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Canva: Kickstart and Collaborate Your Next Design Project

A good friend Chris Reed messaged me asking if I had given Canva a try and he told me that I’d love it. He’s right… I tested it out for a few hours and was impressed with the professional designs I could create within minutes!

I’m a huge fan of Illustrator and have used it for many years – but I’m design-challenged. I believe that I know a good design when I see it, but I often have a difficult time bringing my thoughts to reality. It’s one of the reasons why I love our design partners so much – they are masters at listening and producing what I’m thinking. It’s magical. But I digress.

Rather than the typical start-with-a-blank-page platforms where I often stare blankly or browse the Internet for ideas, Canva takes you through a different design and inspiration process that’s enlightening. Canva removes the blank page and provides you with many ideas to implement your next design.

There’s no need to look up a sizing chart, they come preconfigured with a podcast cover, social media images, presentation, posters, Facebook cover, Facebook Ad image, Facebook post, Facebook App image, blog graphic, document, card, Twitter post, invitation, business card, Twitter header, Pinterest post, real estate flyer, Google+ cover, Kindle cover, and photo collages. Included in their layouts are even some great infographic elements!

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You can upload your own images, connect with Facebook and use those images, or purchase from a selection of over 1,000,000 royalty-free stock images from a robust internal search tool. Building a new Facebook header image for my personal page took me a few minutes.

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Disclosure: I’m using my Canva affiliate link in this article.

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Douglas Karr

Douglas Karr is a fractional Chief Marketing Officer specializing in SaaS and AI companies, where he helps scale marketing operations, drive demand generation, and implement AI-powered strategies. He is the founder and publisher of Martech Zone, a leading publication in marketing technology, and a trusted advisor to startups and enterprises alike. With a track record spanning more than $5 billion in MarTech acquisitions and investments, Douglas has led go-to-market strategy, brand positioning, and digital transformation initiatives for companies ranging from early-stage startups to global tech leaders like Dell, GoDaddy, Salesforce, Oracle, and Adobe. A published author of Corporate Blogging for Dummies and contributor to The Better Business Book, Douglas is also a recognized speaker, curriculum developer, and Forbes contributor. A U.S. Navy veteran, he combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution to help organizations achieve measurable growth.

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