AMATEUR vs. PRO GRAPHIC DESIGNER

[@LizziePeirce]

Who else should I face off against?

[@coltonbushue]

This isn’t a specific someone but maybe seeing you (amateur) versus another photographer that has done 0 graphic design. So a complete beginner! I feel like that could really go to show how helpful something such as canva could be!

[@queerfoto]

Chris!

[@fedyniakb]

Chris in a 100-400mm showdown... Peter can come too. Actually, just put on a 100-400mm workshop for them.

[@NatureDigitalPhotography]

The link doesn't seem to work...

[@homesmedia]

Pete, Chris, Matti or Becki & Chris

[@RebelHart9]

As a graphic designer I can say Canva is good if you’re creating things that just need to be quick but for proper marketing purposes it’s not ideal. On the surface it seems good until you realize that everyone theoretically has access to the exact same assets. Eventually everything will become pretty much the same and kinda boring. You pay a graphic designer largely for their ideas not entirely for the work itself. Also, design has a lot of psychology, research and colour theory behind it, it’s not just about making pretty things.

[@LizziePeirce]

Exactly! Pros and cons to both

[@KibaKibiOfficial]

@@LizziePeirce This was not at all fair. Only because Canva is good to make stories and also sponsored the video you did that. This is bad, I am a Graphic designer from last 11 years, I tried canva and it very restricting. The idea is too make people understand the struggles of the form called ART. Videos like this doesnt help at all. People will only look down upon Graphic Designers more if they realise how easy designing is..but deep down you also know it not true. Please do not compare a software with a skill. You just made a video wth Pete and then you drop this video, poor planning. Little less respect.

[@LizziePeirce]

@@KibaKibiOfficial lol chill it's just for fun. If you don't like it feel free to unsubscribe xoxox gossip girl.

[@NareshUgaonkar]

@@LizziePeirce he is right though. Canva is largely template based so not a fair comparision. Plus there's that sponsor bias. But i also agree with you on the time thing. If you need something quick and it is not that important then Canva is good.

[@WesleyProductions]

@@KibaKibiOfficial I agree with you that obviously, a graphic designer will have more options as to what to do. But also at 6:53 she says that there always is a time and place for graphic designers and canva is best for when you are short on time. Also I checked out some of your graphic design work on your Instagram, looks awesome bro, you're really talented!

[@haleytice]

Using a template doesn’t make you a designer. No design went into that. From you anyway.

[@j3sv1n]

Yeah, she's actually insulting graphic designers and even indirectly insulting Canva's creators even tho this is sponsored

[@_serenity3298]

Glad everyone has common sense in this comment section. Ever since ppl started using canva they think they're all of a sudden "designers"...

[@poppyflorist]

Gets the job done without relying on someone and for great price. That's value!

[@easeuponthecoffee]

Are we not taking into consideration the hours a professional graphic designer took to design and create all of the assets and templates on canva?

[@Tvennet]

Exactly. An amateur using a template made by a pro against a pro that doesn’t even put the effort... I challenge Lizzie to do exactly the same with the same tools as a pro designer...we’ll see who will win then...

[@WorldWeightliftingSports]

@@Tvennet Canva disrupts the graphic design industry. Which is a good thing because it helped people save time, money, and convenience for graphic design.

[@djlilizzybeats]

@@WorldWeightliftingSports how is trying to replace real people and take away peoples jobs a good thing? Graphic designers need to eat too

[@ViniuauCP]

@@djlilizzybeats Jobs will be replaced eventually. I'm a video editor, which might last a while, but new areas will come, and new professionals will be needed. The secret is to always seek improvement.

[@maxxxiking96]

@@djlilizzybeats If everyone thought like that we would still be using typewriters instead of PCs and riding horses instead of driving cars. I hear the same thing from a lot of industries like paper industry and it just makes no sense to me, it's a way of thinking that slows down progress and irrational in my opinion

[@pranitsingh8369]

Videos like this are unhealthy for people who don’t know anything about Graphic Design.

[@vivekt.2038]

It's good for Beginner than Pro .

[@luigi1317]

@@vivekt.2038 I think a serious beginner should keep their hands off an application like canva and get free trials for adobe or other programs. Im in training rn for graphic design and we arent even allowed adobe programms for some tasks so we learn to think creative and find solutions, other than getting help from the computer. So Canva for a beginner could be pretty bad imo because you get easy, quick and good looking designs (which doenst even mean its good design) for little to no effort. Its like learning to drive a car by watching dashcam videos, you do get to see the result of how driving should look like, but you dont do it yourself.

[@thmsrttg]

@@luigi1317, you’re absolutely right. Canva clutters my workflow and has so little features that it’s impossible to make anything real. I swear, the time it takes to learn Photoshop/InDesign/Figma is shorter than the time spent actually creating a poster in Canva. The worst part? The fonts - at best mediocre, at worst appalling.

[@luigi1317]

@@thmsrttg Oh wow I didnt even think of fonts, I guess you have a selection but cant install or use any other fonts than what the app gives you?

[@Timothy116]

Amen

[@macmanuelodumeru3708]

But without a professional graphics designer, there would be no Canva lol

[@CheeseyChazHD]

It's the same with Wix, webflow, etc. They use developers to make a software to make developers useless..

[@macmanuelodumeru3708]

@@CheeseyChazHD 😂😂😂 couldn't be farther from the truth my friend "I used the stones to destroy the stones" lol

[@Maleik]

😂😂😂😂😂 Canva is the real deal.

[@evbrothers]

Absoluty agree 👍

[@claire7322]

That's good to hear because I just started college to get a degree in graphic design. 😬

[@theinformant9326]

In 5 minutes Her design looks good, but in 1 hour I bet His design would deliver more aesthetic, informative, and bigger chance in engaging audience

[@GrandeHq]

exactly what im sayyyyyying!!! like no one irl if going to limited to 5 minutes of work anyhow.

[@someonewbigdreams]

This is literally what she said 😐

[@m3vm3]

Design should do more than that lol

[@pranaytony]

Canva = FastFood = Unhealthy! Pro Graphic Designer = Mom cooks with love at home = Healthy!

[@indianathe3rd742]

Takes her time

[@jacobbatterham]

Indiana The 3rd takes her time but it tastes so much better

[@takingiteasydaisy]

😂This sums up the video. Am only watching this because I've been questioning myself on how "healthy" I've been designing all my work on canva this week. I found myself pulling out my phone to design notebook covers in a few min. It feels like reaching for a food delivery app and getting mc Donald's in 20min rather than making a good home made gourmet burger in 60min.

[@rimanmaharjan7]

Exactly

[@anodominate]

Yeah that's why our mom take more time but make the bestest food in this world.

[@rahulsharma5799]

These is a difference between editing a template artwork and design a new artwork from scratch.

[@filterupdated]

come on he just added text, background img and product photo its pretty trash

[@allaboutindia1208]

depends on the perspective. By that logic, if the pro doesn't go out and click pictures and takes them directly from the internet he is doing the same.

[@jibe-bchr]

@@filterupdated Well, I'm curious to see what you can do in 5 minutes, from a white canvas =)

[@gym_spur]

@@filterupdated It isn't. It still has the class which that tiktok shit hadn't. Visit the landing pages of big brands u will witness the same class. Not fancy editing

[@agustinamanuela]

I'm a graphic design student and I feel a little bit offended. Having an eye to make things pretty doesn't mean you have the discipline to design something. There's a lot more that goes into it

[@someoneyouprobablyknowandl9964]

I'd say having the eye to make things pretty and purposefully (and being able to execute them) is exactly the purpose of (the fundamentals of) design. That being said, this challenge made no sense because, I mean, the templates she used were all created by a graphic designer. A person. I doubt the blue and white 'C' letter created all that...

[@colehighfill3894]

@@someoneyouprobablyknowandl9964 yes

[@musikSkool]

Agreed. Being able to recognize quality when you see it isn't the same as being able to make it. Look at the Sistine chapel, now go home and make it with oil paint and come back here and tell me if you succeed. Now, would you say that making it was as easy as imagining it?

[@duzacsp1372]

@@someoneyouprobablyknowandl9964 I agree with your opinion on this video, but design has more to do with problem solving and the use of a creative process than with "making things pretty". That's why design is applied not only to visuals, but to almost everything around us. There are fields of design that don't even use visuals, like service and critical design for example.

[@someoneyouprobablyknowandl9964]

@@duzacsp1372 I did say that it has to be pretty and purposefully so, as in, be functional.

[@feefoo564]

Canva has limitations, it can save time but with illustrator, there is an entire universe to explore. Masterpieces are created with pro softwares not timesavers.

[@pseudocat_]

Well said

[@mindfulmagician7550]

I think the keyword is masterpieces. If we're creating layouts, posters, prototypes yes, go with AI. If we're trying to fulfil our contract of 10 social media posts a month for a client or whatever that is, the limitations of Canva are probably still good enough. This is coming from a guy who designs in Sketch.

[@prymestudio]

In design, less is always best. Your canva design is too busy.

[@fluttershy6583]

I agree! She should have done less

[@1029944]

Nope, there's more contents but the design has good visual Hirachy and uses simple dark and grey colour theme which makes the design still visually balanced. The pro one is simple and conveys message efficiently. But if we talking about aesthetic. The girl wins. Also I cant believe the pro used red on cool analougous colour background. That shit doesn't work, especially the design is so simple, the red stands out way more. And its not a good idea to mix cool and warm colour together in an analogous colour theme.

[@eggsdietdiary]

@@1029944 agreeee ~~~

[@vatsalaykhobragade]

Yeah. There's so much happening. Its a clutter

[@prymestudio]

@@1029944 you'll reconsider this a few years down the road. You talked about hierarchy, but i really don't see it in the girls design (it just seems more balanced thanks to the borders). It has too much in the face and doesn't guide the users eyes. The pros design could be better(guess he didn't bother putting much effort cause they are in reality trying to promote their sponsors - Canva) but it works anyway and it's straight forward. It tells the story of the product. Logo. Description. Image. While the other one has so many distractions all over the place. Then in respect to the statement on the him using red to make the creative pop, if you are familiar with the sony alpha Cameras, (if you are'nt, then it's understandable), you'll know the red alpha symbol is part of the sony alpha series logo. He didn't actually make it red, and even so, it actually works.

[@dakotabragdon3738]

Graphic design is at its core, communication through imagery. This showcased template usage, not communication. You didn't need half of that stuff you put on there. You were focused on decoration not communication.

[@jacobsboringlife1334]

you cant communicate if your design is not well decorated and eye catching

[@mishaaskar3323]

...Just got to point this out...From an artist perspective you maybe right but never ever forget the audience you make it for...These are people who see shiny objects and click... If you forget the BUYER and what Graphic Design is built for and what it's ADDED to, A.K.A Content and then the SMM....Then your graphic is the lesser half of the actual job and she just proved it. PEOPLE react nowadays to eye-catching designs that may just be made by some kid who wants to sell his skateboard on his Instagram. He types up "awesome longboard4 u!" and he got a sale. - no Graphic Designer required. Graphic Designers should see the opportunity here... Serious work, use Adobe, Simple work- stick to Canva Keep your prices. :/ It's called Tool Upgrade. Make your opposition work for you.

[@dakotabragdon3738]

@@mishaaskar3323 there is such a thing as smart design that is both appealing to the eye and the consumer. It all depends on what business you're in, and what you're doing. Most of the time, people "overdecorate" and use too much, when simplicity will work just fine 9 times out of 10. It just depends on your specific market. Though I do see your point.

[@abhinavrajput9650]

Everything she used in the design is made by a designer and trust me that designer didn't design (made) them on canva 😅✌️

[@filterupdated]

he's worse than amateur

[@AKS-zl6be]

@@filterupdated She is even worse than him

[@filterupdated]

@@AKS-zl6be nah he's a disgrace to graphic designer's community

[@AmielCetraro]

facts xd I also watch Filmora's ads and think if they actually edited them in their software

[@thepanther8473]

@@AmielCetraro Me2

[@bananabot761]

Something was overlooked: Hers was trendy but his was more on-brand. Canva allows you to make cute things quickly but that convenience may come at a cost.

[@user-rv7ge1tc4l]

it was not on brand. it had a ton of accessibility issues

[@coltonbushue]

I want to see this with both having unlimited time👀

[@chijoyphillip2784]

Same here dear, same

[@JeanZuletaOS]

It's not realistic xD

[@TheJwwinter]

Why? you always work with deadlines really.

[@TainteedLove]

Nice, I've spent years learning graphic design at my university and years working as a designer. Countless hours upon hours of work, designing and mastering the craft just to find a video stating that designers are becoming obsolete/are not needed as much due to these tools becoming more prevalent to the masses. Interestingly, everyone thinks that just because they're able to recognize a difference between good and bad design and know how to use a limited in resources, drag and drop tool that they are automatically a designer. As if I would be able to start working as a doctor just because I watch Grey's Anatomy. Not to mention that this particular branch of work is beginning to overflow because of people acting like graphic design is an effortless task that requires no background knowledge and is viewed as "easy money". This video has been a poor excuse in showcasing the actual difference between a professional graphic designer and a tool filled with templates, and instead focused on demeaning a branch that takes time and effort to learn just as any other line of work. The video undermines the creative process and graphic design as a profession, and with that, affects the prices of work, because it is presented as an easy to do thing. Maybe in the future consider the background of what you're promoting and how to approach the subject, rather then creating content that promotes this kind of mentality. Oh, and you are not an amateur designer just because you use Canva, you are not a designer at all.

[@randomcomment2177]

Well said. I don't need to be a graphic designer to realize this video is an insult.

[@poppyseed7639]

I didn't even realize the video is an insult until I've read the comments. That's funny, cuz I'm a designer too

[@j3sv1n]

Very well said.

[@laststoptohell5183]

Word. No worries this is just a commercial video, she just produced this sh.. for the money this says more than thousand words about her.

[@jones.abraham]

Damn right bro. This blonde dumb dumb isnt even a designer

[@delenaforever366]

I never dislike youtube videos but now I just can't help myself

[@NightBlade58]

What’s funny is his STILL looked better. Hers looked like an amateur threw it together in 5 minutes... which is exactly what it was. As a client who has money to spend. I would 100% value his work over hers. There is a reason every single thing Canva produces looks like every single other thing Canva produces.

[@RyItar]

This so much.His design was just easy and straight to the the point where it was all about product not some fancy and distracting stuff all around design.

[@samudrapasifik2697]

imagine making 'design' from a template from canva, and there are lots of people using the same template from canva lol

[@user-rv7ge1tc4l]

his design did not look better what are you on. The positioning is terrible, the background is too light for the white font, and the colors are super random. There is a reason people chose her design, whether it was made on canvas or not, it is better.

[@filterupdated]

@@user-rv7ge1tc4l exactly her was much better not great tho, his design was stupidly easy to create with some shitty canva like apps

[@roslenev]

An amateur can replicate both designs. They literally threw stock images and logos in there. His would look more refined if more time was put on it. Hers had more 'bells and whistles' and was effortless to create an aesthetically pleasing design. She was at an advantage with readily available assets in the library. He had to design things more manually.

[@tho3459]

"Your" design. Someone else made that design, and you just changed some pictures.

[@lizatizitagobey4747]

This is a slap on the face to all graphic design students who've not slept like a normal human being since summer break. Remember there is way more to it than just using these apps. They will not replace us.

[@TheJwwinter]

Good then. Why are you so butthurt and insecure.

[@TheElectrizantee]

Design is not about the tools we use, is about the knowledge to solve communication and visual problems

[@dcarsondavis]

Client: hey, can you design this. Me: sure, cost is x Client: nah, too much. I'll use Canva Me: fine Client: hey, can you fix this Canva design I created at 1/4 the cost.

[@manuja.kodikara]

hahahaha

[@zhihua4801]

Always got that one client..hahaha..

[@pasananthony]

I'll do it for 2x

[@dk_2405]

that was happen to me , they said that her design did not fit with their brand Value , OMEGALUL

[@gembongbaskoro8065]

Customer is king not friend....

[@lorettasmith9839]

Don't forget the shout-out to the professional graphic designer who did all the work for you.

[@emuka-art]

yep, thats what i wanted to say 😂. Videos like this push ignorants more to think of less value about designers.

[@JR-hb6jr]

This is just a 9min canva ad where professionals already made templates for non designers. Competing with a guy who just traced a logo downloaded from google and call himself as a professional designer. Also 67% vote credit goes for professionals who made the template.

[@giusseppigallardo3318]

obviously they are gonna like YOUR DESING, it's your channel, it's your instagram... they follow you... they are not gonna tell you something like your design is ugly, it's not well balanced... etc

[@user-rv7ge1tc4l]

you do realize that she didn't say which one was hers on the poll right? that's the entire point of the videos.

[@megan_pinkerton]

As a designer, canva does make it more accessible but then since there is a finite amount of options its possible to see very similar designs over and over. Additionally, a professional designer has more experience. For example, your design looked really cool, but in my opinion it was too busy. There was 3 moving elements and lots of graphics which can be overwhelming when a viewer is quickly going through their stories. Overall, interesting video!

[@pasananthony]

Exactly, design isn't about making things that look cool, it's about making things that work and are appropriate. That only comes from experience and hard work.

[@Svreign.Studious]

Correct

[@Jordan-dd2bq]

Its all about the principles of graphic design i think she forget that

[@-zekozakarneh489]

lets not fool ourselves, it didn't look cool, it was spammed with effects and funny enough, the video is about "graphic design" and i saw no designing in her work, she just took ready elements from canva and spammed the screen with them, it's not like sitting down on photoshop and creating everything you want from scratch "which is what good designers with experience do" didn't want to say "professionals" because you can't use that on graphic designers, it's all about creativity and experience.

[@sunilkc841]

WTH ? Title is inappropriate because I expected to see how a professional designer does things differently than an amateur designer. I was hoping that I could learn something from the video but this video turned out to be an advertisement of Canva. What a waste of time. You should've mentioned Canva in the title. Also, using Canva and pre-made templates there doesn't make you a designer👎👎 As a self-taught graphic designer, I ve come to learn that nowadays anyone can learn to make graphics pretty with apps like Canva and probably many others but the point is that just making things look pretty is not enough. There is more to it that we can only learn with a lot of pracrice, hard work, creativity and experiments.

[@iksxie8081]

Same, I am self-taught, too. Templates? …no. You can build your own, like what you said, practice, hard work, creativity, and experiments.! Important!!! HHH! Gotcha!

[@dcarsondavis]

The min she opened a template it reveals a rigged challenge.

[@chijoyphillip2784]

She should have started from scratch on canva also

[@staceyruff2966]

right, and the specific image of the camera was already loaded in there... I mean... come on.

[@ateam388]

I’m a graphic designer and a really good project can take as long as 3 weeks to complete, but it’s going to be customized, unique, and not constricted. The possibilities are endless when doing my own designs, animations, coding etc. Also, the graphic designers and developers who are used to make the Canva designs will tell you the same thing, but it sounds like the Canva corporate office doesn’t want to give them their credit.

[@jmacuna]

As an amateur graphic designer, Canva is a good design application especially for start-up business owners where they can save the graphic designer expenses HOWEVER, Canva has its limitations and is only advisable to use for "Lazy and Ordinary" designs. Whereas design applications such as Photoshop and Illustrator are specifically in demand because "Bigger Companies" would prefer professionals who actually learned graphic design and has a design sense (not a template spammer). So peace to Canva users out there but this video is very biased.

[@JD-cu7qi]

This shows how much time and effort really goes into design. With a template your at the mercy of whatever's available not what you or a customer really want.

[@biankicks]

Canva isn't robbing graphic designers of opportunities. What it's doing is that it 1. let's smaller businesses and brands have access to decent assets and templates even at a budget and/or without an in house graphic designer and 2. let graphic designers work quickly and focus more on much value adding work and labor. I'm a Creative Director for an agency and tho we do things still from the bottom up, things like nice presentation decks we can just pull up from our choice of resource/assets website. Wish you framed it somewhat similar to those and not that it's all about being quick and dragging gifs so it's "engaging". Dude I love your content but this hit different. But anyway, hope you read through comments cause lots of people are saying valid insights.

[@Kyss111]

As a new graphic design student this video really makes me feel that choosing GD is the wrong decision I thought if you can just use an app why bother studying for it but after reading the comments that I realized this video is really biased

[@Wattoh]

Graphic Design is a fantastic thing to study Caesar, don’t let this video break your spirit. Keep working hard and being creative! Follow your passion 🤝

[@chronological3957]

If you're a graphic design student and thought what she created made you feel inferior, then you need to know your true value cause you're definitely not appreciating your skill enough

[@JESimsAssociates]

Of course it's biased. She states at about 7:02 that the video is sponsored by CANVA.

[@pranaytony]

Canva is for the Digital Marketing people! Cause these people never ever understand design & it's principles!

[@kobinsadvance]

Perfect!

[@pranaytony]

@@kobinsadvance Yes!👍

[@robinsonblanc]

Aaaahhh I liked the battle idea but with no guidelines, template apps always win against freehand. There's just always an array of thoughtful design at your fingertips. The pro has to think fast to build a campaign to make it look that sharp. As a graphic designer I would like to see a pro and amateur go at it in Canva. One app, two competitors!

[@gonnaloveyoumore]

Ofcourse in this five minutes you’ll win as there are a lot of ready accessible options on Canva, while Dan needs to think and plan his own design layout (not like in Canva you can just take prepared layout designs which a lot of people already are using). On top of that, I don’t consider Dan as a pro, more on a beginner lol

[@PioSoesetio308]

The video is probably biased. He probably works slow on purpose to make canva sound more appealing.

[@adrianbristol1471]

I like the idea of using canva if you're a small/personal business person with not a lot of money, but as a graphic designer, I've always been drawn to something more professionally made, sketched and photographed personally. I think the animations and pictures in canva were eye catching, but that's the best it had. Someone who works with more detailed programs can do so much more and build from nothing. It takes more time and effort, but that's because these people have trained for years, specializing in what appeals to people. Its almost like a form of psychology in digital media. In this video, i think the guy could have done more if he had more time, because it seemed like the timing was based on when the canva project was good and ready. And thats what it is, a simple program made for speed, with the illusion of professionalism. Not knocking canva down, it is a good app, I just think its more showy than ideological. Thats just my two cents.

[@VisiVisuals]

I think the ad design will have different purpose, Lizzie's design will appeal more to photographers/videographers who already know the Sony brand and line up (a7siii), but Dan's design on the other hand will attract more general audience or other photo/videographer who's not familiar with Sony's product line up (showing the image sample of a low light scene)

[@MyDigitalHub]

Canva continuesly hires the best graphic designers out there to create those stunning graphics design for both designers and non-designers.

[@ismaelmejia5663]

i was like wtf until i heard "sponsored by canva" and it all made sense 😂 the design made in canva wasn't good (I've been a designer for 11 years now)

[@RobertNowland]

Canva is perfect when it comes to templates for socials, but I think when you’re looking to do something like Logo design, that’s where you really need a designer I reckon ;)

[@vickymedina7832]

For being a creator, this video (or should I say ad) sure sucked. If she really wanted to promote the app, they’re 1000 ways to do it. So yeah, uncreative and the only the thing she was able to “communicate” was that you don’t need graphic designers, which of course isn’t true.

[@ibnunafisalkhawarizmi9122]

👍👍

[@lawrencenyambane130]

"Now I just want to take a a quick moment for the sponsor of today's video..." Reason why the video was made.

[@svrex22]

As a guy graphic designer myself,the guys design is more likely to be approved by the client while the girls would reject in an instant. No cap

[@user-rv7ge1tc4l]

bruh you're not very good at what you're doing if you think that the guy's design is acceptable

[@user-rv7ge1tc4l]

@mally02 you are so so wrong lmao

[@MeatVision]

"My design", the world these days is a confusing place

[@oskarneftel3756]

I feel like it‘s a little unfair to make him do it in 5 minutes. Obviously Canvas is quicker but if you do everything custom it takes some time. Really liked the video, but I‘d love another episode where you give him 2 hours or so!

[@RadinalRidwan91]

Canva CEO Melanie Perkins did create Canva because he had a problem not being able to design, so the problem was created by the Canva application. His principle is "Because a good design does not only belong to those who are professionals and good at design" hehe. I am very happy to see videos like this on KZbin hehe, as a Canva certified fellow I really support positive content like this, greetings from Indonesia

[@ekhan1621]

67% people like this over Pro's design? Time to leave the plant. As a Graphics Designer, A Camera lover, a photographer I would say he chose amazing background image to sum up all about photography as well as this camera. Lizzie you are amazing and loving your videos. Love form Pakistan.

[@TropTrevTv]

I agree canva has been a crazy upgrade in the past few years being able to make high quality stuff on the fly, for cheap

[@umanning]

This is a cool challenge and it looks fun but like you said at the end Daniel if he had more time would've won by a landslide definitely, as graphic designer we need a little more than 5 minutes to get something out that can really get viewers to interact.

[@garretreed9709]

To even the playing field, give him access to envato elements to give him animations and more tools

[@nsziszo]

The main question is: which design fits/matches Sony’s brandbook and design guidelines? (Guess the amateur has no idea what the brandbook and the guidelines are for and that you shouldn’t use random designs and graphic elements for an established brands promo).

[@roelsmasterpiece9986]

Gotta agree on this. These big brands have Brand Identity and which color, font and style guidelines to follow.

[@aytrka]

I miss 9 minutes ago when I didn't spend 9 minutes of my life watching this.

[@AmielCetraro]

LOL

[@celestindimitriu3675]

Imagine a world where all the designs look exact the same. But hey thanks Canva and all the platforms that are downsizing what graphic design theory can actually do. There's a reason he took longer to finish is that he was desigining it all from scratch and Canva uses pre-designed templates. I'm sorry, as an art director/graphic designer I find this video quite silly. Thank you!

[@danmann861]

I agree

[@Sujeesh_Bhosri]

I liked the design created by the pro. The canva design looks like a second hand camera sale.

[@Valleedbrume]

It’s Instagram?you can do that with a 5$ app on an ipad.! If you want it done right and able to use it across all media go with the pro designer.

[@layooyewusi681]

Wait what?! 67% thought yours was cooler? Man... I see yours as a good attempt, but what Daniel pulled together in 5 minutes from a plain canvas is waaaaaaaaay better. Thing is, while Canva is a cool app, unless it can learn and update itself by some sick algorithm, professional graphic designers will still always be ahead.

[@dianecostanza]

I like Canva until I see the same graphic everywhere else.

[@AshishSharma-xo6ig]

What he did in the illustrator does meet the industrial level marketing and what you did is enough for your IG page!

[@thanioruvanda]

I just wanted to learn about graphics design and watched a 9 minute ad about some software

[@adityaanand.]

The irony is that all these websites like canva etc have professional graphic designers to design templated and stuff.

[@aryangharde2013]

It's true that using softwares like Canva and using templates can help you make something easily, but creating something completely only using your own creativity is hard and I really appreciate Graphic Designers, especially, for that (I know for the fact I really am not creative with things, I can't even make a good house in minecraft😅). And also hey, the template you used was also initially made by graphic designer, I guess😅.

[@iamzerofficial]

Canva is a cookie cutting, trendy is next to tacky, formulaic, everyone is the same, no originality app ; Lizzie get's the glizzy!

[@thenikhilray99]

Left the chat when I saw Canva.😂

[@sathriyansam727]

Huge difference is she is using pre-build design which is limited on the other hand he is using his own imagination and creativity which unlimited.

[@apfatzgo]

I had a Photoshop ad before the video. 😂

[@gym_spur]

Are you serious that those arrows are animated? Oh my God. Haven't seen such a thing in my entire life. What a unique masterpiece.

[@ThorStroliaDavis]

This is hurtful in so many ways but I can get past saying this is “amateur” when this is far less than that, or the obvious unfair comparison of job title to task... what pisses me off is you wait till the end to announce that the sponsor is conveniently the same company that produces the service you used as a crutch to suggest that someone who is below amateur even holds a candle to the level of work most people study for years to accomplish. And saying “there is a time and place” doesn’t make anything better for this comparison because the actual study and science behind creating impactful art, not just the technical ability to make it, is completely lost in the pseudo-hype of offering accessibility to creating things in an easier way than other apps. This is not me bashing Canva. Maybe their marketing department but as a company, I see nothing wrong with the tool. I hate the way you present this entire thing. Disrespectful at its bones

[@TessaKlok]

Saw this video by accident and this is PERFECT, have to make 3 insta stories in After Effects for a schoolassigment this weekend. Now i see how much easier my concept can be🙌🏻🙌🏻🎉

[@MrJeigh25]

Apps like this are why I've had such a hard time finding a job in the field.. but I'll never give up!

[@jackdarcy2264]

When you realize it was a Canva advertisement.

[@daniel.demedeiros]

Pleasure filming you Lizzie! Crushed yet another video 👍

[@LizziePeirce]

You were a worthy opponent! This was fun - thanks for hopping on the channel Dan!

[@brendafelipi9745]

I think canva is a great tool for small business who can't afford a professional designer but it doesn't replace a one

[@cagefree]

Who is the Pro then btw? One uses ready-made template (literally did nothing) and second one traces logos downloaded from Google...

[@JogueCSoul]

If you had 5 minutes to work it’s comprehensible. When you have the time you can search for better assets and this is not the case.

[@jaybster360]

People saying Canva is lazy or unhealthy are werid and coming out of a place of fear imo, make use of every tool at your disposal for the best designs , I use canva for some quick ideas or inspiration from time to time. There is no need to worry about ppl use Canva to replace us. You can try a pro vs a veteran on Canva you'll see the difference.

[@ryanmain3636]

would have been interesting to let them both do there best and maybe 30 minutes on adobe makes something stronger. even though its longer. also imaging printing with out the control adobe gives you

[@abx962]

I like daniel design because he goes for his own design not choosing any template

[@francogenolet1828]

Bro, the fact is there´s a lot of design made it starting with the same template she pics, but the design he did, is unic, by the way, good design is simple, bad design is complex.

[@Joplys]

Graphic design is my pasion

[@MarlandoCrosdale]

Not gonna lie in 5 mins you guys did good, I’d probably waste it all just looking for a background

[@dijonnaiegonzalez3548]

This totally overlooks the fact that people don’t actually pay for what non designers think to just be a GRAPHIC. There is strategy and an overarching knowledge of WHY. That design doesn’t just need to look good, it has to actually function for its intended demographic. So no really canva, isn’t giving pro designers a run for their money it just fills a different need

[@State-Of-Mind]

why did I think the intro was an ad the whole time lmao

[@sufirahmat6149]

Graphic designer is not all about advertising. There are three major ads, corporate branding, multimedia, and animation. We design character, we take a photo and edit more beautiful than easy apps can do. We learning about a law of design that does not allow you to do stupid thing in your design.

[@chocolateanddutchy]

Your intro got me hooked straight away! I've been trying to make better videos and this gives me so much inspiration. Also, I am trying to start teaching myself graphic design. This helps a lot!

[@jimst3r1]

P.S social media typically spews out SHITE content 90% of the time unless they have heavy investment in a professional designer. The point is most designers don't really want to touch crappy adhoc design like social media, they'd much rather be doing brand management, logo design and packaging design for higher paying clients. That said some people do want a in house designer for socials. These in house designers are typically rookie designers and eventually break out into higher paid work.

[@fahadmomin5453]

Just a small details the PNG you used was made by a designer 😁😭

[@SuperJamspread]

The equivalent of using a Microsoft "template" for your poster. Wow such design.

[@manuja.kodikara]

its a good advert... but being a motion graphics designer... it seems a bit off... Daniels design fits more of a x-banner or hoarding style, for me. There was minimal animation; and the canva one was "sparkly-er" (if that makes sense) I just don't understand why you would not use aftereffects / some other motion graphics program - considering it is an instagram story you were making? .................................aaaaand as I type this I realize this is made for people who aren't familiar with video editing / motion design 🙃

[@KyleAlexanderkneeGrowPlz]

Lol 😂 good point! After effects is definitely the go to for ig stories, why did this guy use illustrator?

[@johnlustin3327]

Truly to the public eye it doesn’t matter if you’re a amateur graphic designer or a professional graphic designer. At the end of the day people are going to like the design that they think looks better regardless of how much the graphic designer knows or how experienced he is, make something & the people will like which one they think is better

[@David-gd5jc]

I just know, as a client like Sony, I wouldn’t come/pay for your expertise for you to use a cookie cutter template.

[@marcayres8635]

How to be creative without being creative. As a designer myself these things claim to be against us, but actually we'll just embrace them IF THEY WORK and be creative with them. Otherwise everything will end up looking the same, and no one wants that.

[@detired3590]

Ngl i was expecting something more on the line of both of them using Canva and seeing what different outcomes they’d come up with. With this, it seemed like the guy was going too exaggerating-ly slow.

[@RJ-ui1sb]

Daniel's design was cool

[@Tvennet]

Thanks for making a video that will once more drop the consideration people have for designers “ho but wait, my nephew is also a designer, he uses canva”... the level of disappointment now is very very high.

[@theoblack3282]

Illustrator designers of the Canva style can make something like that in 3min.

[@Frondlock]

So i've been clickbaited to open an 8min advert then? wokay...

[@BrandiSea]

The issue is not just about "which one do we like better" but does it appeal to a specific audience to achieve a goal? Yes literally anyone could use a template but is that the point? Are we just trying to make something look nice or good or cool or are we trying to communicate and solve objective goals?

[@THEKINGISHIM]

Canva is great when you need to get something done fast.

[@amandaraath3438]

Here's the actual problem. Taking assets from Canva isn't unique to a brand. Each brand has guidelines in place to ensure they are unique to their competitors and appeal to their market. By taking some assets from Canva, there's a possibility your design might look similar to a design for anything from footwear to artisan bread.

[@JorgePille]

Except professional graphic designers still had to design the templates.