Canva and Affinity

A service overview and catalog of Canva and Affinity provided by the UC Berkeley IT Service Hub.

Description

Canva is a user-friendly online graphic design platform that lets anyone create professional-looking visuals like social media posts, presentations, posters, and other deliverables using templates, a drag-and-drop editor, and a library of photos, fonts, and graphics. It's designed for everyone, from beginners to professionals, to easily produce designs without needing extensive design skills.

Affinity is included with the Canva subscription. Affinity Studio is an all-in-one professional creative software suite that combines three applications into a single unified desktop and workspace application: Affinity Designer (vector graphics), Affinity Photo (raster image editing), and Affinity Publisher (desktop page layout). Affinity can be used in place of Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe InDesign, and can open files originally generated with Adobe tools.

Benefits & Features

Fast & Easy: Build high-impact graphics instantly using drag-and-drop tools and thousands of ready-made templates.
Streamlined Collaboration: Share, comment, and co-design with team members in real time.
Accessibility Checker: Scans for low color contrast, small text size, and missing alt text.

Getting Started

Students

Students may login via SSO to Canva at no cost.

Employees

Employees can submit a request for a subscription, paid yearly.

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Service Details

Eligibility	This service is available to Faculty, Staff, and Registered Students.
Contact	Technical Support: For troubleshooting or reporting a service interruption, please contact IT Support.
Availability	Available 24/7. Support is provided Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM PT, excluding University holidays and curtailment periods.
Cost	Currently available at no cost for students $125/year for employees
Data Classification	This service is rated for Protection Level P2, Availability Level 2, and Recovery Level R2 data. Compliance: Users are responsible for ensuring data handled within this service complies with the Data and IT Resource Classification Standards.