Canva is known for its easiness and free templates. But with all that, there are certain limitations of canva. The mobile app of canva has fewer features than the desktop version. The following are other limitations.
- Fixed templates available
Canva provides some free templates, But these templates are limited. There are only 10-20 templates available for certain festivals or days. This limits the thinking capability of the designer, if you have some idea or template in your mind, you can’t make that because you have to use the given templates only.
Canva
Canva is an online graphic designing tool that is used to create social media posts, banners, logos, and small videos. It is a free tool with free templates, by using these templates you can create or edit your posts.
- Canva is a great tool for editing
Canva is an excellent tool for graphic designing for beginners. It is known for its free templates, images, and graphics. You can edit or make any graphic image with the help of Canva in very less time.
- Designing and Animation In Canva
you can design an image and can add some animation at a basic level. While in other graphic designing software you will have to use two software for editing you will have to use adobe photoshop or illustrator and for animation, there is adobe after effects.
- Pre-designed templates available
There are lots of pre-designed templates available in Canva for editing, in which you can add your logo and can do some basic editing, and post the images. You can get the pre-designed templates of festivals or days for free and you can post them with some basic editing.
Limitations with Canva
Canva is known for its easiness and free templates. But with all that, there are certain limitations of canva. The mobile app of Canva has fewer features than the desktop version. Following are the other limitations
- Fixed templates available
Canva provides some free templates, But these templates are limited. There are only 10-20 templates available for certain festivals or days. This limits the thinking capability of the designer, if you have some idea or template in your mind, you can’t make that because you have to use the given templates only.
- Fixed graphics available
Just like the templates, canva does not provide many graphic options. It has only 20-30 graphics for one theme like for friendship day or some other day there are only a few images related to that. And if we talk about in general there are 10-20 thousand graphics available on various websites for one theme. Websites like freepik, and Shutterstock have thousands of graphics available. You can download those images, remove the background and edit them in photoshop and can use them for your custom graphics. It is something that is not possible on canva, and if you want to use the same on canva, you will have to use photoshop and illustrator and then you can move on to canva. So it’s better not to use canva for custom images.
- Can design but with limitations
You can design the images in canva but certain limitations come along with it. There are limited graphics, limited themes, and limited elements. Whereas in photoshop there is no limitation, you can use your creativity and design the desired images. While in adobe illustrator if you have something in your mind you can design that, in canva, you can not design.
- Can restrict your imagination
Using already prepared designs can restrict your imagination and creativity because all you have to do in canva is to add some animation and some text changes and your image is ready. While photoshop or other software helps you to bring out your creative side.
How other software can eliminate this problem?
We have seen all the problems with canva. Now we have to see the solutions that can eliminate this problem.
- Other software can help you design with unlimited possibilities
There are many software like photoshop etc. which can be used to eliminate this problem. You can design the image the same as you have in your mind, this will improve your creativity.
- Can bring imagination into real life
With available software, you can create the actual graphics which you have in your mind. Like you want to create some creative posts that are very popular nowadays everyone using them for branding to represent their business and you have some idea.
You can create that creative posts which are very simple yet says a thing creatively. For this, you can do drawing or sketching. It is not possible in Canva to bring imagination into real life. With the help of other software, you can make your posts.
- Can draw from scratch and bring your thoughts to your image
You can draw any image from scratch with your design. Logo designing is the best example of this. You can design logos very easily in photoshop and illustrator. And you can present whatever you want to represent.
- No restriction if you know how to work on a software
If you know how to use photoshop and illustrator there are no certain restrictions on you that you can’t do this or that, you can design your image according to your need and imagination or the way you want it. You can design anything if you know all the tools and features as compared to canva you can create any type of design.
- Can create a full movie filled with animations
In canva, you can only create a basic level of animations while in adobe software like aftereffects, and premiere pro, you can make a full graphical video. You can represent your idea through animation. You can even create a movie if you know animation at that level. For this, you should have time to dedicate.
So, what to do to get the best results?
We have seen that Canva helps us to create a basic level of design and we have seen the benefits of photoshop and illustrator.
The best way to get the desired result is to download images from free resources and use photoshop and illustrator to remove the background. And you can use the core templates of Canva to create completely new graphics.
You can download elements of the image from freepik or many others available and with the help of photoshop, you can remove the background and then can use it in Canva’s pre-designed posts or story templates.
The same goes for animation, you can do basic animation in Canva and an advanced level of animation can be done in after effects.
Hence, we can use canva efficiently.
Conclusion
As a designer you should not be dependent on a single tool, You should know all the available software. And with time you will know which tool you can use to save your time.
- Use multiple tools
Every tool has its pros and cons. We have seen the pros and cons of canva, same is for photoshop. The process of Photoshop and illustrator is time-consuming whereas canva takes less time with its drag-and-drop facility but it comes with limitations and photoshop etc. is free to go.
- Use canva if you are a beginner
You should be using canva if you are a beginner. Using it, you will get the idea of color combinations and texts. With the help of pre-designed templates, your vision of designing will improve. By the time your creative skills will start improving and you will be able to use photoshop further to design custom images.
- Stay updated with social media
As a designer, you should be aware of the latest social media trends. Various industries post images for branding to attract audiences, as it increases their brand value. So, you can get ideas from there that how you can design your images that are social media friendly and as per requirement.
