New Launches In Canva 2025

@LisaBerghoff

Canva is once again making a big splash with several new launches. I know that for some educators, Canva is a dream come true, for others, it's a bit overwhelming. I definitely fall somewhere in the middle. I love Canva when I have a project that involves design and I want it to look fantastic without spending hours on it. I will also say that I have lots of other tools that are working just fine and I don't necessarily need to jump into Canva to replace them. I'm looking at you, Google Docs. The capabilities within Canva are moving ahead at warp speed and the AI tools are now really embedded in a way that you almost forget you are using AI. Let's jump in and take a look at some of what is new.  They launched so many new items but these are the stand-outs for school use in my opinion.

1. Canva Forms

• When you are in a design, go to the Elements tab and where it says Browse Categories choose Forms. You will see several forms templates, all of which can be customized by you. I could see using this within a Canva presentation. You could have some content and then a slide with a question or several questions. You have several question types to choose from: Short and long answer, multiple choice, checkbox, email, number, poll, single choice quiz, multi-choice quiz, mood meter, linear scale, and star rating. You can click and see the responses from your design. You can also open responses in a Canva sheet. Your students are logged into Canva so it can automatically saves their response with their email or it can be anonymous.

Check out this mood meter. It could be a wonderful way to start or end a class.

2. Grab Text

• This is a new feature within the photo editor. Similar to Magic Grab but this is specific for text. If there is text on your image of any kind, you can grab it and reposition it, change the font, edit it, delete it completely, or whatever you need for your design. 
• Click on the photo and select Edit. Then choose Magic Grab from the Magic Studio options.
• The AI tool will highlight any text that it recognizes. You can have it select all text or click on what you want to edit.

3. Visual Suite

• This is a workflow solution that I think is going to be life changing for some of you. You no longer have to choose one design type. You can create a presentation, sheet, doc, and whiteboard all in one. It looks like a slide deck timeline across the bottom, but you can add a new page of any type. I know it doesn't sound like a big deal, but when you give it a try you will completely understand. You can create an entire lesson package all in one file that includes slides, graphics, videos, sheets, and more.

4. Canva Video 2.0

• I'm trying to temper my expectations, but the new Canva video editor looks more robust and should give our students more capabilities without being overly complicated. You will see that the editor now has layers, giving you the ability to edit and adjust at a more granular level.

5. 3D Images

• How many times do we give students a drawing and say "imagine that this is three dimensional"? Canva elements now has a 3D option. When you are in editing mode, you can actually manipulate and move them around. This can be a huge help for prototyping, or any sort of design or geometric planning. 

This is a very short list of all that is new in Canva. If you are a Canva fan, I highly encourage you to check out all of the new launches. If Canva seems overwhelming to you, please don't walk away. Try using Canva for one, small, specific task and see how it goes. Want some help getting started? You know where to find me.