Connecting Canva AIto theworld.
I worked on a simple idea: let people bring the information they already have in other tools into Canva AI, so they can create with more context.
A clearer way forward.
Creative work rarely starts with a blank page. It starts with information scattered across the tools people use every day. Connecting those sources needed to feel understandable, intentional and useful.
Direction, craft and collaboration.
I coached the early experience vision, brought designers together around connector listings and content, gave tactical feedback, and helped close stakeholder feedback for launch.
What mattered.
- Make connecting a source and using its context understandable as separate steps.
- Bring design, product and engineering feedback into shared decisions.
- Keep the wider creative workflow in view, beyond the connection itself.
Progress, with perspective.
The team launched AI Connectors at Canva Create 2026. My contribution was design leadership within a wider product, design and engineering effort.
Earlier 2025 exploration informed the foundations. Those artifacts are separate from the 2026 launch.
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