10 highlights from Canva Create 2025: what you need to know
Apr 14, 2025
If you are obsessed with Canva as we are, then you’ll love what just dropped at Canva Create 2025. Held once again in Los Angeles at the iconic Hollywood Park, this year’s even was bigger, bolder and more groundbreaking than ever. Thousands of creators, marketers, teachers, team leads and tech lovers from all around the globe tuned in (or showed up) to get a glimpse of what’s next in the world of design and productivity.
The theme of this year? “Uncharted.” and Canva sure lived up to it. From new AI-powered features and data-friendly tools to exciting partnerships (hello, Star Wars fans) and a few star-studded moments, this wasn’t just another tech conference. It was a celebration of creativity meeting capability.
Here’s your deep dive into the top 10 highlights from Canva Create 2025 with a special look at how each new feature helps small and medium-sized businesses thrive.
Introducing Canva Sheets: Where data meets design
Spreadsheets? Boring! But make them pretty and powerful. Canva introduced Canva Sheets, a whole new way to handle data that’s actually enjoyable. Designed for the modern creative and data-driven teams alike, Canva Sheets blends the structure of spreadsheet with the beauty and flexibility of design tools. It’s built for the AI era – deeply visual and endlessly customizable. With this new feature, we believe that not just marketing teams, but all departments can say goodbye to clunky and intimidating Excel docs. Whether you’re tracking expenses, sales, client data, or content calendars, Canva Sheets will let you visualize everything beautifully, perfect for client-facing reports, pitches, or quick internal insights. There’s no need for a data analyst.
Meet Canva AI and Canva Code: your creative superpower
Now you can brainstorm, generate and refine content using just a simple voice or text prompt. Canva AI helps you go from concept to design in seconds – from campaign copy and blog visuals to social posts and video scripts.
But wait, there’s more.
Enter Canva Code, a game-changer for creating interactive content without needing to code. Amazing, isn’t it? Think flashcards, calculators, forms or custom widgets, all powered by AI and built using natural prompts.
We know small marketing teams are time-poor; Canva AI will help you create everything from scratch even faster. And with Canva Code, you can add interactive tools (like pricing calculators or sign-up forms) to your website or landing pages without hiring a developer, fulfilling the functions of a full marketing department.
Visual Suite 2.0: Everything. In one design
Do you often find it irritating to bounce between a dozen apps just to finish one task? Well, Canva has now found a solution for that.
With the launch of Visual Suite 2.0, you can now design, collaborate, and manage projects all in one seamless space. Whether it’s a presentation, spreadsheet, whiteboard, or document, everything lives in one “design.”
This means:
Teams can build entire marketing campaigns from brainstorm to rollout without leaving Canva.
Sales can map strategies, budgets, and account plans in one place.
Educators can plan lessons with all resources at their fingertips.
Magic Charts: because data deserves a glow-up
With Magic Charts, Canva took data visualisation to the next level. You just drop in your data, and the tool suggests the best visual, whether that’s a sleek bar graph, a colourful pie chart, or something more interactive.
Even cooler? You can connect to tools like Google Analytics or HubSpot and watch your charts update in real time.
It’s perfect for strategy decks, reports, or any time you want to turn boring numbers into something people will actually look at. It’s a credibility boost with zero stress.
Canva’s new photo editor = your new favourite tool
Editing photos just got a major upgrade.
The new Canva Photo Editor is all about power, speed, and ease. Whether you want to change a background, move objects around, or tweak lighting, you can do it all with just a click. AI-powered features let you generate new environments for your images and make precise adjustments without leaving your workflow.
Now small marketing team can elevate product photos, brand imagery or campaign assets in-house without outsourcing. It saves money and makes your brand look incredibly sharp and professional.
A star-studded speaker lineup took the stage
Canva Create wouldn’t be complete without some major inspiration. This year’s speakers included Cynthia Erivo, Jon Batispe and Daniela Amodei (co-founder of AI lab Anthropic), who all brought powerful messages around creativity, reinvention, and tech responsibility.
These keynotes weren’t just for show. They delivered actionable insights for business owners trying to stand out in a noisy and cutthroat world. From storytelling tips to creative leadership, there were plenty of nuggets to bring back to your brand.
Big brands, bigger collaborations
This year’s Apps Marketplace, powered by AWS, was buzzing. Brands like Amazon, Dropbox, Mailchimp, and LinkedIn showed up with tools and integrations that let creators work smarter and scale faster.
Highlights included:
Amazon Ads and Amazon Creators app demos
Dropbox Dash for knowledge management
LinkedIn Ads integration, complete with a $500 campaign credit
Bonus: LinkedIn hosted a super fun challenge called Speed Meets Creativity, where creators had just 20 minutes to design a full ad campaign in Canva. No pressure, right.
These tools make enterprise-grade capabilities accessible. It’s big-league marketing, without the big-league complexity.
Star Wards (finally) lands in Canva
Cue the music. May the 4th comes early this year! Canva introduced over 180 Star Wars-themed templates, featuring fan favourites like Yoda, Leia, Darth Vader, and R2-D2.
Whether you’re throwing a party, creating classroom resources, or just geeking out on Instagram, these templates make it easy to design something galactic. (Just remember, they’re for personal or classroom use only.)
You may wonder, how is this going to help your marketing teams? Let us tell you, these templates let you tap into existing massive fandoms and trends without reinventing the wheel. Instant engagement boost. Hosting a themed sale? Planning a pop culture event? These templates are for you.
Your wish is Canva’s command: Community-requested features
Canva made dreams come true by rolling out over 50 new features requested by users. Here are a few that got people excited:
Kernings & Ligatures -Typography nerds, rejoice.
Multi-page Canva Websites - Build bigger sites without switching platforms.
New text effects, animation options, and smart layout tools - More ways to customise your brand content, faster.
They even made it easier to manage brand kits and swap out global content. It’s a huge step forward for pros and power users.
An unforgettable musical grand finale
Just when it seemed like every big wish had been granted, Canva made time for one more and this time, it came with a choir, a rap, a marching band, dancers, and a lot of confetti.
What unfolded was a musical celebration of the community’s imagination - a theatrical, high-energy finale that brought 45 real product wishes to life on screen. With a 42-person cast, a live band, and a full choir filling the stage, it was Canva’s most unexpected product demo yet, turning feature launches into a full-blown performance.
Final thoughts
Canva Create 2025 was a reminder that we’re only scratching the surface of what’s possible when you combine creativity, technology and community. Whether you’re a solo creator or leading a large team, the tools Canva just bring to the table make it easier to move faster, collaborate better and bring your boldest ideas to life.
The features may be marked as ‘coming soon,’ but we can already start planning how we’ll use them once they arrive because they’re sure to be lifesavers and help us get more done than ever before.
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