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ChannelNews article, written by Varun Godinho

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[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 39 points 2 months ago

Wtf is Canva, and also, I won't be using Canva I guess.

[-] Briict@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 months ago

Same, and also, same.

[-] shield_gengar@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

They bought my favorite image editor, Affinity, so pretty soon I'm gonna be shit out of luck, I'm sure.

[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Goddamnit. Just goddamnit. I liked Affinity.

[-] heavy@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 months ago

These morons didn't learn from Unity's mistake?

[-] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 months ago

Unity didn't even learn from Unity's mistakes

[-] 93maddie94@lemm.ee 14 points 2 months ago

I really like Canva. I used Canva for education both in grad school and now at the school where I work. Its problem is that it thinks it is better than it actually is. It is throwing all these “features” nobody wants and is charging outrageous prices.

[-] aniki@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 months ago

AI ruins everything - news at 11...

[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Dammit, I use it for my business, and I’m not aware of a good replacement. So I will probably continue using it while being very unhappy about the price increase.

[-] Adori@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Figma is free and has similar features

[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I’ll have to check it out, thank you!

[-] Ringmasterincestuous@aussie.zone 3 points 2 months ago

It was bought by oracle this year or maybe the end of last (off the top of my head). Pretty sure it’s headed for the same fate unfortunately

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