Exciting Updates in Canva: Element Timing, Blur Brush, Chart Bar Race! Discover the Latest Features in Canva [Ep. 35]
Exciting Updates in Canva: Element Timing, Blur Brush, Chart Bar Race!
Welcome back to our Channel! In this episode, we are thrilled to share with you the latest features in Canva. We have 10 new features that you probably don't know about, and we are going to break them all down for you. Let's dive right in!
New Feature 1: Uploading Lottie Files into Canva
Canva now allows users to upload Lottie files directly into their designs. Lottie files are a new format for animation that offer several advantages over other formats like GIF. Lottie files are lighter and of higher quality because they are vector-based. This means that stretching a Lottie file won't result in any loss of quality, and it won't slow down your designs or presentations. To access Lottie files, you can either use the Lottie app in Canva or search for them on the Lottie website. Once you find a Lottie file, you can import it into Canva and use it in your designs.
New Feature 2: Creating and Saving Gradients in Brand Kits
Canva now allows you to create and save gradients in your brand kits. Gradients can be edited from various places in Canva, including the homepage and the brand item in the left side menu. By creating and saving gradients in your brand kit, you can easily access and use them in your designs. This new feature gives you more control over your brand's visual identity and allows for greater consistency across your designs.
New Feature 3: Improved Tidy Up Feature
The Tidy Up feature in Canva has been improved to align elements not only vertically or horizontally but also in two dimensions. This means that elements can now be aligned on both the X and Y axes, resulting in more precise and balanced designs. With this enhancement, the Tidy Up feature is more versatile and can be used in a wider range of design projects to create clean and polished layouts.
New Feature 4: Canva Plugin in ChatGPT
Canva has released an improved version of its plugin for ChatGPT. This plugin allows users to access and use Canva templates directly from within the ChatGPT interface. To use the plugin, you need to be a ChatGPT Plus user and have the plugin mode enabled in your settings. Once activated, you can prompt ChatGPT to suggest Canva templates for your design needs, such as logos, illustrations, and animations. While the plugin is not perfect, it offers a convenient way to integrate Canva's design capabilities into your chat-based projects.
New Feature 5: Bar Chart Race
The Bar Chart Race, previously only available in Flourish, is now natively supported in Canva. This feature allows you to create animated bar charts that visually represent the changing values of different data points over time. By using bar chart races, you can showcase trends, comparisons, and progressions in a dynamic and engaging way. Canva provides a wide range of customization options for bar chart races, allowing you to tailor them to your specific data and design preferences.
New Feature 6: Element Timing in All Document Types
Element Timing, previously only available in video and presentation document types, is now available in all Canva document types. Element Timing allows you to control when specific elements, such as images and text, appear on the screen. This feature is useful for creating engaging and interactive designs, presentations, and videos. By adjusting the timing of elements, you can create a more dynamic and synchronized visual experience for your audience.
New Feature 7: Mockup Adjustments Editor and Smart Crop
The Mockup app in Canva has been enhanced with the Mockup Adjustments Editor and Smart Crop features. With the Mockup Adjustments Editor, you can resize, reposition, and flip images within mockups to achieve the desired visual effect. This feature gives you more control over how your images fit into mockup templates. Additionally, the Smart Crop feature automatically identifies and applies the best positioning and cropping for your images within mockups. This ensures a more professional and seamless integration of your images into the mockup designs.
New Feature 8: Blur Brush
Canva now allows you to apply blur effects to your images using the Blur Brush feature. This feature is especially useful when you want to blur out certain parts of an image, such as faces or sensitive information. With the Blur Brush, you can selectively apply blur effects to specific areas of your images, giving you more control over the privacy and focus of your designs.
New Feature 9: Design Accessibility Panel
Canva has introduced a Design Accessibility Panel that helps you ensure your designs are accessible to a wide range of users. The panel identifies potential accessibility issues in your designs, such as small text sizes, low color contrast, and missing alternative text for images. By addressing these issues, you can improve the usability and inclusivity of your designs, making them easier to read and navigate for people with visual impairments or color blindness.
New Feature 10: Element Sharing and Real-time Collaboration
Canva now allows you to share individual design elements with others and collaborate on designs in real-time. This feature is especially useful when working on group projects and enables seamless collaboration and feedback exchange. You can share elements by generating shareable links and granting specific access permissions to collaborators.
Conclusion
Canva continues to innovate and enhance its platform with these exciting new features. From uploading Lottie files to improving accessibility and collaboration, Canva has made significant strides in providing a comprehensive and user-friendly design experience. Whether you're a professional designer or someone who enjoys creating visually appealing content, these features will undoubtedly enhance your Canva experience. Stay tuned for more updates as Canva continues to evolve and empower users to bring their creative visions to life!
Frequently Asked Questions:
Can I upload Lottie files directly into Canva?
Can I create and save gradients in my brand kits in Canva?
What improvements have been made to the Tidy Up feature in Canva?
How can I access Canva templates in ChatGPT?
What is a bar chart race, and can I create it in Canva?
What are the new features in Canva's Mockup app?
Can I apply blur effects to my images in Canva?
Can Canva help me improve the accessibility of my designs?
Yes, Canva now allows users to upload Lottie files directly into their designs. Lottie files are a new format for animation that offer several advantages over other formats like GIF.
Yes, Canva now allows you to create and save gradients in your brand kits. This feature gives you more control over your brand's visual identity and allows for greater consistency across your designs.
The Tidy Up feature in Canva has been improved to align elements not only vertically or horizontally but also in two dimensions. This enhancement makes the Tidy Up feature more versatile and precise in creating clean and polished layouts.
Canva has released an improved version of its plugin for ChatGPT, allowing users to access and use Canva templates directly from within the ChatGPT interface. To use the plugin, you need to be a ChatGPT Plus user and have the plugin mode enabled in your settings.
A bar chart race is an animated representation of changing values in a bar chart over time. Canva now natively supports bar chart races, allowing you to create dynamic and engaging visualizations of your data.
The Mockup app in Canva has been enhanced with the Mockup Adjustments Editor and Smart Crop features. These features give you more control over the placement, resizing, and cropping of images within mockup templates, ensuring a seamless integration of your designs.
Yes, Canva now allows you to apply blur effects to your images using the Blur Brush feature. This feature is especially useful when you want to blur out certain parts of an image and give more privacy to specific elements.
Yes, Canva has introduced a Design Accessibility Panel that identifies potential accessibility issues in your designs, such as small text sizes, low color contrast, and missing alternative text for images. By addressing these issues, you can ensure that your designs are more accessible to a wider range of users.
