editor is very limited compared to other graphic design tools, it is very simple and cannot be formatted much, although I can make the text have a different shape than usual, which is to be able to curve it and in addition to that animations can be added to the text, this does not mean that it is the perfect text editor for this type of design platform. I understand very well that Canva is oriented to be able to make designs very quickly and without so much effort since it does not have a very complex interface, however, they can add a little more advanced functions that allow the user the freedom to tweak the text as desired. They are the separations or width of it, and also an endless number of tools found in other design platforms. There is no harm in having more tools than just changing the font, colors, orientation and curve, so that on special occasions certain tweaks to the texts will be needed to avoid having to apply certain techniques so that a design remains as the user intends to do.
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* I can't use Canva without an internet connection and it's a bit frustrating because if I want to design something in an environment where I don't have an internet connection, I won't be able to do more than just sketch on paper so that after having the internet I can translate my ideas to Canva as there is no way to use this platform offline.
* The performance of this platform can be a problem for some users as both the web version and the Windows version tend to freeze if you don't have a computer with decent features that can afford to use Canva and another platform or software running at the same time. time, in the case of the version of browsers you will simply need a computer with enough RAM that at least allows the browser not to be saturated by the resources that Canva needs since it has often happened to me that the tab freezes and everything is lost for "lack of memory". So, it must be considered that the person who will use this platform to carry out any type of design with this platform does not have problems to be able to complete their designs without the browser crashing at any time. -
Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
It is a good tool for non-professionals in graphic design.
5 out of 5 stars Date: Sep 24 2022SummaryI have been able to create multiple brochures, prints, business cards, posts for my social networks, presentations and even design coffee cups for the company. I have not needed a professional designer at all to carry out all these works mentioned above and much more, I do not want to say that Canva degrades the work of graphic designers, but rather that it makes it easier for those who do not know how in my almost and want use a cheaper and more practical solution than hiring a designer. Thanks to Canva I did not have the need to do everything on my own, but rather we divided the work with others in order to be able to finish the design we were making more quickly and also have feedback on how the final image should be. It should be noted that this platform greatly helps marketing through social networks by being able to create more striking, quality and professional content, they are not just simple images, but with Canva everything is more elaborate, with a very simple platform I have been able to achieve many things without the need to know expensive and complicated design tools that make me waste time just learning.
Positiveº It has a large number of templates that you can use, if you don't know how to start you can choose what your image is intended for and choose the type of image you want to make within the creation of your design. Whether it is for the thumbnail for YouTube or a cover or post for Facebook, all this helps you to automatically select the dimensions and characteristics of the place where you will put your design.
º The gallery of images that you have within this platform is very wide, being able to find almost everything you need without having to buy an image on another platform, without having to make them from scratch and without having to search for it in Google to be able to can it in my designs.
º It is very complete to be able to make any type of design, I cannot compare it with Photoshop, but I can say that it has a large number of functions that I can use to create posts, banners, thumbnails, resumes, presentations, etc. Anything I can think of I can create. I can also add shapes, text, upload my own images, etc. to help complement my design in case something is missing and I have that missing on my computer.
º Its platform is friendly and simple, that's why I can mention that anyone without experience in design can work within this platform without getting lost in the attempt. I like that everything can be done with drag and drop without requiring keyboard shortcuts since everything is visually placed so that in a couple of clicks you can add or edit the elements that will make up the image you are designing.
º I can work collaboratively in case of having to face large editing projects. I can include my entire team so I can have help when I need to do a large number of designs or edit a single design with multiple people so I can get better feedback on how they like the final edit to look.Negativeº I would like it to have an offline mode in some way since this platform is entirely online, so if you don't have an internet connection, you probably won't be able to carry out your design ideas. It would be nice if it could be installed like any software for Windows or Mac and thus allow you to continue creating or editing a design without the need and obligation of being able to have an internet connection.
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º It does not have shape cutouts, I have tried everything to make that type of cutout and not just the aspect ratio cutout. I would like to be able to have that type of function or an option that can cut freely and be able to cut the cuts that I want with the shapes and measures that I want and thus make it more practical to cut an image and paste it in some design in which I am working.
º To be an easy-to-use design platform for any experienced or inexperienced user, video editing seems to exceed that ease as its editing features are too limited. It doesn't even measure up to Microsoft's old Movie Maker and knowing that it has very basic functions, however, the Clipchamp app for Windows is much more complete and easier to use than the editor that comes with Canva.
º It has a limit with the size of the image that can be uploaded, apparently it does not work very well with large image sizes and it is annoying to have to go to another design platform just to be able to reduce the image size, wasting time. It could be useful if it had an internal size converter that allows you to do this type of thing without having to resort to external platforms to do this type of work and thus I do not need to leave Canva since all my design can be done there.
º I would like the icons or vectors to be ordered according to their classification and not only show me a bunch of images in the results which I have to search for one by one, making the creative design process more tedious by having to search for something similar that I need to put inside my designs. -
Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
Extremely creative application to make impactful designs.
5 out of 5 stars Date: May 30 2022SummaryCanva is a productive and versatile tool that helps in creating designs with ease. There are immense features and tools with templates to help to get a head start in the design process.
Positive1. It has some great tools that let the user design extremely professional designs easily.
2. There is a template for every topic, which makes the software quite versatile to use.
3. It lets you add images, videos, texts and even graphics in any design easily and without any addition cost.
4. The trial version is enough to browse and experience all the features and tools.NegativeIt is extremely easy to use and is flawless, I didn't find any cons in my usage.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
Great Free Design Software for Nonprofits
5 out of 5 stars Date: Feb 26 2022SummaryOverall this software is incredible and I would recommend it to anyone, especially nonprofits who can get the Pro edition for free.
PositiveThis software is great and can make anyone feel like a designer. The best part is, that the Pro version is free for nonprofits.
NegativeThe one downside to the software is that it heavily pushes its own printing service, whereas less expensive options are usually available.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
Easy to use!
5 out of 5 stars Date: Feb 23 2022SummaryThe pros outweigh the cons massively.
Yes, a Canva pro can be expensive.
But if you have the option to split the cost with others, it helps.
I love how I can be as creative as I want, use all features and extras. The choices are limitless.PositiveA variety of elements to choose from: pictures, themes, templates, sounds.
You can create pretty much anything: covers, posters, pictures, videos, the list is endless.
Easy to use.
You can have multiple emails linked to the 1 Canva pro account.NegativeThe price alone can be quite high.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
Canva has made graphics work easy for everyone
5 out of 5 stars Date: Jun 10 2022SummaryOverall, I am very satisfied with the software. I can design my basic graphics work on the go from laptop or smartphone. It is a fast solution to simple graphics work.
PositiveThe main Pros of this software are:
1. It can be used in any part of the world without any fixed requirement.
2. It supports cross-platform & so you can use it with whatever you have.
3. Thousand of pre-built templates to match your requirement.
4. Powerful presentation builder.
5. Presenter mode for the online meetings.
6. Easy solution for creating banners, logos or any graphics work.
7. No prior expertise required. Simply drag & drop to start your design.NegativeCanva is a perfect software as per requirement. It is a cloud-based software therefore it will not be wise to expect photoshop performance in all aspects from this software.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
Excellent graphic design software for all levels
5 out of 5 stars Date: Aug 19 2022SummaryOverall I love using Canva in both its free version for personal use and the pro subscription at my job. My organization creates all its print, social and website graphics through Canva because of the multiple platform-specific templates. The ability to create custom sized documents in inches or pixels is excellent for working with our website build, and we have recently moved the design of our print newsletter in-house partially because of the ease of building it in Canva's platform. Overall, this is an excellent design software for the price and with the ability to add team members, one person can have a pro subscription for the entire organization, making the cost very reasonable for a solution our entire design and marketing team can use. On a personal level, I use the free version of Canva to create my own social media posts and some freelance graphic design work, and have found it more than adequate for what I need to use it for in my personal work.
PositiveEasy to use on-stop platform to design any social media, print, or website graphics, ability to collaborate on projects with a team, large selection of stock photos and graphics, easy to use customization options, ease of uploading graphics and elements, ability to resize designs for multiple platforms.
NegativeLearning curve of using some of the editing features, many features, fonts and stock photos locked to the Pro option only, layer editing can be difficult if using many small elements in a design, often click on and drag the wrong item in a build that uses multiple layered elements.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
It is a very simple but complete graphic design tool.
5 out of 5 stars Date: Dec 06 2022SummaryI like this tool because it allowed me to decide on my own the design of certain things that I have done within my company. Typically you should hire an expensive graphic designer who will do the job of doing whatever design is assigned to you the most however this is a bit costly when you don't use the designer as often as you get a good return on investment . With Canva I had no barriers when facing the problems I had when I wanted to create business cards, letters, certificates, even the t-shirts of my company's workers. Likewise, with this platform, without the need to have the same knowledge as a graphic designer, I was able to create posts for social networks, banners and even the design of the emails that we send to our clients. It was just a good investment for my company.
Positive+ I can import any media file into Canva not only from my PC but also from multiple platforms as Canva integrates very well with a large number of websites. This was useful for me because I have multiple images and videos in different places like the Box cloud or Google Photos, so I don't have to go through a lengthy process of exporting and then importing to Canva but can send everything at once to my designs. .
+ Its features is mainly designed for people whose knowledge of graphic design is limited or practically non-existent. So this was rewarding for me because the learning curve for this platform was not as steep as I had hoped. I have seen changes that are taking a step further than simple and easy, but that would be a bit against Canva. Everything else has been a walk being able to navigate within its functions and being able to create designs without any limitations.
+ Canva has templates for multiple designs that are not only focused on social networks but also on printing such as shirts, stickers, cards, certificates, etc. In addition, it not only focuses on the design of flat images, but I can also create gifs, videos or presentations if required. The truth is that this seemed very complete to me because it adapts very well to the type of design that one wants to achieve and this helps a lot when there is a creative block, it is enough to choose what it is going to be designed for and then choose a template to start editing.
+ Its multiplatform is very complete and I mean that both the web version and the version for any available operating system that Canva has are practically the same. So I can choose where I feel like working from which in my case is on the web since I don't have to download anything, but sometimes I also use my iPad to create my designs in case I don't want to be on the PC . I can do all this without feeling limited between one version and another since I have all the functionalities regardless of where I want to do my designs.
+ It has useful tools for people who do not know graphic design and want to start learning and enhance their designs. Within the Canva website there is a “Learn” section where there are blogs with a lot of information regarding the use of color, combination of various typefaces, a better presentation for social media posts and more. In addition, not only this is what Canva offers, but also in the "Learn" section there is a "Designschool" section which has free courses to speed up the learning process that allows good results with the designs. I have used the "Learn" section a lot because there are things that I was not aware of and now my entire creative process has become much easier by having tips that help me make everything more striking and professional looking.Negative- It is becoming a tool for professionals, with this I do not want to contradict myself when this tool is for people with little design knowledge, but I have noticed after each update that they have added more features that make it more complex for people who do not we are in the field of graphic design, and this overwhelms me and worries me since before it was more practical to create a post for a social network. However, now it has so many editing tools that simplicity disappears, don't say it's wrong that they add more features that allow the creative freedom of each user who uses Canva, I'm just saying that they should create a section for professionals and for those who They don't have that much design knowledge.
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- The text editor does not have a feature to recommend auto-generated text using pre-indexed words. I have been to several publishing sites and in some I have come across an idea generator that, through a few words that I want to include in the text, generates a text according to the emotion that I want to convey. I know that sounds like a great tool, but currently that is possible and it would also be useful to have that feature in Canva when you have writer's block or need auto-generated text templates to get an idea of the content you want to write within. a post.
- The basic plans are very limited, this negative point has not affected me, but it has affected those who are not going to use Canva professionally, because if the use of this platform is not going to be projected in the future or it will not be used very much Often it's okay to use Canvas with its free version. On the other hand, if you will use Canvas for a more professional environment in which its use will be more than just simple posts for social networks, then I would recommend buying a plan. I say this from experience as your gallery, editing and template will be very limited in exploiting your creative process, it will also affect the way you export your designs as it will not have all the features you want. So I would recommend considering what you want your ultimate purpose to be and how often you will use this platform based on your needs. -
Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10
Very helpful for non-designers to create decent graphics
5 out of 5 stars Date: Jun 01 2022SummaryOverall I would rate my experience- in the capacity of a blogger, as Excellent. However, I am a blogger and my use of graphic functionalities is limited and relevant to the topic I write about. But I am pretty sure that the professional designers would also love Canva as it has many advanced features as well.
PositiveI love the overall interface that packs comprehensive features but in an eye-friendly organized visual format. I am a blogger and need to frequently add good graphics within my posts but I am not a qualified graphic designer. Canva helps me to quickly create decent visual materials with least efforts. Many times I just select the templates and make a few changes to personalize them. It allows me to get a readymade themed material complete with matching background, typography and right positioning. Besides, I can simply select the specific formats like social posts, presentations etc. to see the different templates related to that format. What I love the most is the workspace area. I can easily find and add the quick readymade creative bits like icons, styles, etc. to give a personal touch to any template. I also love the mobile app version of Canva and sometimes use it for making images for social media posts. The elements section has got lots of icons and even the free ones look so professional. I can also change style or recolor any desired element. The option for grouping help me to group different elements together so that they respond uniformly to any changes like resizing. Downloads are decently fast and I can also share the completed images right from the workspace area. Overall it is a great option to overcome creative block or lack of technical graphic skills.
NegativeI am not a professional designer and so I frequently use just limited features (necessary for any specific blog post) from a huge collection of advanced features that Canva has. In that capacity, I don't find any cons. However, I think that people who want to use Canva primarily for designing professional graphics may appreciate some more customization of graphics in terms of changing the shape of the template elements- like curving a straight line or straightening the curves, etc.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 8 out of 10
Easy process for designing
4 out of 5 stars Date: Aug 14 2022SummaryCanva became a great work tool for me when I was struggling with designing different posts for our social media, and when I started using it I felt like it automatically opened up my creativity and it made me realize that designing doesn't have to be difficult for things to look good and polished and that we can use a tool that can help us speed up the process and at the same time make our designs look good and polished. It makes content-creation so easy and I can't stress enough how much time it has saved me and how many compliments I get for how professional our social media looks and how great our photos look thanks to its photo editor. I have been able to continuously grow our business presence and Canva has provided a great and smooth experience during this time, and because it's so simple, it also meant for me that it didn't require any prior learning for me to start using this software and it was time that I invested in designing more things for our business. It has been a reliable tool that, to this day, continues to help us create more beautiful and stunning content for every project that we plan, and we are able to plan more projects knowing this tool will be there for support.
PositiveCanva is a helpful resource that allows me to create beautiful designs for different type of projects with a professional and delicate look. It comes with a variety of pre-built templates for almost anything that we can imagine, that are easy to customize with our own information and presets, making it so simple to open up our imagination when it comes to designing, especially if we're on a creativity block, but it's also easy to create our own designs from scratch and have it turn out visually-engaging for our public. I like that this solution is not expensive at all and it allows you to access pro features for a decent price, as well as having many tools that I believe are so important for designing different flyers or posters, such as being able to access different presets, videos, fonts and images to add to my design from their own library. Another important aspect that Canva allows me to do is to customize our designs with our brand in mind and having tools that can add our own logo, business name and more to make our designs look exactly the way we want to portray our brand, and we can also resize everything to our liking depending on the type of project we're making, without sacrificing quality of our designs.
With Canva, designing becomes an easy job that we feel we are able to do with more peacefulness and more quickness, because its features make the process of designing more simple, like its "drag and drop" feature in which we can drag any sort of information into our canva and organize it there without much trouble. And not only Canva can help us with creating our different flyers, infographics or posters for any project, it also includes a great video editing tool which has helped us tremendously by making our videos look very professional and without any watermarks that other softwares often include.NegativeWhen we started using Canva and used the free plan, we noticed that the availability of free templates was quite limited, which made us upgrade to the paid version of this software so we could access more templates and also have different access to other features in video and photo editing. Still, I believe that there can be more variety in the templates that are accessible to the free users because in my experience, there weren't many to choose from when I was a free user. I also believe there are some features that can do even better than they do now; for example, the search function could be more optimized to be able to search more specific content or more specific images that are related to our search and if we see one specific image that we like, the search could be filtered to show more images like that one, as other search tools do. Another thing that can also be improved is the amount of bandwith it requires for a smooth design process, as I have noticed that it will sometimes take too long to load different presets or it will be slow when working on our designs because of bad connection. Lastly, I don't really enjoy the mobile app as I find it difficult to use and I feel like the UI just doesn't work on the go, which is when I'm mostly using my phone, so I just prefer to simply use my desktop to work on designs because of this issue I find with the mobile app.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
The Best Online Design Tool for Starters!
5 out of 5 stars Date: Jan 11 2022SummaryDiscovering Canva and using it has been one of my greatest decisions in school, volunteer work and even part-time! You can easily create designs by drag-and-drop plus there's a huge variety of templates available! You can even share your design; a feature that I usually use so that people at my organization can edit important details even though I'm not onboard. Just one of the best!
Positive· User Friendly Interface
· Very dynamic features for beginners!
· Intuitive designs and lots of beautiful free templates!Negative· Platform works only online
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Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10
Creates beautiful UI designs.
5 out of 5 stars Date: Jan 01 2022SummaryCanva is a great tool to create modern designs for almost any usage. It can be used for creating business cards, images, or UI designs. The user interface of the application succeeds in achieving the simplicity and showcasing all the necessary tools on the main editing panel, so a beginner doesn't have to wander to find any tool.
PositiveCanva has some great tool that helps in creating beautiful and multipurpose designs. The tools include a very broad colour palette that helps in achieving the exact same colour in the design as planned or iterated. Aside from creating, it also helps in editing designs. There are multiple premade templates also available for almost every purpose for creating design on the go.
NegativeThe basic plan does not have enough storage to store multiple projects, and the paid subscription is a bit expensive for single individuals.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10
Very varied platform when it comes to offering advanced editing tools.
4 out of 5 stars Date: Sep 24 2022SummaryCanva is a multipurpose platform, the way in which this platform can greatly favor photo editing and slide creation and fantastic, with the help of this platform you can design brochures, create infographics and much more, it is a platform that offers tools quite varied to develop quality when creating presentations. Since I started using this platform I have felt totally comfortable, the experience it has given me has been excellent, despite the fact that various authorizations have to be carried out within the web version, so that it does not become slow when it comes to load a lot of information inside the browser. The potential that this form has is incredible, I really recommend it for any type of company, it will help you avoid and perfect the photographs that you have to use for various work purposes, In addition, you will also be able to avoid all kinds of presentations together, with the collaboration of your work team, creating a slide with the collaboration of your colleagues is fantastic, all the changes must be in real time and will be finished in less time. I loved the entire platform, I really enjoy using it and will continue to use it long term for my financial services business.
PositiveCanva is a magnificent service when it comes to editing, and creating new slides, presentations, modifying images and much more, the amount of things you can do with this platform is very varied, since it provides you with very advanced tools to develop many things within the same platform. One of the main things that I like about this platform is that it has many designs in the form of themes available for each presentation that you are making, these templates or themes will help you to have a more optimal design in the presentation, Iris sir formal, designs creative and many more, so using an optimal design for your presentation will not be a problem within this platform, in addition, all the templates are fully modifiable. Another great feature of this platform is that it has excellent synchronization. When working together within a presentation, you can add a collaborator to your presentation and edit it simultaneously with that person, all changes will be seen in real time and this will facilitate a lot of collaborative work, you can create a presentation as the participation of several colleagues. I also loved the experience that the mobile device version gave me, although I use this mobile version for modifying and editing photos from my gallery, I also consider it to be a very useful platform when it comes to editing photos, you can apply various filters, modify contrasts, apply saturation and much more.
NegativeOne of the main things that have to be improved within this platform is regarding the fluidity of the web version, on some occasions I have been modifying a presentation that contains a lot of information, and I have noticed how the web version and the browser become a little slow when loading all that information, I think the web version should be much better, yielding better results no matter how much information there is within each presentation. Another of the negative characteristics of this platform is that it has many limitations when it comes to presenting a slide on a computer without an Internet connection, because you will have to download the presentation in a PDF file or through images, this will cause the presentation to not have any type of animation inside the text fields or the drawings that you have inserted. This platform does not have any executable file to present the slide when there is no internet connection, so I really do not recommend this platform if you are thinking of using it in that way, I recommend you always have an internet connection so that you can present your slides on any place.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
Feel Confident in Your Design
5 out of 5 stars Date: Dec 05 2022SummaryThis is the software I tell the most people in my life about. I truly use this in my professional and personal life frequently, and have been very happy with Canva the entire time I have used it.
PositiveIt is so easy to learn, and helps you make your materials look good. There is a vast array of design options, and there truly is a plethora of items for free. For the first time, I finally like the way my flyers and infographics look. I've also gotten several compliments and questions on what software I use for my presentations! My secret is always Canva.
NegativeAlthough the free option is great and has quite a bit for no cost, the paid option is pretty noticeably better. As long as you're okay with paying (a fairly reasonable fee), it is well worth it. The search function took some time for me to get used to and figure out how to best utilize it, so don't be overwhelmed if you can't find what you're looking for right away. I honestly don't have many other cons because the software has worked incredibly well for me!
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Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
Designs of all kinds and for various business occasions.
4 out of 5 stars Date: Apr 26 2022SummaryCanva has been an essential program for making various designs for our entire company. Canva is being used by a large part of the employees of our company, in various sectors Canva is totally useful as it helps them create slides to present specific information and also helps them create optimal designs for all types of activities that we have assigned to them. Canva has been a fairly complete software, there are still some things to add to the Canva system to make it more optimal and more complete, however, with the current functions we have been able to make high quality designs for all types of activity, it has also served to make banners for our advertising campaigns.
PositiveCanva is a very multifunctional platform to develop various types of activities, you can create from slides, to brochures or image designs in general, even various banners can be made on this same platform. There are several positive aspects of Canva, this platform has a very comfortable work structure, it helps the designs to be completely colorful and gratifying for the public, the things that most caught my attention in a positive way were:
1. Canva offers me completely accessible stock images of all kinds, it has a large library of images for all kinds of topics that the presentation is about, this library of images allows us to insert them into our presentation and make it much more complete, with images that are related to the topic of the presentation.
2. I love the collaborative feature that Canva has, it allows me to present, design and much more in a collaborative way, with the participation of more people online. My colleagues and friends can help me create a design in Canva, while they are on their computers and I am on mine, we can create and edit the presentation and all the changes will be seen in real time, it's amazing how I can have a job collaborative.
3. The templates that Canva offers me are not static, they are fully editable templates, you can modify the standard colors and you can also modify the layout of the template. There is a wide variety of templates and this has helped me to create different presentations and designs for every occasion.
4. It is an excellent mechanism to create a logo from scratch, we have created our company's logo with this fantastic program and the results were innovative, it has been a complete logo with very high quality colors.NegativeOne of the main problems that we presented when using Canva is that we could not center some text or some image, in order to center an object on a design sheet, we had to calculate how long the sheet was and thus be able to center it , there is no guide line for easy centering. Another thing that I did not like is that although the image library is very complete and offers all kinds of images, there are some more professional images that are paid, I think that there should be no additional fees for images since we have If you're on a Canva paid plan, it would be great to be able to access more professional images at no additional cost. Finally, there is no mobile app that allows us to make designs in Canva, currently we can only make some designs from the web version and for computers.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 9 out of 10
The best way to have a personalized design for all your slides, an accessible platform and low prices.
4 out of 5 stars Date: Aug 05 2022SummaryCanva is a software that is really worth it if you are looking for a platform where you can make all kinds of designs and presentations, this platform works very well on all types of computers, no matter what operating system you are using, in the same way will bring the same editing tools. This platform is far superior to PowerPoint or Prezi, its way of providing a fairly clean design is impressive, and you can also use a large list of text sources that will help you make the design you are creating much more professional. This is an excellent option to consider if you are looking for a design platform. All the prices of their plans are quite accessible, very low and will help you obtain a design tool that will be useful for many things in general, in addition, this platform has with a free trial that will help you use really basic templates, but that will provide a more attractive visualization for all your designs or presentations, although the mobile free trial must be used and the limits of it should be expanded. These tools have very little fluency when used in their web version, so if you have bought it, I totally recommend that you use the download version for computers, you will have much better fluency and you will make all your designs much more complete, since there are some tools that can only be used in the computer version. I am happy with the effectiveness of having this design platform, within the effects of projects it has been totally useful because it also helps us keep our social networks active, it also allows us to create presentations to present important information to our employees. It is a service with a lot of potential for design, I recommend it without a doubt.
PositiveCanva is an excellent platform to have an excellent design for all kinds of Instagram stories, you can also use it to create brochures, infographics, presentations, edit a video, create an Instagram post and much more, it is a graphic design tool quite complete that will help you meet several of your design goals, its tools are quite varied, which will allow you to create all kinds of designs, with all kinds of colors and shapes, there are several advantageous and positive things within this design platform , as they are:
1.- With the help of Canva you can have a fairly organized presentation or design, this platform has a text and shape centering tool, so everything you insert into the presentation you are making, you can enter then only a few In a few seconds, you can also enter the images or videos that you have inserted into the presentation, since it helps you to have a fairly organized presentation with respect to the information that you implement in it.
2.- The Canva platform will help you create all kinds of designs with the help of predesigned templates that it will offer you in a section of the platform, when you access to make a design, on the left side you will find a section where you have a great number of templates, who is templates for all types of occasions or topics, in this way you can choose the template that best suits your needs, and you can organize the information with a much more attractive design. The templates are quite nice, there is quite a variety and quite a few colors to choose from. It is important to note that there are free templates and paid templates, the large number of dishes that exist are free, so you should not worry about using one of them.
3.- Another thing that I like about this platform is that when you choose to use a bed for a large company, the platform will automatically offer you to create a shared folder, this shared folder is quite useful because you can store all the presentations there or designs that you make, in this way all the people in your company will be able to have access to that shared folder and view all the designs, you can also modify the seconds. This shared folder is quite useful, as it helps us share all the designs with another work colleague without the need to use a third-party storage platform.
4.- It is also important to highlight the great variety of shapes and drawings that you can insert in all your presentations thanks to the Canva platform, I have noticed that when making a design, within a section I can visualize large amounts of shapes, you can insert arrows, geometric shapes, circles, graphs, drawings of animated characters and much more that help make your slide much more complete and interactive with information.
5.- The application available for computers and quite comfortable, I downloaded this application when I started using this platform, and I must admit that the authorization I have given it during all this time has been really good. I am very satisfied with the experience that this download talk application has shown me, since it is very light on my computer and also helps me create all kinds of designs without consuming so many computer resources.NegativeI have noticed that during the free trial version of this platform it is not possible to upload some type of font that you want for the text that you have inserted inside your presentation, For example, if you have inserted a text before and you need to change the font to a font of own text, to upload that font within the platform you have to use the premium version of the platform, this option should be completely free so that free users can have a more extensive use of the design platform. However, this negative feature has not affected our company directly because we use a paid version, but I think this feature should be for Twitter so that they can enjoy it. Another of the negative things about this service is that when you use its web version, you will feel that fluidity is one of the negative points it has, I totally recommend using the carlo vale version for computers, because it will consume much less resources and You will be able to make several designs in a fluid way, the computer web version, this web version becomes a bit neat when you insert a lot of information into the presentation or when you insert many images at the same time. Another negative thing that I have noticed is that the mobile version is too limited compared to the Web version, this mobile version promises that you can edit all the photos you want from your gallery, however, the edition of These photos are largely premium features, to enjoy the large number of filters available you will have to upgrade to a paid version, so if you want to use the free trial within your mobile device I really don't recommend it, it won't be beneficial.
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Would you Recommend to Others? 10 out of 10
We have obtained various benefits that have helped us expand our sales and generate better quality advertising.
4 out of 5 stars Date: Jul 11 2022SummaryThe general experience that we have obtained with this platform has been positive because our company is very important to have attractive designs and generate presentations that have a good organization in the information that has been inserted, we are a real estate company and weekly we carry out several presentations for our clients, so this platform has been key to analyzing those presentations and having a specific design. Another of the things that has helped to solve this platform is the fact of making designs for advertising within our company, within the sales sector we work together with the marketing sector, so this platform has helped us to create designs for advertising campaigns, in this way we can attract the attention of many more customers and generate more sales in the long run. Canva has quite beneficial features for us and for the company in general, since it helps to generate quality designs and allows presentations to be much more attractive. I am happy to be using Canva within my company, the results we have obtained during these two years of use are impressive and it allowed me to boost advertising and sales within our company.
PositiveCanva is an excellent way to create slides and presentations, this platform has as its main objective to provide a place where people can make impressive designs without downloading any application for computers. The general operation of Canva is quite good, it is a very well developed platform that helps the user to make all kinds of designs in a matter of minutes, one of the things that I liked the most about this platform was the following:
- One of the main positive things that is important to highlight about this software is that it has a large number of templates available to all users, this platform also has premium templates, so to access the entire list of templates, you will have to pay an additional fee or subscribe to a payment plan. However, the vast majority of free templates in this software are attractive and help users to create impressive designs, in addition, accessing premium templates is quite easy and has a fairly low cost.
- The mobile application works great, it has all the built-in functions of the Canva web version, this helps users to create designs or continue the Edition of a specific design that they have been developing from the web version. The operation of the application for mobile devices is quite good, it is an application that consumes very little space on the device and does not affect its performance during its operation, this means that you can make various designs without worrying about the performance of your device .
- Canva's support team is quite attentive, they are active 24 hours a day and seven days a week to solve all kinds of doubts from users, technical support is one of the best things that this platform has, since that help you join the platform and help you adapt to its functionalities.
- Another thing that I like about this platform is that you can also avoid all types of PDF files. All you have to do is import the document to the platform and you will be able to immediately edit it completely. Within this platform you can also enter all kinds of text animations, add shapes of various sizes and you can also add arrows, this platform has many functions that help the presentation or design you are making take on a much more attractive design.NegativeMy experience with the help of Canva has been excellent during all this time that we have been using it, however, we have also noticed some negative factors which have directly affected the experience that we can have within this platform, I must admit that these negative factors limit a little the use of the platform, these were:
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- There is no type of application available for computers, which must be downloaded and used without accessing the browser. Having an application for computers would help users feel much more comfortable as they could use the platform without having to have an Internet connection or without having to enter a website. This is one of the things that is quite necessary within this software, I hope that soon they can implement it to expand the user experience.
- This platform does not have a text alignment system, this makes it quite difficult to center some text, some image or some specific shape, I would love for this software to have a system that helps me to order the text correctly or the various forms that you insert within the presentation that you are making. This feature is quite important and I hope that soon you will be able to implement it, to make editing presentations even easier.
- Canva allows users to modify or apply some type of filter to the images they have in their main gallery. However, this function is not as perfect as it seems, since users who are enjoying a free trial can only use approximately three filters, this is a negative factor because it would be excellent for users to be able to enjoy all the books during the free trial period, this would help users to correctly test the platform and the filters it offers.