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Why are We Still Treating Canva Like a Dirty Little Secret?
Canva is shedding its amateur reputation through strategic acquisitions like Affinity and Calvary to compete with established creative professional tools.
What: Canva reached 144.5 billion web visits between May 2025 and April 2026, forcing a shift in how the design industry perceives it as it builds out a 'professional creative ecosystem'.
Why it matters: The professional design world is currently caught in a conflict between traditional, high-control tools and the efficiency of AI-driven, accessible platforms.
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Canva has shifted from a platform once dismissed as amateurish into a serious industry contender, bolstered by its Affinity and Calvary acquisitions.
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