Canva: The Tool of Tomorrow, Today

So many tools compete for space on the Internet and that trend will never change. After all, it is a designer's world and if you have the next best idea, you simply must create it, right?

Well, one of the areas in which we have struggled for many years is finding actual online graphic design tools that were simple, logical, didn't lead to spam attacks, and didn't automatically install watermark images which destroyed the illusion you had done it yourself.

Canva has raised the bar. When I got the recommendation to try it out, I shook my head and thought, "yeah, sure" but twenty minutes later and I dumped my previous blog post idea and here I am. This free design tool will change the way you spotlight work and family pictures in social media, will allow you to build posters and business cards, and will quickly pump up presentation slides, email headers (yep!), Pinterest and blog posts. You can keep your designs private, share them with colleagues, family, and friends, or make them public and share with the world.

You will find easy-to follow tutorials, and teaching resources where the lesson plan is presented with templates for student completion. In fact, within a minute of signing up and in you are walked through the fastest training tutorial I have ever used successfully.

The one caveat (specific warning) is that while many elements are free and of course, your own photographs are always an option, you will see many wonderful graphics which are not free. All are listed for $1.00 each and you are not charged unless you publish your creation, but still, there is a cost.

Don't wait - check this out. While teachers will cheer, this one is for anyone who is online for any reason. So, that means you! This design took less than two minutes to create. Enjoy!