After seeing hundreds of vague posts and threads about Canva's newest design software over the last two weeks, I finally decided to take a look for myself. Generally, I don't tend to buy into the anti-Canva rhetoric. Aside from the fact that their software—even the paid plans—have legitimately fewer utilities than the Adobe Suite, it's a genuinely accessible tool for design students and businesses with limited budgets. As a student, I figured that the program's limitiations were merely a limitation of their free tools. I was disappointed to move to the professional world and realize that Canva truly was inferior in terms of design capabilities.
Adobe has managed to completely overtake the design software market. Adobe is what's taught in schools, what's used in professional agencies, and is generally regarded as industry standard for designers. Figma was Adobe's first real competitor in years in one specific area—UX design. When Adobe attempted to purchase Figma in 2023, there was a real uproar about Adobe's tendency to buy and squash competition, especially competition that genuinely outshines them. So, when the UK blocked this sale in order to prevent a monopoly, a door was cracked open. Since then, the market has been flooding with new Adobe competition, and I, personally, am loving it.
Canva's Affinity
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