Canva, the all-in-one visual communication platform, unveiled its new generative AI tool Dream Lab and other AI-powered features.
The company developed Dream Lab three months after acquiring Leonardo.Ai, allowing Canva users to turn any idea into dynamic photos and graphics.
Moreover, Dream Lab let Canva users do the following:
- Generate multiple variations in more than 15 different styles, such as illustrations and 3D Renders
- Use an existing image as a style to yield your desired output precisely. Consequently, it opens new applications, like generating stock photos in your company’s style.
- Create complex multi-subject images and photorealistic portraits
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Dream Lab likewise improves Canva’s Magic Studio and reaffirms the company’s stance on responsible AI use with Canva Shield.
Aside from Dream Lab, the comprehensive visual communication hub added AI upgrades to its Visual Suite:
- Smarter Whiteboards with AI-powered sorting, summarizing, and interactive “Reaction Stickies” to help teammates vote on ideas in real-time.
- A more intuitive Magic Write with AI functions like contextual text generation and one-click commands to refine generated text.
- Effortless video capabilities with advanced animation effects and automatically generated captions that save hours of manual work.
- More interactive presentations with interactive chart types and advanced animation effects to boost engagement. Moreover, it lets you add page numbers with a click.
- Expanded data storytelling that adds new chart types like Area Charts, Radar Charts, Hierarchy Charts, and Statistical Charts.
- Custom mockups turn photos into professional, on-brand mock-up templates.
- Polls and quizzes let you create surveys and tests in the editor directly.
- Powerful integrations within Google Workspace via Google Drive, Calendar, Docs, Gmail, etc.
Lastly, Cava added world-class tools for creators, learners, educators, and small business owners, namely Artlist, pocstock, and various Work Kits.