15 Game-Changing Canva Features you NEED for Creating Digital Products

About this video

Kate Hayes demos 15 Canva features she considers essential for making professional-looking digital products, grouped into AI tools, editing tools, user experience and apps, noting that crown-marked features require Canva Pro. In Magic Studio she shows Magic Eraser (brush or click to remove an object such as a coffee cup and fill the background), Magic Grab (lift an object out so it can be moved, resized or rotated separately), Magic Edit (prompt a change to a selected element) and Magic Expand (AI-fill empty space to fit a new aspect ratio). Dream Lab generates images from a text prompt, with an uploaded reference image, style choices such as illustration or pop art, and aspect ratio options. Editing tools cover text effects (shadow, lift, hollow, splice, outline, echo, glitch, neon and curved text), frames that drop a photo into shapes including device frames, transparency for layered overlays, and one-click Background Remover. Her single user-experience pick is Brand Kits, which store logos, colour palettes, fonts, brand voice and assets for one-click access and palette shuffling in the editor. Apps highlighted are Mockups (place a design on phones, mugs, tote bags and more), Frame Maker for custom frame shapes, Type Gradient for gradient-filled text not available in the main editor, Bulk Create (upload a CSV from a spreadsheet, connect the data to a text element and generate a page per row) and a QR code generator with custom colours.

Key takeaways

• Magic Studio AI tools — Eraser, Grab, Edit and Expand — remove, isolate, alter or extend photo elements in seconds instead of manual editing
• Dream Lab generates images from a prompt and can match the style of an uploaded reference image, with style and aspect ratio controls
• Text effects, frames, transparency layering and Background Remover are the core editing tools for a polished, professional finish
• Brand Kits (Pro) store logos, colours, fonts and assets in one place so every product in a set stays consistent without hunting for values
• Apps extend Canva: Mockups and Frame Maker for presentation, Type Gradient for colourful text, Bulk Create for CSV-driven batches, and a QR code generator for marketing materials

Episode details: published April 22, 2025 · 26:24 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Kate Hayes’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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