Canva not Quite a Digital Canvas
December 12, 2017

Canva not Quite a Digital Canvas

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 3 out of 10
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Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Canva

Canvas is only being used by a select few people from my office. I can think of one other besides me. We use it because don’t have access to the company’s graphic design software. I occasionally have used it for flyer design, my colleague for social media graphic design.
  • Canvas is great for design ideas. The layouts tend to be fresh and contemporary.
  • The multiple levels of membership are great for trying the product and for people that only need it occasionally. To me, this builds confidence in the program.
  • The mobile app makes it easy to do work on the home, or if I have to be away from the computer.
  • A product is only as good as its user. I think this service can give a false set of graphic design skills. There are more times I look at something and think this was designed by Canva. It’s a good advertisement for Canva, but not the product that advertisement is trying to sell.
  • In my experience this product doesn’t play well with print media and other design software. You can export to PDF but the size isn’t always standard. Having to edit the design in another software to make it print friendly is cumbersome to a business.
  • Having a strong design background, I look at design with a fine tooth comb. In reality most consumers don’t, so I don’t think this program has had a negative ROI or turn away clients.
Canva, unfortunately doesn’t stack up to the Adobe giant. However, it is easy to use and has contemporary designs. It is a nice tool for social media campaigns. I use this product when I have a project that needs an edgy design or when I don’t have access to Adobe.
Canva is great for a company that needs occasional designs. One that is looking for fresh modern design or where everyone is using Canva. It is not so great for a company that has an already established design aesthetic. If a few are using this program and others use other software you can easily end up with two different company looks.