Canva, the leading online design platform, recently unveiled its biggest redesign in over a decade at the Canva Create event in Los Angeles. The platform introduced a new homepage and editing experience to streamline workflows and boost workplace productivity. With a focus on improving user experience, Canva’s revamped platform includes a contextual editing toolbar with one-click background remover and Magic Studio AI tools, a customizable homepage to favorite designs and templates, and enhanced search filters for easier navigation.
In addition to the redesign, Canva also announced the launch of Canva Enterprise, a subscription service tailored for large organizations with complex design and security requirements. This new offering enables businesses to create a significant number of designs and templates, collaborate internally at scale, and secure brand assets with admin tools. Canva Enterprise includes features like scalable cloud storage, centralized account management, and security tools such as Canva Shield, SSO, SCIM, and MFA to protect organizational data.
Canva’s Magic Studio, a popular AI-powered editing suite, introduced six new features to enhance design capabilities. These features include Magic Media, Magic Design for high-quality presentations, Resize and Magic Switch for easy conversion of designs, Styles & Layout tool for brand customization, an improved AI-powered photo editor, and Highlights for selecting aesthetic clips from videos. Additionally, Enhance Voice feature enhances audio quality in videos.
Canva also introduced new features to its Visual Suite that allow users to track changes, collaborate on past edits, access approved asset libraries and templates from top companies like Amazon, Google, and Meta. The Data Autofill feature enables businesses to import data from third-party platforms, while Bulk Create streamlines the process of updating images and graphics across various designs.
Recognizing the diverse needs of different teams in a workplace, Canva introduced Work Kits – tailored tools for departments such as marketing, human resources, sales, and creative teams. These customizable toolkits can be branded using Canva’s Brand Kit to maintain consistency across designs. The company also launched Canva Courses, interactive courses that help users learn and improve their design skills across different formats like presentations, documents, and videos.
Affinity, a desktop design app acquired by Canva, released a new version with features like Variable Font support, Stroke Width tool, and compatibility with ARM64 chipsets. This aligns with Canva’s commitment to providing a comprehensive design solution for users across different platforms and devices.
Canva’s latest features and offerings demonstrate the company’s dedication to revolutionizing the design landscape. From enhanced user experience to advanced AI-powered tools, Canva continues to empower individuals and organizations to create stunning visual content. With a focus on customization, collaboration, and innovation, Canva remains at the forefront of the design industry, catering to the evolving needs of design professionals worldwide.