Did Canva Just Destroy The World Of Graphic Design FOREVER!?

[@scotadam]

The way I have explained it to people is that Canva is an asset assembly tool, but if you want original assets you need an asset creation tool. I encourage the use of Canva in my place of work which is a small private school. No one here is a designer and everyone has a different primary responsibility. Even me. I am the "Director of Media" but my primary responsibility is as a sixth grade teacher. So Canva lets us get functional pseudo professional graphics out quickly.

[@JelMoe]

Yes, this is the reason that even at the age of 14, I am aware of Canva. Although I do not often want to work in graphic design, my school introduced me to Canva and its many uses. We used it to create class logos, presentations, posters, invites, and other materials, so I really believe it can be helpful in certain situations. However, because Canva has limitations on creativity, I am considering switching for the time being. Canva truly encouraged me to be in this space, however there are some things I want to do that it does not have the features for, which is terrible. Nevertheless, I am leaving it for a better, non-limiting program. It is not a professional graphic design program!

[@ronlottermann3939]

I work for a municipal government. We don't have a graphics department and I've been tasked with making my own social media and print materials without any formal education in these skills. I'm self-taught on Photoshop and graphic design, but I'm still using photoshop version 2 since my employer won't buy a newer version and my computer is a business computer and not for graphic design. Canva has been a god-send and works well within my limitations. I can see the point of the reddit discussion that it could limit creativity for those with the knowledge base and computer ability to do more. Thanks for your videos, they've helped me create better work.

[@SatoriGraphics]

Great stuff, and thanks for the comment

[@williamwalter4992]

Canva makes every kid coming out of college with a marketing degree think they can be a graphic designer

[@kalvinkalvarino9536]

Good for the real ones. I’m more worried about AI than Canva.

[@emprendehoy932]

Canva is not a design tool, it is a decoration tool.

[@seyiayoade9886]

If you can’t accept that canva is a design tool, then are you truly a designer? People designed before adobe, design is beyond softwares.

[@nikyabodigital]

Been designing for years. I don't mind innovation.. Used alot of Adobe (litetally the big 5, ps ai pr ae and id.. but the longer you do it the more you realize that art and design is in each of our head. Give a master whatever tool and his design/art sense is still there. If canva has this certain look like decoration type like then create stuff that doesn't look like it.

[@emprendehoy932]

@@seyiayoade9886 This tool allows anyone to design quickly, but non-professional users lack solid criteria to define processes, concepts, signs, and visual codes. Their decision-making is purely emotional and subjective, resulting in decorative designs that lack effective communication.

[@ak3shaynigam]

💯💯💯

[@enochtony9763]

Really 😒

[@nataliatkaczyk8631]

I was pushed towards social media just because there's so much demand, and canva fills than need for spitting out quick content. I use it every day - it has limitations, but at least it doesn't cost an arm and a leg. It just doesn't feel right in a way since it's like the fast fashion of design - quick, basic, sometimes completely unoriginal because the templates can be used by millions of other people. You can still create new and beautiful things in Canva, but I see how it makes design feel more meaningless

[@SatoriGraphics]

exactly, it has a time and a place 👍

[@ithamarlowe6158]

My coworkers were suprised by all the things I can do in Canva to achieve the same results. In our marketing agency the Adobe subscription only allows for 2 users and it was too expensive for a third. But I told them not to worry about it, when there’s a will there’s a way and I always come through. 😂 They’ll probably never find another person like me lol.

[@freaky425]

Canva is the shortcut way for creating many things but also it does poorly so many basic things. Moreover canva can really disrupt your workflow habit from photoshop and illustrator. I tried to apply basic stacks of shadows/glows, guess what I couldn't apply two effects from one panel, some of the design are really just beyond basic. Having that said, templates are really helpful for creating different types ofcontent and you wouldn't have to remember each post's dimension while having access to a million of assets. But the most important thing people often forget, if you want your work to stick out from the rest, YOU NEED TO HAVE GOOD DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS AND KNOWLEDGE OF COLOR, VISUAL HIARARCHY, COMPOSITION etc.

[@JonGarcia]

I hit the like on your comment so many times

[@freaky425]

@@JonGarcia great minds think alike!

[@sohappyilltry]

I believe it’s just our EGO. I’m a traditional and digital artist, i use adobe apps, procreate and canva, it doesnt matter what tools are you using, it’s just that others can’t accept the fact that non-artists/designers can do these jobs too, it may not be professional or just basic shortcut designs, but still they can, no need to gatekeep design and only honor complicated applications like adobe apps. this is like what others say “digital artists are not real artists”. please be a better person

[@ayz_artonex]

Yeah, I started out wih Canva as a designer, and contrary to popular beliefs, I DON'T USE TEMPLATES. I design from scratch, original ideas. I just loved the idea of all the assets I needed to design being readily available and as a beginner self taught designer, it was easily accessible. But then, i noticed its limitations, especially when i saw great designs out there and I was like, wow, this definitely weren't made with Canva. So i took up other software. So, just saying looking at it from a business perspective is different from the designers perspective. All designers have pride in original and quality work and it really doesnt matter the software. I just feel like Canva is enhancing its marketing strategies to reach out as a solution for businesses. It definitely cannot replace designers.

[@shilpiverma1728]

I totally agree with you that it cannot replace designers infact I am in the same boat as yours. I learned the limitations of Canva so I am learning softwares now.

[@casdragon_5939]

I'm a graphic designer, and we use Canva almost as much as the adobe suite. It's just another tool, really.

[@oo0Spyder0oo]

Our publisher dislikes getting canva designs from clients because he says it uses rgb colour space and not cmyk. His clients aren’t happy their designs don’t look the way they expected when he prints their posters etc. This isn’t the only program that works this way, plenty of others doing this quick and dirty approach. The problem with them is people with no design skills can put something together without following basic rules of colour and typography. I see some garish results from people that think all centred text and 6 typefaces on a flyer look wonderful!

[@liizzset]

I get you. As the colours are the tones set for rgb when working on a project in Canva. Dont get me wrong, I still love using Canva though as a person who just started in web and graphic designing. Not many years on my belt as yet. But it helps with my social media game. And even though now, as a feature in Pro version, you can export PDFs etc in cmyk format now. And I mostly work in the digital space mostly, I still wonder, out of curiosity, if it comes out in that colour range for CYMK. As you never know, the specific tone would change as soon as you print it. Brighter or darker. And I haven't got or used a good CMYK printer as yet. To see the difference. The reason I know as I had to alter my documents towards CYMK for my Amazon books. Or other print documents such as stickers, magnets etc.

[@Odd_godd]

I had a very similar thought a year ago when I was using Wordpress for a school assignment after taking web developer(forgot the name) course. I see the appeal in wordpress for people who hated coding or aren’t too tech savvy. The downside of wordpress is that it severely limits the creative aspect of the designer. Meaning the overall design of the website depends on the theme that was chosen. With coding from scratch, you are free to do whatever that comes to mind assuming you have the basic coding knowledge to advance coding knowledge. With canva and Adobe suites, it’s like you said, they both cater to a specific audience.

[@Sollace1]

As a graphic designer that, until recently worked at a commercial printer, we used to hate people that submitted Canva artwork lol. The design files were almost never set up as we needed for print. Plus its rather frustrating sometimes to fix artwork that was made in Canva if you need to take in into Adobe to make changes to it (to make it print ready or fix mistakes for the customer).

[@SatoriGraphics]

Hugely valid point

[@user-iw7os2vp5u]

What is the best way to set up files for print that were made in Canva?

[@randomgradient747]

I dealt with the same issues of fixing artwork…

[@myhavocal]

​@@user-iw7os2vp5uactually, the file from Canva is used just fine on social but it is not great enough to be printed out and its quite you know, meh

[@lucash9843]

I live the exactly situation in my workplace, the worst part is that I tried to explore Camva to find a way for a better export for printing, but even the "professional Printing" option does not work for real. Just like other tools, it does have issues that need development, that's why I always try to work with multiple tools, like Adobe Illustrator or CorelDraw

[@angelalmalaq]

Canvas stole our old ideas and cost me my job! AI, designer crowdsourcing, and hiring workers without diplomas - it's the end!

[@JLateef]

What?😳 They’re really hiring designers without degrees?

[@Pot-8-Toes]

A few months ago, someone sent me artwork for some pull-up panels and they were supplied in RGB colour mode with fonts not outlined. Also, the graphics didn’t quite match our corporate style. As expected, I had to redo the work properly. From my experience as a designer, it seems to waste time for large organisations. People are playing at being designers at the expense of the job (usually marketing) they’re being paid for. If designers started playing at being marketeers, press officers or secretaries etc. people would rightly get upset. Everyone thinks they’re a designer these days.

[@xXxXxCGPBxXxXx]

Exactly!

[@NikLearning]

I use canva for social media posts for clients who want quick solutions, but I think as a graphic design beginner, I wish I was not introduced to Canva first because, I feel I became dependent on Canva and I find it difficult to learn professional softwares because I have developed a habit of using Canva for everything.

[@vincentmacharia]

As a graphic designer, I employ both Photoshop and Canva in my work. Canva is my preferred tool for tasks like background removal and initial image manipulation, as well as for accessing high-quality patterns, shapes, icons, stock images, basic video editing, and quick designs. However, for precise and complex designs that require intricate details, Photoshop is my go-to choice, as it offers capabilities that Canva may lack in these specific areas.

[@OliveMainDesign]

Like you said, Canva has a time and a place. I think it’s a great way for non-designers to be able to express their visions and a super quick way for designers to create simple layouts. I rarely use the templates, just the elements. I don’t know, to me I don’t know why it matters one way or another. Use the tools that get the work done in the most effective way you can get it done… It’s just another great tool in my tool bag.

[@ithamarlowe6158]

I rarely use the templates myself but it’s great to upload your own vector graphics when using canva. What I like about canva is the accuracy in guides and placing objects. Some of its photography, video and animation tools are pretty simple and easy to use. It does save me the time of using after effects and premiere of the job I’m doing isn’t too complex.

[@Queen_Nyxie]

I use Canva for my job and it absolutely has hurt me design-wise. Because the templates are so easy and simple, it doesn't require any thinking or actual "designing" on my part. It makes me feel like my design muscles are wasting away from non-use. This is mostly due to the fact that my job got used to the quick turn around time that Canva provides in exchange for the bland templates. On the other hand, where it does shine is...the quick templates. Hear me out~! The templates are _extremely_ easy to use. Designing my own clipart, background patterns, logo, icons, etc. in PS and AI and then plopping them into Canva in order to zhuzh up an otherwise bland layout is pretty awesome. It helps to cut out time comparing and sharing with the team because everyone on the team has access vs one or two people having access to Photoshop. I can crank out a bunch of options without spending too much time. Sure, they are still a little more bland than I would personally like, but I'm not in college anymore. Big and bold design projects are not what my office is looking for.

[@JLateef]

This comment was so helpful.

[@kimcooper1833]

I am in the sign business. Canva attracts non- designers to spend time making designs and often ‘logos’ that are not going to help a person’s business and will not reproduce/print because of low resolution. I am presented with these designs all the time now and I have to tell people we can not use what they made. Sometimes I tell them that what they made will not help them have a successful business. It is annoying. Real experienced designers have valuable knowledge and skills.

[@freaky425]

point on, I saw various logos and stuff people make that has no knowledge of design and think those are good. But it is like they have no idea how poorly they are.

[@mollysmithe143]

I’ve been teaching myself graphic design and I started with Canva. I then branched out to learning PS and in the process of learning other programs. I think Canva personally gave me a foundation on which to understand the basics. Canva is a watered down for lack of a better term of other tools. Such as understanding layers, shading, sizes, etc. I still use Canva. There is a time and a place. I love making my monthly company newsletter for example.

[@mollysmithe143]

@bbabbich3467 thanks! I’m trying to learn more programs. I’ll give it a go.

[@Ghrostillo]

To be honest, that first sentence of your comment sounds a bit like „I wanted to become an architect, so I started playing Minecraft“…

[@nosauce5321]

I am a design manager and I use Canva to make templates for the marketing team to utilize that align with our branding guidelines. It saves my team time and erases the constant need to always have the designers waste time on some of the social media content and focus on more complex projects that require higher skill levels and creativity. Remember when you can utilize a tool to speed up your process or eliminate the mundane work you can focus on bigger better projects. Learn your tools and learn how to work smarter and not harder.

[@The1136mark]

⁠@bbabbich3467 But what if its efficient and brings engagement at the same time? 🙃 I had several times, when the more basic creative brought waaay better CTR rate, anc lower CPC or engagement than a designer made. You always forgot that in the business world is not about being artsy. Its about the actual business results. You should be a painter or somewhat if the point is create art. And furthermore based on my experience as a marketing manager 80% of graphic designers makes nothing impressive in their works sometimes a canva template is a better choice, or if you learn basics in photoshop for yourself. A good designer has its place in the business world as mentioned above, but ad creatives, social banners etc could be easly done with a basic level of knowledge in canva or ps which brings result.

[@Melanie.onFIRE]

I’m happy we are talking about this. I had Canva for a brief time & I have Picsart. No matter what app I’m using to create on, I stay away from templates. I find them distracting from the message I’m trying to convey in my content. Templates are not designed to push the envelope or take design risks to grab attention or send a strong message, but it’s like graphic design fast food. Personally it’s not for me.

[@ithamarlowe6158]

I use many apps and I agree that people should avoid using templates. You can create a lot from scratch no matter what app you’re using. When there’s a will there’s a way to achieve everything and I’ve been able to prove that at work.

[@OriginalJohnnyCage]

Templates are definitely for non designers

[@niravparmar7856]

Just like css templates don't make you developer, Canva doesn't make you designer. Suddenly when everyone uses Canva templates, your design fails to standout. Also, to pick a good design and making sure it's consistent and can fit your information and needs is a different thing.

[@buhmanndesign]

I started my design career in the 1990s. Back then I have seen design studios that did not have a single computer in their creative department. I have heard designers complain, that the computer would ruin the industry, "because anyone who can use a typewriter can do design work now". I have never used Canva because it does not fit my niche of design work. I guess it has a certain influence on how a specific subset of the design industry is getting their job done, but it will definetily not ruin the industry as a whole. As long as people like to look at pretty things there will be a design industry. I see a much higher chance that 10 years from now barely anyone will know that Canva existed.

[@DrawAndErase]

I don't use canva and never will as a designer in a large firm. Marketing people do use canva for social media, and that's fine for them, so it does have a place. I also like that adobe is putting A.I tools in CC because I was really scared of A.I being used heavily, but if they're controlled inside of our design software then we can pilot it while still using our familiar software.

[@Pr2two]

Normies don't care about design. They want something easy and cheap that looks fine for them.

[@emmezystudio]

It's amaze me how I see lots of people pull down canva on the basis that it's destroying the design industry or designers in terms of the security of their jobs. But many designers forget that tool is just a tool, creativity is within gotten has a result of knowledge and experience. No matter the tools you are using, the results is still based on what you have upstairs 😊, though tools can be limited in terms of functionality and features but why not stay updated with trends. Adobe suites is awesome and has advanced features but the world we are in now is about simplicity. Does it not amaze you why adobe is now integrating AI into its software. Why? It's simplicity, just a click, background is gone instead of using the manual method. 😂 Some designers lost their jobs or unable to get jobs not because of canva but because they don't use or don't know how to use canva, vice versa to designers who doesn't know how to use adobe suites. Why not know how to use them all😂😅. If you are good with photoshop, why not learn how to use canva and vice versa should job requirements demands for any, then you have an edge over others instead of trying to feel insecure, panic etc. In conclusion, why do you make use of ChatGPT, Photo AI generation tools, and all easy AI tools in your mocks up etc... instead of doing it all yourself manually😂😂😂 Thank you ❤ @satori the things I have learnt and going to learn on your channel.. 😊🎉

[@OscarGarcia-hc9gs]

I'm a graphic designer. I think this is a powerful too, and I think it's great when you work with others that are not so design savvy. I think the advantage of this tool are a few things: • access to the same assets • consistency by creating brand colors, fonts, etc. • You can share designs and collaborate right in the app (no dropbox, no zipped folder) It's a great starter for social media posts with tons of variety and layouts ready for input of information. Let's see what happens as they continue to grow.

[@ahmedalhashar]

The only thing I like about canva is I’m able to design a professional designed template in photoshop or illustrator then convert that to canva and give it to the marketing team.

[@Aha5653ch.]

Canva was putting premium shit on everything

[@constantincazacu6525]

I never use Canva, and have nothing against it, but I have a saying going: If you are a designer and it takes more than 30 minutes - 1 hour to design something in Canva, you are using the wrong tool.

[@cipher893]

Adobe Express seems a lot like this ”Canva” which I haven’t ever seen or heard of before today.

[@Martijnwinters]

I have read an article in the newspaper where a researcher said 70% of jobs will have been disappeared by the year of 2030. That’s within a very short period of time and most jobs where you have to work with your hands will survive. Almost all other jobs will be replaced with Ai and computers. There even is an implementation of Canva into chatgpt where a chatbot generates content within Canva.

[@JLateef]

😮

[@MissElleHerself]

i think ai is a bigger danger to designers than canva. however, as a marketing assistant, my last boss was a fan of canva. she liked lazy premade designs and we were a structural engineering firm, so all we really needed was something angular and hyper modern to apply our colors to. canva, imo, is annoyingly limited to use but great if you don't want to have to put anymore than 15 minutes into what you're working on. that remains the worst job ive ever had, and i worked in food service and childcare for 12 years before that.

[@Hamyhamster24]

As a designer I definitely see the usefulness and benefits especially for non-designers. There’s definitely a market for it. But to compete with so many talented designers in the world?! You need better tools than canva lol (unless you’re audience is just mom and pop shops)

[@user-nw5kn4jx7v]

I don't do graphic design. It is fine in some ways, but in others, it is literally worse than the Draw function in Google Docs. For example, you literally cannot resize borders.

[@zoezowey]

I feel like the comment "Canva is destroying graphic design" is pretty narrow minded. I'm a major in communication and learned how to use the Adobe Suite, but in my job, which is communication officer, i have many other taks than designing. I absolutely love design, and i find canva to be perfect because the use is super simple and i have many tools at my fingers ! And it really doesn't stop me from being creative or original, because like you and many commenters said : it's a tool, it's about what you make of it ! Also canva is very cheap, even for the prenium plan, so for companies it's very cost-effective 😊 But - right, when i decide to pay for real graphic campaigns, I do expect the graphic designer to use adobe and present me with some real exceptional design !

[@shaquillemckenzie5573]

I used to hate the idea of Canva the way it made it seem like anyone could be a graphic designer until I realized that if you do not have the fundamentals of what makes someone a great graphic designer, you will not be able to be as effective with your designs. Even though all you have to do is drag and drop, I'm sure we've all seen terrible Canva designs before. (terrible layouts, font pairings, terrible use of color, and so on) That being said, I started to respect anyone using Canva as a design tool, that took the time to actually learn graphic design and know how to make effective designs. Especially for the fact that I'm guilty of using a drag and drop tool for web design (I'm sure most of us used Wix or Webflow before). So yeah, Canva is welcome in my book as long as the fundamental knowledge is there.

[@jonathandavidajayi9309]

Canva is a good solution in some cases like you've said but, Canva still lacks some functionalities real design tools will give. Also, As a designer, you really need to hone your craft and that's something a regular Canva user can never achieve with templates. Just my thoughts though.

[@JLateef]

Well said.

[@eneacreativedesign]

The news came out, Canva just bought the Affinity Suite. It seems that they indeed are branching out into other design tools, as you said. I am an Affinity user, and I don't like the news, to be honnest.

[@laughorlearnfacts-psycho]

I use canva in a big big way but I am NOT a graphic designer. I have social accounts and a few etsy shops and youtube channels. Canva is quick, efficient and growing in capabilities consistently. I use photoshop as well, Kittl and Creative Fabrica too. Used together with Canva, and I can do anything I need to do...well, except make my own mockups! or maybe i just havent learned that skill yet

[@SatoriGraphics]

Thanks for sharing!

[@seaopal01]

I started my design internship a few days ago and after studying design for the last five years I am BAFFLED that the agency I am at uses canva??? Their mockups are so pixelated and blurry I was absolutely horrified LMAO . I was told to make mockups but the way they exported the video file made it so blurry. And the way they did it was place a frame in front of a picture of a laptop and drop a video inside of it. I was TWEAKING

[@jammanjim6914]

Canva is just a tool, often in the wrong hands. Company users need to work with their designers so brand consistecy can be maintained. Jeff Goldblum said something in Jurrasic Park... Your employees were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.

[@webdevgillett]

Canva always annoyed me when other people in my class made school posters with it, and copying pre made assets, while I made my own design, they got a better mark for doing hardly anything.

[@mrbad9171]

I don't have pc and canva helped me a lot to start graphic design , i use multiple apps to achieve at least 60 % of what professional graphic designers do , i think we should accept the fact that some things exist for a reason , of course if i will have the chance to start working with more professional tools i would 10000% but you know not everyone is born in a first world country where having a pc and paying for programs is easy

[@ithamarlowe6158]

I use Canva for some things, but I have MASTERED Adobe illustrator and photoshop.

[@thedylanrogers]

Great topic for rich discussion. I have 22 years of design experience and love my Big-3 Adobe tools (when they're working properly, lol). But I've gone into Canva with an open mind as a solopreneur. The Canva brand kits are great. I love their handy QR code generator. I can generate a QR code, download it, and use it in InDesign. Canva is just another tool, and as a designer, I will embrace it for what it is. In my brand design packages, I have an option for Canva templates and brand kit set-ups. Some clients will want that; others will never use Canva. It just depends on the client. At the end of the day, I am a problem-solving partner for brands.

[@twangerrrrrr]

my experience in canva walked so my experience in photopea could run so my work in photoshop could fly

[@AnthonyMcNeil]

I'm a noob designer but i just feel that all of these tools are good in specific situations. No need to knock it when it works better for one situation and not another.

[@MarvinMorkel]

I think Canva's limitations are its strengths also. I do Photo Manipulations. Sometimes in Photoshop I m spending way more time on details that don't actually add to the idea or concept that I want to convey and I do that because Photoshop allows me to do it, it has so many tools that I can use to fix small issues. Canva on other hand doesn't have it, so when I am working I m focused on the idea and creative part more instead of using clone stamp tool to remove those details ( which needs to be done but not at the cost of a bad idea or concept)

[@mikegnome]

Canva is like digital scrapbooking. But it can be highly effective when you’re managing hundreds of brands with each of their own social media accounts. Social media is where Canva excels. The real issue is the absurd amount of digital content brands have to produce just to exist.

[@autumndahlia1399]

Canva is an asset assembly tool, not an asset creation tool. Sure, there are thousands of digital content creators out there, who might call themselves graphic designers, but Canva is just another tool. It won't ever replace good, quality, efficient graphic design.

[@jabulaniharvey-stinkycheese]

Canva is a web-based convenience...but when we get to the output it falls flat on its face...not print-ready. Also creativity has no shortcuts...commodifying layout with templates is not always successsful

[@dominiqueanderson5313]

I use Canva by day at the small IT support company I work at, I'm actually in sales but they figured because I studied Fine Art I can do their graphic design. Canva is cheap and helps me create designs for their social media and email newsletters. I have never done graphic design before but being tasked with this work has inspired me to learn so by night I am studying graphic design theory and how to use the Adobe Creative Cloud suite. So Canva is an affordable tool to get quick designs out but it can't replace design theory or the in-depth capabilities of Photoshop and Illustrator. Maybe Canva will keep evolving. They release new tools often.

[@b8s_art]

Causes some minor head aches in print shop side of things but could be worse so long as customer understands how to export out of Canva into .pdf/.png/.jpg etc. Nice option for folks unwilling to pay for hourly design etc but capability wise CC is still lightyears beyond Canva and its very InDesign features. Beats the piss out of dealing with customer files built in Powepoint, Word...Excel......🤢......*runs to bathroom*

[@clevermissfox]

It’s for social media posts now they are trying to expand to every other sector - but there’s not even a pen tool? I totally agree with someone who said it’s a decoration tool; basically for collating assets together but not making anything from scratch. Which has its place in the art world but Canva Designer is not a title I could take seriously. Templates allow a company to make social media posts that don’t suck but that’s the extent of it.

[@divyanshudev9824]

Hello, I am a student studying in class 11th and I want to know about whole graphic design field like UI/UX, Illustrator artist, Motion Graphics, etc. So i can follow my interest. So my Questions are- 1. How to start the journey from scratch? 2. Which exam we have to clear to get into a design college? 3. What is the average experience required to get a job or a freelance project? 4. Which is the best design University in India? 5. After learning the software like AI, Photoshop,Figma. What is the next step to move forward in the field and improve ourselves.

[@projectof5123]

Too much people see new tools as something bad, because they just can’t adapt. You love Adobe, ok. Do you remember what hand designers said when computer assisted designers started to appear? This is the same battle. Adobe is a tool, Canva is a tool, midjourney is a tool. If you add enough creativity to your work to match your client needs, tools do not matter so much anymore. I’m head of design, and I’m more than happy to create some of my design merging Adobe, midjourney, chat gpt and Canva, to give them to my marketing teams.

[@GraphicDesignNY]

This feels like a Canva commercial.

[@SatoriGraphics]

Then you didn't watch the video fully or listen properly 😬

[@TerranigmaQuintet]

I work on a school and teachers use it to make flyers for school events or design self created lessons that are more then just the oldschool cheap comic sans designs they used to use.

[@beatrice3371]

What annoys me the most is that employers want you to use canva at the job. What did I study years to learn Photoshop,InDesign, Illustrator, etc. for, if I'm supposed to limit my creativity by using these kids programms??

[@JLateef]

What’s the job exactly? I’m wondering if it’s only like that in certain design jobs.

[@beatrice3371]

@@JLateef graphic design

[@dot4207]

Adobe Softwares = DSLR Canva = iPhone

[@KYOTWO]

For me Canva is like a DJ/Mixer where you layer premade assets while Adobe CC is more like a Guitar or a Piano where you create original pieces that can be the full track or to be used within a track. Like the logo example your brough up. Use Adobe to create the logo but Canva to put it over a design. Personally I make the design elements and some full designs or backgrounds on either Photoshop or Illustrator then add text and logos over on Canva. Also Canva can be very beneficial to Photography heavy designs like that real-estate example. Where the hero is the photo anyways

[@MyStudio-io3so]

Since Canva became popular, cannot get work any longer. Everyone is now a graphic designer so need need for me.

[@alindaaaron3488]

Am a graphics designer and I primarily use Adobe illustrator and Photoshop, I happen to be away from my machine and a task comes in and guess what I resorted to on my phone, Canva... That said Canva is not going to replace the more advanced tools given their strengths against what Canva can do.

[@bozzwtf]

Hate the clickbait title but... Canva is just another tool. It is changing expectations clients and employers have of designers - but our job always has been to adapt and educate.

[@chinweowanta-emenike22]

I do use Canva, however, Ive never made use of the templates because i prefer originality. In this line, I've realised that Canva still is a great tool for that...although I know it doesnt work for every type of design, especially Logos

[@prosaudio3692]

Success today is keeping up with the speed of production.

[@stuffbyaaron1811]

Great video. Canva is ~ok for assembling assets but not creative in itself. Also, you've got a large following, you don't need to lower yourself to doom-mongering style titles.

[@SatoriGraphics]

Thanks, however the title relates to the Reddit thread and general mindset many designers have. The CTR on this video is twice as high as the average for my channel, super happy about that.

[@rajendra-2023]

Canva should be used as a tool and on the other side other skills need to be upgraded as a designer.

[@hrishikeshvasudevan521]

Canva is not for designers It's for others to make some content they want

[@photom3]

It’s not just graphic design. We’re in a transition phase, from old world artisan to fitless humans pushing buttons. The pendulum swings both ways. We’ve crossed the line and everyone will draw that line in a different place.

[@tahsinnahar4891]

Canva is a tool, designers are getting opportunities from canva for creating design templates. Canva is mostly great for small companies. Its also for preparing quick plan or reporting as well. Its not always about replacing design tools.

[@JLateef]

Solid point. Also, never thought of making design templates for Canva. 👍🏾

[@jamesdavis8731]

I love when graphic artist get their panties in a bunch about Canva. The bottom line is that Canva can easily make 90% of the graphics any company would need, probably closer to 95%. This idea that graphics need to be super "fancy" or technically challenging to make in order to be good as been proven over and over and over again to be wrong. It is quite easy to make very good quality graphics with Canva and to make them fast. And it is also very easy to make very UNIQUE designs in Canva. Graphic designers remind me a lot of web designers that think you need to be able to code really well to make great websites. NO YOU DO NOT. I have nothing against graphic designers, except for those that have their nose stuck in the air and think they make better graphics because they use more sophisticated tools than Canva. In MOST cases they do not.

[@SatoriGraphics]

There are tiers of clients and tiers of designers. Much like in sports where you have various leagues from the pro elite, all of the way down to rookie. Canva will help lower tier designers make lower tier designs. As people have pointed out, Canva is horrible for print work (ask any printing agency). Canva is simply diluting the field of the 'Fiverr designer' where all of the low hanging, tedious work resides. Design that requires a lot of thought, planning, psychological adaption, and talent such as in brand strategy and so on, cannot be done in Canva effectively, and will warrant higher payment for the designer. Let's not even get started on the vector side of things.

[@walterhackman8501]

As an in-house designer who oversees advertising at a large gaming/entertainment property I LOVE canva for some things. Particularly social media post and short video that would otherwise eat into a lot of time taking me away from big projects. I still use Illustrator and Ps to create assets but it’s so much easier to put things together or work on the fly digitally. I also find it to be a cheat code when making GIF web banners and presentations. However if you can’t use Adobe suite you won’t be able to do large scale signage, print and other more advanced projects. If you’re still learning stay clear but if your in house wearing a lot of hats it can be so helpful.

[@majikisreal5314]

1k like right here! thanks fam, great video!

[@roguewavecreative]

We use Adobe Express mostly for sm posts. Tou can use it for way more things and as others hace said on here it is a tool. I liken to the person that always has to have the best mac or whatever. It is the skill not what is in the box. The better box can made you more efficient but you still hace to work on your skill. Also, as a designer that has their own shop alot of my biz is aquiring biz. That is a completely different yet similiar situation. Good video as always.

[@knethmorgan]

I have a regular client to whom I use both Adobe tools and Canva. For minor graphic design pieces which details have to be replaced often, we agreed to just have them on canva templates, so their team members without graphic design know-how can just replace the details on their own without having to bug me.

[@g77222]

When you get Canva pro, its game over. You will not believe the things you can do. I've been a designer since 2009.

[@JLateef]

Please tell me more..

[@g77222]

@@JLateef what would you like to know?

[@matthewsmith1547]

It’s good for quick social media stuff. It’s just a tool.

[@SatoriGraphics]

as addressed in the video :P

[@attaullahsadruddin]

In my opinion if we talk about about web based tool for marketing designs then Express is good choise tho 🙌

[@SatoriGraphics]

Yeah I've heard a few people say that

[@andrewyarwood5625]

the only problem I've found with canva is the video upload size not enough.

[@bernardo9202]

As a marketing manager in a small company, with no background in design, I am playing catch up when it comes to social media management, Canva is a great tool for beginners and a launching pad for the big leagues. I'm learning how to use and improve on Figma and some adobe tools, at the same time I can apply some great and as you say consistent designs to around 7 brands that I work with.

[@thecreativechat]

I don't use Canva but I like its simplicity ...

[@abhiabhishek7942]

i have started creating brand product broachers & commercial adds using Canva as a beginner , If has started with love for design but as on today iam confused learning Canva is good enough or to become a professional designer do i have to learn Adobe tools . plz share your opinion . thank you for making wonderful content in your channel.

[@MaxWeir]

We started using Canva for social media content, it’s allowed a much faster creation process so can see the benefits from this platform, though there’s no core design system approach and it’s more open ended.

[@Anjalix11]

I recreate my designs in it. For clients and templating. It's useful for clients. And designers also.

[@elissitdesign]

I would argue that consistency has made the web boring. It’s a huge issue I have where all these templates being implemented since late 2000s have made sites drab and monotone across the landscape.

[@DougieL]

Recently Canva seem to be focussing on pro and paid areas and making their free product almost unusabale imho. Over the years it has been really easy to go to Canva and create a birthday invite or maybe a leaflet for our local sports club. Now it is so so hard to use. Possibly room for a newcomer to come and take the rats and mice away from Canva?

[@eskideamos]

I think the solution is for Adobe to offer SaaS/online versions of their softwares like photoshop and illustrator - not sure if that’s possible as the apps are multiple gigabytes in size - but having that truly communal functionality of canva on a photoshop or illustrator file or workspace would be a solid answer to canva’s watering down of and lowering the bar of quality in design.

[@Enriquemdmr]

Canva is like an engineer using toy tools. They work but they are not going to have the same effectiveness.

[@Jamie.Wigfield]

I am new to graphic design. When i started my role i took over the monthly 6 page news that was made in illustrator, i had no idea how to use it. Now I use AI even for my basic insta posts, i just feel more comfortable despite only knowing maybe 1% of the functions. My wife uses canva as its quick and easy, I dont like my designs being the same as someone elses as they become more and more used by others.

[@bensteward99]

I'd love to see a vid of you giving canva a go. Be great to see what you could do qhen restricted

[@samz_fr]

As good of a tool as Canva is, it just worsened the field of graphic design in general, allowing unprepared "designers" to enter the market being hired for less and pumping more and more low quality "designs" into the media

[@ZaahirJappie]

I've been using Adobe for like 2 decades, but have also started using canva for template based work. It has better functionality when it comes to working faster, but does lack real design tools for logo design and just pure control. So, I use both Ai and Canva together to achieve best results for a given project. When I work in Canva, i miss Adobe, and when I work in Adobe, I miss Canva. Its defnitely not a tool to be scoffed at. As designers, we should be open to experimenting. Canva is not far away from matching Adobe and the next few years will be interesting....and for the price ITS DEFINIETLY WORTH IT when compared to Adobe's inaccessibility for most people.

[@youthawake]

Hey ! congratulations on the awesome work you are doing on youtube. I Find your content great and admire you as a great teacher. Do you have an in depth graphic design course with hands on projects to learn directly from you ? The basic problem i see with me is going into imaginations with your indepth tutorials and unable to how to know how to work on them in my projects ? I feel overwhelmed some times. If you can guide me it would be great ?

[@ak3shaynigam]

Canva is not for beginners designers. The only good part on canva is time saving so those who already have knowledge about designing so you can use that in SOS situations 🤣 Good brands always use Adobe designing softwares. The only part every good designers hate about canva is people start using canva for 3-7 days and just saying that I am designer 🤣 LOL 🤣 if you do not know laws of designing anything you are not designer. There is no shortcut for long term success.

[@joshuamart3910]

I work in the Marketing area and I dedicate myself from video creation to graphic design. And I can safely say that I have used canva... even if that causes me a personal conflict. But there are situations where you simply need a quick generic design to advertise something and that's where Canva comes in. However, for more complex designs I use Illustrator or Photoshop. And when it comes to video editing, let's not talk anymore... Canva will never be able to do the things you can do in Premiere Pro or After Effects. Imagine... if a normal person can use canva, a professional using canva can generate professional results in a short time.

[@maryamhh]

Canva it's not like a Photoshop or Illustrator it's like for kids designers and Pixart much better than canva it has much features canva doesn't have

[@heyitsLizzy]

I use canva as a way to mock up the design I finalize in illustrator or photoshop. It’s easier to assemble and figure out the initial design for me 🤷‍♀️

[@mikug]

AI(Illustator) and ID and Figma(xD) + Canva are great designs...Only Canva is pretty dull tbh and doesn't look so different...I haven't been a designer for 30 years but 9 years but still, I use Canva when its a client who wants something fast, and doesn't need to have any custom motion designs for example. But I also don't charge that much for such work. Then again if someone wants a custom all over design, brand logo, marketing campaign, then I use Adobes CCs pack and (maybe) canva to put it all together. Canva can make none creative ppl make basic designs, but never make a none creative person as creative as a professional with lets say 3+ years of experience in the field. Its a great tool but I mean just because you own a set of wrenches it doesn't make you a mechanic!