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Like Canva? You'll LOVE This!

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Harriman Real Estate, LLC (203) 672-4499 REB 0788845

Like Canva? You'll LOVE This!

If you're like us and like to create great looking graphics for your blog, Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and other social media, then you were probably with us on  Bob Stewart 's webinar back on August 8, "How to Make Fantastic Real Estate Flyers in Five Minutes", and you probably also read Nestor & Katerina Gasset 's informative blog post, "How to Create Real Estate Flyers with Canva.com". Both of these resources gave some amazing info on how to create real estate flyers and other graphics using Canva.com, a free web site that allows you to make all sorts of things, from Facebook cover images and posters to photo collages, invitations, business cards and custom graphics.

 

I'm sure that by now many of you have gone to the web site and tried it out and found it to be an easy-to-use site for creating eye-catching images for all your social media needs. And, up until now it's only been available by going to the web site. But not any more.

Now you can get Canva on your iPad!

Now you can get the ability to create those beautful graphics anywhere you go on your iPad! You still get all the features of the web site, but also some great new ones as well:

  • the app is very intuitive, with your fingers becoming part of the design process.
  • buttons are bigger to allow you to use your fingers to do the designing!
  • the iPad-friendly keyboard appears seamlessly when you need it so you can enter in text by tapping on the keyboard
  • you can take photos on the go, and incorporate them into your designs on location (very, very cool).
  • the iPad app connects to your photo library giving you instant access to your own images
  • you can now collaborate with your designer or clients on the go, making projects fun and easy to complete.

Here's a short video showing Canva on the iPad in action:

One thing I did notice is that not all of the templates from the web site are available on the iPad version. Some of the missing ones include the Twitter header, Kindle cover, Facebook ads and Google+ cover, and also, unfortunately, the real estate flyer. Hopefully in future updates those will also be added to the iPad.

All in all, Canva is a versatile and beautifully designed app and I urge you to take a look at it soon and see if you agree. To download the iPad version, click the image above or this link to get it from iTunes. I could not locate it in the App Store yet, but hopefully that will be corrected soon as well.

I hope you enjoy Canva as much as we do, let us know what you think in comments!

Comments (14)

Ritu Desai 703-625-4949
Samson Properties - Chantilly, VA
Northern Virginia,Washington DC & Maryland Realtor

Thanks for sharing, I hope they add more templates on the ipad.

Oct 15, 2014 05:38 AM
Pat & Wayne Harriman
Harriman Real Estate, LLC (203) 672-4499 - Wallingford, CT
Broker/Owners, Wallingford CT Real Estate

Me too, Ritu Desai! Being able to use all of the available templates on the iPad would make it that much better!

Oct 15, 2014 06:46 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Pat and Wayne I wasn't on the webinar with Bob back in August, so thank you for sharing this and providing the website, I will check it our.

Oct 15, 2014 09:33 AM
Pat & Wayne Harriman
Harriman Real Estate, LLC (203) 672-4499 - Wallingford, CT
Broker/Owners, Wallingford CT Real Estate

You're welcome, George! I think you'll like it!

Oct 15, 2014 11:44 AM
Cheryl Ritchie
RE/MAX Leading Edge www.GoldenResults.com - Huntingtown, MD
Southern Maryland 301-980-7566

Off to the App Store to check it out. Thanks for the tech tip!

Oct 15, 2014 06:42 PM
Pat & Wayne Harriman
Harriman Real Estate, LLC (203) 672-4499 - Wallingford, CT
Broker/Owners, Wallingford CT Real Estate

Our pleasure, Cheryl!

Oct 15, 2014 11:43 PM
Suzanne De Vita
RISMedia
Online Associate Editor

An already great platform now available as an app - thanks for bringing this to our attention!

Oct 16, 2014 12:48 AM
Kimo Stowell
HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 - Honolulu, HI
REALTOR Associate® RS-76763 - Honolulu Hawai'i

Aloha Pat & Wayne,

There is so much that is new in terms of technology and appropriate apps for Real Estate it's hard to know where to begin looking. Your recomendation is very helpful.

peace,

Oct 16, 2014 10:32 AM
Pat & Wayne Harriman
Harriman Real Estate, LLC (203) 672-4499 - Wallingford, CT
Broker/Owners, Wallingford CT Real Estate

You're welcome, Suzanne De Vita!

Hope you give it a try, Kimo Stowell!

 

Oct 16, 2014 11:00 AM
Jaclyn Erwin
Jackson Erwin Realty, Inc. - Charlotte, NC
ABR,SFR, REALTOR®/BROKER, Charlotte NC.

Ohhh, Weee, Baby! Just learned about Canva, and I think I'm going to be hooked. I've been looking for an easy-to-create tool and this seems to be "The One." I also appreciate the fact it's free. Thank you very much Pat & Wayne for sharing. 

Jan 09, 2015 11:27 PM
Pat & Wayne Harriman
Harriman Real Estate, LLC (203) 672-4499 - Wallingford, CT
Broker/Owners, Wallingford CT Real Estate

Trust us, Jaclyn Erwin, you're gonna love it!

Jan 10, 2015 12:30 AM
Ann Nguyen
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Truckee, CA
Lake Tahoe Truckee Homes For Sale

I just learned about Canva from Katerina Gasset and went to the website. It seems pretty easy going through the tutorials. I can't wait to play with it more in the future. By the way, Katerina is teaching a webinar this coming Wednesday on how to use these tools so you may want to sign up if you are interested.

 

Dec 07, 2015 01:33 AM
Pat & Wayne Harriman
Harriman Real Estate, LLC (203) 672-4499 - Wallingford, CT
Broker/Owners, Wallingford CT Real Estate

Yes, I am on her mailing list so I got the notice about the webinar. Unfortunately, I have a prior engagement so won't be able to attend. Hopefully she records it!

Dec 07, 2015 04:02 AM
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

I did not know you can use now Ipad with Canva. Thanks for the tip, I'm going to try it. 

Apr 11, 2016 05:10 AM