Easy and robust graphic design
March 25, 2020

Easy and robust graphic design

Lilian Masvutu | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Canva

Canva is a great software that is being used by different people in different departments within our organisation. It has managed to solve our design issues in-house instead of sourcing for graphic designers externally. As a marketer, I am able to design flyers and brochures to share our products with our customers. Our Human Resources department has also designed certificates that they give at our service awards and as appreciation for those that have excelled in a particular task. Our operations department has used Canva to design our quarterly magazines which they circulate internally. Using Canva has significantly reduced our costs in terms of advertising since we are now doing it in house.
  • Designing flyers, magazines, certificates and a lot of marketing materials like brochures, company profiles, etc.
  • It also has the advantage of creating design specific materials like a LinkedIn header or Twitter post/poster
  • You can also create GIFS
  • The fact that before you can include you picture on your design you have to first upload it on Canva. This is boring, and I'd prefer to directly upload the picture into the design without having to upload it into Canva then selecting it from Canva to paste it onto your design
  • The mobile app should ensure the same functions and features that are on the desktop version. For example, when you click back in the mobile app, half the time your work is lost
  • Resize the design without having to upgrade
  • Significantly reduced advertising costs by up to 90% or more.
  • Instills an independence in us as we are able to design our own work.
  • Has increased diversity due to its product offering, since we can design different material we require.
Canva is easier to use. Although the learning curve can be steep during the first days as you try to master it, it is cheaper for most designs and even some of the paid designs only cost a few dollars depending.
It has some great themes readily available, you can build more around it, and even make changes on the themes available.
The fact that is has a great product that requires very little software support shows how good they are. You have an option to check for support online with email or telephone conversation, although I have never used either of the two since I usually use Youtube tutorials for any guidance.

Do you think Canva delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Canva's feature set?

Yes

Did Canva live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Canva go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Canva again?

Yes

Canva is suited for virtually all marketing work. It encompasses a lot of products/designs so once you start using it you will discover it is well suited for both small and large organisations. You are able to design flyers, brochures, company profiles, resumes, magazines. I do not think there is any scenario in which Canva is less appropriate. However, if an organisation requires a lot of graphics maybe using other software may be better.