At the Canva Create event in Los Angeles, Canva revealed its biggest update in ten years, along with new workplace products. These changes aim to enhance the way millions of people work.

Empowering Organizations

Melanie Perkins, Canva's co-founder and CEO, expressed excitement about the new updates. She highlighted the growing demand for visual content and Canva’s mission to simplify design processes for everyone, especially in complex organizational settings.

Importance of Visual Communication

Visual Skills in Demand

Canva's Visual Economy Report shows that 92% of business leaders now expect employees, even those in non-design roles, to have some design skills. Canva’s new products address this need, making design accessible to all.

User Growth and Reach

With over 185 million monthly active users and $2.3 billion in annual revenue, Canva continues to grow rapidly. Since launching its workplace-focused Visual Suite, the platform has added 95 million new users in just 18 months.

Introducing Canva Enterprise

Subscription for Large Organizations

Canva Enterprise is designed for large organizations with complex needs. It allows teams to create large volumes of visual content and collaborate easily, with advanced admin controls and security features.

Features of Canva Enterprise

  • Scalable Growth: Increase seats and storage as needed.
  • IP, Cost, and App Consolidation: Combine design, content production, AI, and collaboration tools in one account.
  • Advanced Brand Controls: Maintain brand consistency with robust controls.
  • Enterprise-Level Security: Features like MFA, SCIM, SSO, and Canva Shield ensure security.

Feedback from FedEx

Rebecca Janes from FedEx praised Canva for its user-friendly interface and wide range of templates and graphics, which help improve the quality of their visual communications.

New Canva UI Designed for Work

Redesigned Core Experience

For the first time in a decade, Canva has redesigned its core product. The new UI is built to enhance creativity and productivity in the workplace.

Key Features

  • Streamlined Editing: A new toolbar for a more focused editing experience.
  • Customizable Homepage: Users can personalize their workspace with favorite designs and templates.
  • Simpler Collaboration: Easier navigation and improved tools for team collaboration.

Special Access

The new homepage and editing experience are available today to the first one million users who find the hidden portal on Canva’s homepage. General access begins in August.

Tailored Tools for Teams

New Work Kits

Canva introduced Work Kits, which are collections of templates tailored for different departments like Marketing, HR, Sales, and Creative. These kits help teams scale their output efficiently.

Examples of Work Kits

  • HR: Onboarding decks, company newsletters, job ads.
  • Sales: Pitch decks, sales reports, proposals.
  • Marketing: Campaign calendars, social media posts, reports.
  • Creative: Creative briefs, production forms, and brand strategy templates.

Canva Courses

Boosting Workplace Learning

Canva Courses is a new offering designed to enhance workplace learning. It allows users to turn designs into interactive courses, which can be assigned and tracked across an organization.

Expanding AI Capabilities

Magic Studio Upgrades

Canva’s Magic Studio, which has been used over 6.5 billion times since its launch, now has enhanced AI capabilities. new features include:

  • Magic Media: Generate graphics and illustrations from text prompts.
  • Magic Design: Create higher quality presentations with AI.
  • Resize & Magic Switch: Convert designs to different formats with ease.
  • Styles & Layouts: Apply brand colors and templates with one click.
  • Supercharged Photo Editing: Advanced AI tools for photo editing.
  • Video Upgrades: AI-powered tools for video editing and voice enhancement.

Enhanced Visual Suite

Top-Requested Features

Canva’s Visual Suite now includes new features designed for teams:

  • Suggested Editing: Track changes and collaborate on edits.
  • Third-Party Apps: Integration with Amazon Ads, Google, and Meta for easy access to approved templates.
  • Data Autofill: Import data from sources like Salesforce to create custom assets at scale.
  • Bulk Create: Update multiple designs quickly using a CSV or Excel file.

Extending Affinity

Affinity Acquisition

Canva’s acquisition of Affinity adds advanced editing options for professional designers. New features in Affinity v2.5 include:

  • Variable Font Support: New typographic design possibilities.
  • Stroke Width Tool: Enhanced curve editing.
  • ARM64 Support: Optimized for the latest Windows PCs.

Free Access for Teachers and Nonprofits

Eligible teachers, schools, and nonprofits can join a waitlist for free access to Affinity. Canva already offers Canva Pro for free to educational and nonprofit organizations, benefiting millions each month.