Using Canva for Course Design

I very much enjoy using Canva for design work. Currently, we are using Canva to design course content and embedding that into the Canvas pages. Does anyone have a better option?

We have investigated using the Canva for Campus option and would love to do so, but as a private, higher education user, the cost is prohibitive.

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robin_bartolett

Melanie - What exactly are you looking for? Something for just visual design, or something for interactions, or something else? Have you looked at @ Cidilabs Design Plus for design? (not free) https://cidilabs.com/landing/design-tools/

Is Canva creating an accessible design? I would love to see a sample of what you have created.

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DerekStevens

We use cidilabs. https://cidilabs.com/

Drieam also has a product. https://drieam.com/en/solutions/course-templates/

DrNufer

Canva is doing a great job with their product. I also use Visme to make more interactive graphics and reports. The back end is obnoxious and the price tag is a little hefty at $300/year, but it creates really interesting things. Adobe Express is much more affordable (it's free) and I've been impressed with that platform. They're making leaps and bounds from when it was called Spark.

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