Canva’s New Update Explained Simply (2025): Affinity by Canva

Canva’s New Update Explained Simply (2025): Visual Suite 2.0, Magic Studio, Canva Sheets, and Affinity by Canva

Introduction

The world of digital content has changed rapidly in the last few years. What started as simple design templates has now become a full creative workspace for visuals, documents, presentations, videos, marketing, and collaboration. Canva has been one of the major leaders in making design simple and accessible.

With its latest update, Canva has taken a big step forward. Canva is no longer just a design tool — it is now a complete business visual workspace. In this update, Canva introduced new features such as Visual Suite 2.0, Magic Studio improvements, Canva Sheets, and deep collaboration workflows, making it easier for individuals and teams to create, manage, and publish content in one place.

And one of the biggest moves:

Canva has acquired the professional design software Affinity and has integrated it into its ecosystem.

This means that now Canva offers both:

• Simple drag-and-drop design for quick content
  
  
• Advanced, professional-level design tools for deep editing
  
  

In this blog, we will explore all major updates, how they work, why they matter, where to use them, and how to use Affinity by Canva step-by-step.

1. Visual Suite 2.0—A Complete Creative Workspace

Canva’s Visual Suite 2.0 allows users to create various types of projects inside one platform without switching between apps. Previously, if you were making a presentation and needed a document or video, you had to move to another tool. Now, you can create everything in one space:

• Presentations
  
  
• Documents
  
  
• Marketing kits
  
  
• Brand guidelines
  
  
• Social media posts
  
  
• Videos
  
  
• Whiteboards
  
  
• Websites
  
  
• Forms and interactive elements
  
  

This helps both individuals and teams work with consistency and speed.

How Visual Suite 2.0 Helps Businesses

2. Canva Sheets — Turning Data into Visuals

Canva Sheets is a new feature that introduces spreadsheet-style data organization inside Canva. But unlike Excel or Google Sheets, the main goal here is visual presentation.

You can take raw data and convert it into beautiful charts and graphs that match your brand colors instantly.

Why Canva Sheets is Useful

• Easier client reporting
  
  
• Clean visual dashboards for teams
  
  
• Faster analytics-to-design workflow
  
  
• Zero need for switching apps

Example Use Cases

• Social media performance report
  
  
• Sales dashboard
  
  
• Campaign results
  
  
• Monthly business activity chart

Step-by-Step Guide to Create a Chart in Canva Sheets

1. Open Canva → Search “Sheets”
   
   
2. Import or type your data manually.
   
   
3. Select the data range.
   
   
4. Click Insert → Chart.
   
   
5. Choose the style (bar, pie, line, etc.).
   
   
6. Apply your brand colors from the Brand Kit.
   
   
7. Insert the chart directly into a presentation or report.

3. Magic Studio — Smarter AI Support for Visual Content

Magic Studio is Canva’s bundle of AI-powered tools. These tools help you brainstorm, design, write, edit, and produce content quickly.

Key Magic Studio Tools

Professional Tip

AI is helpful for starting, not finishing. Always edit the output to match your brand tone and accuracy.

4. New Marketing Workflow—LinkedIn Ads Integration

Canva now allows you to design an ad and publish it directly to LinkedIn Campaign Manager. This reduces time and avoids reformatting issues.

Benefits for Agencies

• Faster ad launches
  
  
• Consistent design quality
  
  
• Less technical manual work

Step-by-Step to Publish a LinkedIn Ad

1. Design your ad in Canva.
   
   
2. Go to Apps → LinkedIn Ads.
   
   
3. Connect your LinkedIn account.
   
   
4. Select your campaign.
   
   
5. Publish from Canva.

5. Affinity by Canva — The Professional Design Upgrade

Affinity was a professional-grade creative software suite used by graphic designers and illustrators. Canva acquired it and has now made it part of its ecosystem.

Affinity includes:

Now, Affinity is offered as a single unified application.

Why Affinity Matters

• You can do professional editing that Canva cannot handle yet.
  
  
• Perfect for brand agencies, printing businesses, design studios, and marketing teams.
  
  
• Supports PSD, AI, PDF, and SVG, making it compatible across workflows.

How to Use Affinity by Canva (Step-by-Step)

Step 1 — Install Affinity

Visit Canva or Affinity's official page → download for Windows or Mac → install.

Step 2 — Open the Unified Affinity App

You will see:

• Photo workspace
  
  
• Vector workspace
  
  
• Layout workspace

You can switch between them without changing apps.

Step 3 — Create a New Design Workspace

File → New Document

Choose:

• Print (CMYK) for brochures, packaging, posters.
  
  
• Web (RGB) for social media and website graphics.

Step 4 — Import Assets

Use:

• File → Place → select images, logos, vector icons.
  
  

Step 5 — Edit, Mask, Retouch, or Draw

Use layers, brushes, pen tools, and effects.

Step 6 — Export Final Files

For print → PDF/X

For web → PNG / JPG

For transparency → PNG

For source editing → .afdesign (Affinity format)

6. When Should You Use Canva vs Affinity?

7. Example Workflow for an Agency

Goal: Create a product campaign.

8. Where to Place Images Throughout the Blog (Checklist)

Conclusion

Canva’s new update shows a clear direction: simple creativity + professional power in one ecosystem.

• Canva continues to empower fast, clean, collaborative content creation.
  
  
• Affinity now gives users precision and control for high-end visual design.
  
  
• Together, they remove the gap between “quick design” and “professional design.”
  
  

This is a major advantage for:

• Agencies need fast turnaround.
  
  
• Business teams are working on consistent branding.
  
  
• Freelancers who want to level up their professional design capability.

In short, Canva now works for both beginners and professionals — a unified creative environment built for real content needs.

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