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Canva Makes Graphic Design A Breeze
What do you like best about the product?
I came into my position with almost no previous experience in graphic design. After being introduced to Canva, I was immediately making professional quality graphics to be pushed out on social. Two years later, I still use Canva when I need a quick graphic to accompany my messages. Canva is extremely user-friendly. While there is the option to purchase elements for your designs, it's completely possible to make graphics without spending a dime. With the Canva for Work account, you can also important your own fonts and gain a lot more control over your graphics.
What do you dislike about the product?
With the basic Canva account, you have less control over your design than if you were using something like Illustrator or InDesign. The basic Canva account also does not have the option to export transparent images. However, the transparent image option is available in the Canva for Work account (as well as being able to important fonts and make your own templates).
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Canva really helps to solve the issue of getting designs out quickly and efficiently. Since it is so user friendly, any new interns that work in our office are able to easily grasp it within minutes. The Canva for Work account also makes it a lot easier to keep graphics on-brand.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I would absolutely recommend Canva (and Canva for Work) to anyone needing an easy solution to creating quick graphics.
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Super Easy and Super Fun!
What do you like best about the product?
I love that this makes designing quick content easy. It has similar features to InDesign and Photoshop, but it doesn't require a ton of technical skill. I especially like the work version. I use it at my job to store some of my brand guides, and it makes it easy to hop between clients without having to remember what colors or fonts to use.
What do you dislike about the product?
There are some downsides to this software. It's hard to collaborate with multiple people. I wish there was a feature where people could post their notes so I could improve and get approval for designs more easily. I also wish there was a way to search free templates and images. The interface can be a little tricky because it's hard to click out of the canvas or deselect something. I also wish I could get more templates!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I do social media for work, so I typically need a fast solution in order to design content. I like the work version because I can organize all of my brand assets and use them quickly. There are also a lot of template options that I like to adapt to meet my client's needs without having to go and create stuff from scratch.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you have a client with specific brand guidelines, it's totally worth the paid version. It really makes the process so much easier. Also, do the tutorials and play around with it. The more you do that, the more you'll get the value out of it.
Invaluable for small, quick graphic design projects for users with minimal exp.
What do you like best about the product?
It is multi-functional and a great quick alternative to photoshop when you want something that is quick, but professional. I've used it for social media graphics, website/email graphics, to compile coloring books and other promotional materials, to compile logos designs, etc. I really like that the different templates allow you to import your own graphics in order to make banners, postcards etc and not worry about proper dimensions. It is really a no brained and a must program for cloud based graphic design, especially if you don't have/want to learn Gimp or PSD.
What do you dislike about the product?
I really wish they would stop trying to sell me background graphics for $1. that is a rip off when I can get them for free through sites like Pixabay.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use it for small, quick graphic design projects and when I need templates I don't feel like creating by myself.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Learning curve is small, this is perfect for people who don't have graphic design experience.
Take graphics to a whole new level
What do you like best about the product?
Canva makes it super easy to create professional looking graphics that will capture your audience's attention. They do this by providing easy to use backgrounds, frames, photo-fillers, and graphics that easily work together to create a seamless image.
What do you dislike about the product?
A lot of the graphics you have to pay additional for and there is not an android app for it yet.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Creating informational graphics to share with our followers. Canva makes it easy to create the graphics needed to share either via our blog or on our social media platforms.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Be prepared to spend a few hours checking out what they offer first. Dive in and create a few graphics without saving them. Test out the interface and get comfortable with what they have to offer. There are a lot of options that are free and a lot that are paid. Pricing is great and if you are using it frequently enough it may be more beneficial to purchase a package as opposed to one or two items per graphic created.
The updated software now allows businesses to keep their custom font and color codes stored so when creating graphics, it is easier to implement branding into each creation. It also allows for a logo to be stored under branding so it can be easily implemented into the custom graphics.
The background and photo implementation are the best aspects as you can implement images into your graphic from other sources- either uploaded from your computer or from another photo purchasing site.
The updated software now allows businesses to keep their custom font and color codes stored so when creating graphics, it is easier to implement branding into each creation. It also allows for a logo to be stored under branding so it can be easily implemented into the custom graphics.
The background and photo implementation are the best aspects as you can implement images into your graphic from other sources- either uploaded from your computer or from another photo purchasing site.
Canva is amazing.
What do you like best about the product?
Canva has been a saving grace for the work I do. I work in Marketing and Communications, yet I do not have a design background. I am constantly needing to design and produce pieces for our print and online marketing pieces. Canva has allowed me to produce professional looking pieces that I would have never been able to create left to my own devices to learn the ever allusive Adobe Photoshop and Indesign.
What do you dislike about the product?
There isn't anything I dislike about Canva!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The main business problems we are solving is how to market our financial services as an investment company and a foundation, through compelling materials. The benefits we have realized through Canva, is our ability to produce high quality work in-house that was previously shipped out and cost us hundreds of dollars for a product we didn't get much say in.
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We are also super grateful that Canva is free!
Makes it easy for non-designers to make good looking images!
What do you like best about the product?
It's SO easy to use. It's great to not have to bug my designer to create images that I can do in a few minutes. I love all of the stock photos it comes with, fonts, and how quick you can create something that looks great. I also love how it does social image sizing for you. As a social media manager, that is a huge help.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish that you could search for free images and organize them by free/paid. Unfortunately I don't have a paid account and it would be awesome if I could just see everything that's free instead of scrolling through all images.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Makes it super simple to create quick images. I also can share with my team through canva without going through email or slack or something of the like.
Fast easy and eye catching
What do you like best about the product?
Pre designed layouts and pre sized social media headers
What do you dislike about the product?
Some of the text presets can get a little glitchy.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It helps me design professional looking graphics without having to buy illustrator.
Simple but effective graphic design studio for social media & flyers
What do you like best about the product?
Large library of pre-built design templates, font styles, and headlines. Your work automatically saves every few seconds so you do not have to worry about losing your designs or forgetting to save your work. Moving around elements and putting elements into the background or foreground is very easy.
I also love that you can easily upload your own graphics and images for use as elements in your canvas.
I also love that you can easily upload your own graphics and images for use as elements in your canvas.
What do you dislike about the product?
Resizing icons and elements can be trickly, and there are limitations with including lines and bars - you have to select from a library of pre-determined lines - you cannot choose the width and other style characteristics. You cannot edit color schemes, fill in areas on elements, or add transparency - that requires use of another design program like GIMP or SnagIt.
Also, uploading graphics sometimes can be slow and cause the program to crash.
Also, uploading graphics sometimes can be slow and cause the program to crash.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We needed to create collages and shareable social media graphics and we have been able to create an abundance of these. Additionally, we have a robust PPC program and have relied on Canva to create quick but appealing ads on the fly.
Love Using Canva!
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of creating professional looking graphics without a background in graphic design and without having to mess with photoshop!
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish there were more free photos and templates offered but I understand they have to make money and the graphics they sell are only a dollar for one time use.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Having to learn to use photoshop or hire someone to do our editing or graphics creations for us! We've been able to create professional looking flyers, postcards, and social media posts in a matter of minutes or an hour rather than having to trouble shoot over several hours for one product!
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Play with it! They are creating new features all the time so just pick one project you'd like to work on (like a social media posts) and figure out what works for you and your brand. It's not a complicated system to use and the number of features they have is incredible given it's a free service!
Best FREE Design App.
What do you like best about the product?
This program takes a lot of the guess work out of designing which allows you to feel confident in your designs without a degree! The options that are given to a user on the free plan are overwhelming. If we are ever looking to purchase a picture it is only $1.00 as opposed to having to purchase credits from an istock or Lightstock photo place.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish this program would allow you to play with the text more (arch, rise, etc..). I currently work under the free plan and it would be nice to change the picture dimensions at times to allow our website images to look the same without entirely recreating the image. However, I do feel this could be something we move to purchasing in the coming years.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Being a not-for-profit there are lots of other pieces we have to work on besides design. Canva is instrumental in allowing us to stay focused on the other pieces of marketing while allowing us to have a beautiful design that is created in minutes.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Look no further. If you need an web based design program, Canva is your place.
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