I absolutely loved the variety of templates it offered when designing my logo, poster, and whatever I set out to create, and I also found them to be much classier. I could start with one of their thousands of templates, tweak it with my brand colors, fonts, and images, and have a polished design ready in minutes.
Templates on Canva for my logo design
On top of that, Canva’s massive library of elements–shapes, graphics, stock photos, icons, animations, and AI-powered tools like the image generator and background remover–gave me everything I needed to experiment and bring my ideas to life. I tried designing posters, brochures, and even web pages, calendars and magazines and could do it with ease.
Designing web pages on Canva
The free AI image generator, like Adobe’s, comes with 50 free credits. But for me, the free video generator powered by Runway was a surprise. It comes with just 5 free credits and creates really short videos, though.
Generating images using Magic Media on Canva
However, Canva isn’t without limitations. The free version also doesn’t allow SVG downloads or high-resolution exports with transparent backgrounds, which can be a dealbreaker for things like logos or vector graphics. You need to upgrade to Pro or Teams.
Download options on Canva free
Plus, Canva isn’t ideal for highly technical design work. You won’t find the level of precision or control you’d get with tools like Affinity Designer or Adobe Illustrator.
Still, for quick, professional-looking designs, Canva is unmatched. Whether I’m working on social posts, presentations, or even videos, it’s my go-to design tool for speed, and convenience.
