Build morepowerfulapps.
In 2024, I led the design work for Apps SDK v2, helping developers build apps that could work in more of Canva, including Docs.
My contributionLaunch design leadership
ContextApps SDK v2 launch
A clearer way forward.
As apps expanded beyond their original editor context, platform capability, developer guidance and the customer experience needed to evolve together.
Direction, craft and collaboration.
I led the design work for the Apps SDK v2 launch and contributed to cross-functional alignment around app experiences, including Docs.
What mattered.
- Design for context-aware apps across creative surfaces.
- Align the developer model with the experience of using an app.
- Use the launch to establish foundations for later platform work.
Progress, with perspective.
Apps SDK v2 shipped in 2024. Public migration documentation corroborates the platform transition; it does not imply individual ownership of every capability.
Suspended apps, photo effects and app monetisation were related initiatives in this period, not all a single v2 release.
SDK v2 migration guide ↗