Canva is a web-based design tool that makes it easy to create high-quality designs without spending money on expensive software such as Adobe Photoshop. If you're looking for an alternative way to create professional-looking designs without paying monthly fees, then Canva could be the perfect fit for your business.
What is Canva?
Canva is a free, web-based graphic design tool that allows you to create beautiful designs for your business or personal use. You can use Canva to create images and videos for social media, websites, flyers and more.
Canva has an easy-to-us drag-and-drop interface that makes it easy for anyone to create professional-looking graphics without needing any experience with design software. You don't need special skills or training either; just pick up your mouse and get started!
It's easy to use and has many features that will help you create whatever type of project you need. Even better 70% of Canva users create all their designs using only the FREE version.
How does Canva work?
Canva's primary goal is to make graphic design accessible to everyone by offering users templates and pre-made designs that they can customise with their own images and text.
With over 250,000 FREE templates, and image sizes for every type of media imaginable - from websites to social media, to flyers and presentations, the options for creativity are endless.
You can create design from scratch of access a massive range of pre-made templates.
With so many design options available, you can easily customise your designs to suit your style and branding.
Who should use Canva?
Canva is an incredible tool for anyone who wants to create a design quickly and easily. It's also perfect for people who want designs to look professional without breaking the bank, or simply improve their social media posts.
What are the best features of Canva?
Being able to access Canva across mobile and desktop and the free templates are its winning qualities. The app works in over 20 different languages, and its free version has millions of users worldwide.
Canva also has a large library of templates that come in various sizes (e.g., A4 paper) and styles (e.g., minimalist). By choosing one of these templates as your starting point for creating a new document, all the necessary elements are already there, so all you have left is to add text or photos before saving it to use wherever you want.
The Canva community comprised of more than 30 million designers who have created more than 100 million designs together!
What are the benefits of using Canva?
- Canva is a good tool for beginners. It's easy to use and learn, that makes it an ideal option for those who are just getting started.
- Canva has a large library of stock images, so you don't have to spend time searching for the right image or creating your own graphics from scratch.
- Canva is great for small businesses and non-profits because it allows them to create professional designs without needing to splash out on designers & software.
- Social media managers will also benefit from using this platform because they can easily create eye-catching images that encourage users on social media channels like Facebook and Twitter to engage with their content in new ways-like sharing an article via Pinterest boards!
- Sharing designs within a team
How much does Canva cost?
Canva has a free version which for most, contains more than enough tools, but it does have limits on Canvas's full potential. If you want more advanced features and additional layouts to choose from then the paid version is an option. Canva’s Pro version is currently charged at £10.99 per month (or £99.99 for an annual payment). Canva also offers a “Teams” option of the Pro plan where up to 5 users can access and share designs for £12.99 per month (or £129.99 for an annual payment). You can view a helpful comparison of their Free, Pro and Teams version on their website.
The premium version gives you access to all Canva's tools and services at once - including unlimited access to their stock photos library. You can also create projects that are 4K resolution (for those looking for high-quality images) as well as use templates designed by professional designers who work with Canva regularly.
Summary
If you're looking for a way to create professional-looking graphics without spending money on expensive software like Adobe Photoshop, Canva is a great option. It offers tons of templates, fonts and other resources that allow anyone--even those who aren't designers--to create beautiful designs quickly and easily. Plus, with its free version available for non-profits and small businesses, there's no reason not to try out this tool today!
If you think Canva sounds like the right tool for you and you would like to have some more hands on learning, we offer a two-hour webinar and four-day course on Canva! To find out more about these, visit the links below or get in touch with us.
Canva for Social Media - Two-hour Webinar
Learn Canva's FREE Design Tools - Four-day Course