For a long time, 'Looks like it was made in Canva' was the ultimate graphic design insult. Ostensibly for inexperienced designers, Canva was always the 'casual' platform, known for its user-friendly, browser-based interface. Indeed, anybody who knew how to drag-and-drop could design something in Canva.
But things started to shift a couple of years ago, when Canva acquired Affinity, a company known for much more 'pro' tools such as Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer. And now that it has acquired professional motion design software Cavalry, that 'casual' moniker is well and truly in the rear-view mirror. Canva is becoming more than just a simplified Photoshop alternative.
