Canva

Canva is a graphic design platform that allows users to create a variety of visual content, including presentations, posters, infographics, and more. It has a user-friendly interface with a drag-and-drop design tool, making it accessible to both educators and learners with little to no design experience.

Canva offers a vast library of templates, images, icons, fonts, and other design elements that users can use to customise their projects. Start with a blank canvas or choose from pre-designed templates and then personalise them to match your needs. Canva also supports collaborative work, enabling multiple users to work on the same project simultaneously.

FeaturesLimitations
  • Quickly and easily create professional looking presentations, diagrams, infographics, documents, posters, and more.
  • Use one of hundreds of templates or start with a blank canvas.
  • Access a huge library of inbuilt design elements including photos, illustrations, shapes and lines, fonts, frames and borders, audio, and video.
  • Drag and drop interface is intuitive and user friendly, even for those with no design experience.
  • Download, present, and share your creations in PDF, JPG, PNG, and more, or embed in Moodle.
  • Share and collaborate on designs with others on designs in real-time or asynchronously.
  • Free accounts do not have access to the full suite of templates, design elements, and features. However, they do allow use of basic shapes and a large range of graphics and images, plus the ability to upload your own, so it is often sufficient for educators’ needs.

Additional resources

Explore these resources to learn more about Canva. Discover how to use its features, find inspiration from templates and examples, and consider how to apply this technology in your learning and teaching practices.

Canva Visual Suite

Explore Canva Visual Suite to discover loads of creative possibilities. Watch videos and browse through a variety of templates for inspiration.

Canva design school

Boost your Canva skills with helpful tutorials, whether you are a beginner or experienced user. Canva design school offers valuable resources to level up your design game.

Free Canva templates

Experience the capabilities of a free Canva account by exploring a collection of free templates. Discover a wide range of ready to use designs.