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'''Canva''' is a [[graphic design|graphic-design]] tool website, founded in 2012. It uses a drag-and-drop format and provides access to over a million photographs, graphics, and fonts.<ref name=techcrunch2 /><ref>Lancet, Yaara; Zukerman, Erez. [http://www.pcworld.com/article/2079100/canva-review-free-tool-brings-much-needed-simplicity-to-design-process.html "Canva review: Free tool brings much-needed simplicity to design process"]. |
'''Canva''' is a [[graphic design|graphic-design]] tool website, founded in 2012. It uses a drag-and-drop format and provides access to over a million photographs, graphics, and fonts.<ref name=techcrunch2 /><ref>Lancet, Yaara; Zukerman, Erez. [http://www.pcworld.com/article/2079100/canva-review-free-tool-brings-much-needed-simplicity-to-design-process.html "Canva review: Free tool brings much-needed simplicity to design process"]. |
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''[[PC World]]''. 7 January 2014.</ref><ref>Swallow, Erica. [https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericaswallow/2013/11/18/canva/ "Canva Makes Great Design More Accessible"]. ''[[Forbes]]''. 18 November 2013.</ref> It is used by non-designers as well as professionals.<ref name=techcrunch2/><ref name=ann/> The tools can be used for both web and print media design and graphics.<ref name=corinne/> |
''[[PC World]]''. 7 January 2014.</ref><ref>Swallow, Erica. [https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericaswallow/2013/11/18/canva/ "Canva Makes Great Design More Accessible"]. ''[[Forbes]]''. 18 November 2013.</ref> It is used by non-designers as well as professionals.<ref name=techcrunch2/><ref name=ann/> The tools can be used for both web and print media design and graphics.<ref name=corinne/> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 05:59, 10 September 2018
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| Industry | Graphic Design |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Melanie Perkins |
| Headquarters | Australia |
| Website | canva |
Canva is a graphic-design tool website, founded in 2012. It uses a drag-and-drop format and provides access to over a million photographs, graphics, and fonts.[1][2][3] It is used by non-designers as well as professionals.[1][4] The tools can be used for both web and print media design and graphics.[5]
History
The company was founded on 1 January 2012 in Australia by Melanie Perkins. She previously founded Fusion Books, Australia's largest yearbook publisher.[6][7][8] In its first year, Canva had more than 750,000 users.[9] Social-media and technology expert Guy Kawasaki joined the company as chief evangelist in April 2014.[10] In 2015, Canva for Work was launched which gave businesses a tool for producing marketing materials.[11]
During the 2016-17 financial year, revenue increased from $AU 6.8m to $AU 23.5m, with losses of $3.3m. In 2017, the company reached profitability and had 294,000 paying customers.[12] As of 2018, the company employs 200 people with offices in both Australia and San Francisco. In January 2018, Perkins announced the company had raise $40 million by Sequoia Capital, Blackbird Ventures, and Felicis Ventures, and it was valued at $1 billion.[13][14][12]
In June 2018, Canva announced it would be partnering with
References
- ^ a b Perez, Sarah. "Canva Launches A Graphic Design Platform Anyone Can Use". Tech Crunch. 26 August 2013.
- ^ Lancet, Yaara; Zukerman, Erez. "Canva review: Free tool brings much-needed simplicity to design process". PC World. 7 January 2014.
- ^ Swallow, Erica. "Canva Makes Great Design More Accessible". Forbes. 18 November 2013.
- ^ Handley, Ann (2014). Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content. John Wiley & Sons. p. 275.
- ^ Hoisington, Corinne (2014). Technology Now: Your Companion to SAM Computer Concepts. Cengage Learning. pp. 11–20.
- ^ Stanton, Griffith, Kate, Hywel (2018). "The 30-year-old woman who designed a $1bn business". BBC News. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Naughton, Julia (15 September 2016). "Canva CEO Melanie Perkins On Creating A Multi-Million Dollar Company". Huffington Post. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Canva: Overview Crunchbase. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ Campbell, Rebekah (15 September 2014). "The Problem With Going Into Business With a Friend". The New York Times.
- ^ Pankaj, Mishra. Canva Raises $3 Million To Make Design Accessible To Everyone Tech Crunch. 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Graphic design startup Canva just turned into a unicorn". Fast Company. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ a b "New Sequoia China investment values Australian design company Canva at $1 billion – TechCrunch". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ Stanton, Kate; Griffith, Hywel (9 January 2018). "The 30-year-old woman who designed a $1bn business". BBC News. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ Chau, David (9 January 2018). "Canva: Online design startup joins generally overvalued 'unicorn' club". ABC News. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Aussie unicorn Canva is collaborating with Dropbox, and co-founder Cameron Adams says it's "not a big deal" - SmartCompany". SmartCompany. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.