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Canva wants to make it easier to print your designs with new partnership with HP

Canva wants to make it easier to print your designs with new partnership with HP

Canva and HP are joining forces to streamline the design-to-print process and close the gap between designers and local print service providers.

The team, which promises “unique design-to-print experiences and services” for users, is set to enhance the Canva Print service by leveraging HP's global printing network.

The partnership is the latest in a series of announcements from the graphic design software platform, including introducing subscriptions to Canva Enterprise and donating its newly acquired Affinity programs to schools and nonprofits.

Global Design-to-Print Network

Printing designs online is almost as old as the Internet; even Canva offered the option with the launch of Canva Print in 2017. So what does the new partnership actually offer?

The goal, according to the companies, is to allow “Canva users to design anything and print anywhere without compromising quality and authenticity.” A one-stop shop from design to print, pickup or delivery, with localized production for sustainability.

It's not a service that's going to replace the best printers for small businesses just yet. But it does make large format printers more accessible thanks to HP's global network of service providers, which are now open to Canva's 185 million monthly users.

In addition to offering access to industrial-volume HP printers, Canva leverages HP PrintOS Site Flow to automate production and shipping processes for print service providers. According to the companies, this should “speed up print jobs with automatic scheduling, providing color consistency, security, barcode tracking and optimal productivity.”

“We are excited to partner with HP to accelerate the expansion of Canva Print. With our teams working closely on new products and additional PSP locations, we can expand our world-class printing capabilities and make it easier than ever for our global community bring their designs to life,” said Jim Towle, director of printing and partnerships at Canva.

And just to emphasize the closeness of this new friendship, HP also announced that it became one of the first subscribers to Canva Enterprise. The new subscription plan, long missing from the platform, adds a range of content marketing tools and visual communication templates to attract the attention of large businesses.