The design system in Figma, the daily production in Canva.
Figma holds the brand truth; Canva is where the team actually makes the posts. She moves the system between them so non-designers stay on-brand without touching the master file.
@Pati Fernbrook's brand refresh is final in Figma. Get the new look into their Canva templates so the team stops drifting off-brand.
Pulled the refreshed system from Figma: the new logo lockup, the updated color styles, and the two hero frames, exported clean as SVG and PNG so nothing rasterizes.
Brought them into Canva as the base for the post and Story templates the team builds from, so the daily work starts on the new brand instead of the old one. Want a look before I file them into Fernbrook's folder?
Great. One note, the old teal is still on slide 2. Fix and file them.
Swapped slide 2 to the new palette, re-exported, and filed the templates in Fernbrook's Canva folder. I left the open question about the secondary font as a comment on the Figma frame so the system stays the single source of truth and the team is not guessing.
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What Canva and Figma do together.
Each is useful alone. Joined, they answer the question neither can on its own.
Export the brand system out of Figma to seed the Canva templates
She exports the logo lockups, hero frames, and iconography from the Figma source of truth as SVG or PNG and brings them into Canva as the base for the team's templates, so day-to-day production starts on-brand instead of rebuilt by hand.
Push a Figma brand refresh into the Canva templates without breaking the system
When the system changes in Figma, she carries the new logo, colors, and layouts into the Canva templates the team builds from, so a refresh reaches the daily work instead of stranding the master file ahead of everything else.
Keep Figma the single source of truth while Canva stays the production floor
Designers own the system in Figma; non-designers produce the posts in Canva from templates that mirror it. She moves assets one way and routes brand questions back as Figma comments, so the two never quietly diverge.
Check which Figma components the Canva work should be built on
She reads the Figma library usage analytics to see which components and styles are actually adopted, so the Canva templates reflect the patterns clients use and drop the dead-weight ones nobody touches.
Route brand feedback between the Canva file and the Figma frame
A note that belongs on the system goes back as a comment on the Figma frame; a note about the production file stays on the Canva design. Feedback lands where the work is, so the handoff resolves instead of aging in a thread.
How it works
Canva and Figma, connected in minutes.
Add Patricia to Slack
She joins your workspace like any teammate. Two minutes, no engineering.
Connect Figma and Canva
One OAuth click each. She sees only the Figma files you share and the Canva projects you approve, and you can disconnect anytime. Brand templates and resizing use Canva Pro or Enterprise features.
Ask
Mention @Pati with the handoff. She exports, imports, and comments on her own; anything destructive, like deleting a design or a comment, waits for your yes.
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Things to ask her.
Export Fernbrook's refreshed brand system from Figma and seed their Canva templates
Push the new logo and colors from Figma into the Canva post and Story templates
Which components from our Figma library should the Canva templates be built on?
Bring these two Figma hero frames into Canva as the base for the campaign set
Leave the brand question as a comment on the Figma frame and file the Canva templates
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FAQ
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What does connecting Figma and Canva together let Patricia do?
She bridges the two halves of a design workflow: Figma holds the brand system and components, Canva holds the templated daily production. She exports the source of truth out of Figma, seeds and updates the Canva templates so non-designers stay on-brand, and routes feedback to whichever file it belongs on. Neither tool spans that handoff alone.
Does she change designs on her own?
She does not edit the Figma system itself, and she never touches the master without you. Exporting from Figma, building and importing in Canva, and commenting run on their own once you ask; anything destructive, like deleting a design or a comment, waits for an explicit yes in Slack.
Do I need both connected?
For the handoff, yes: Figma as the source of truth, Canva as the production floor. Each also works on its own, this page is about keeping the two in sync.
Does this work across all our client accounts?
Yes. She only sees the Figma files you share and keeps each client's Canva designs filed separately, so one client's brand system never bleeds into another's.
What does it cost?
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