Back in 2007, a 19-year-old Australian student named Melanie Perkins noticed something: design was too complicated.
At the time, if you wanted to create a poster, a flyer, or even a simple presentation, you had to spend hours learning tools like Photoshop. And for many, it felt overwhelming.
Melanie thought — What if design could be as simple as dragging and dropping?
Together with Cliff Obrecht (her co-founder and now husband), they started with a small idea called Fusion Books, a tool to help schools design yearbooks easily.
It worked so well that teachers and students loved it.
That little project became the foundation for something bigger: Canva.
Launched in 2013, Canva gave the world a simple, user-friendly way to design anything — from social media posts to resumes to business cards. No design degree needed.
Today, Canva is valued at over $25 billion and is used by more than 135 million people worldwide.
All from a 19-year-old student’s frustration with complicated design software.
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Source:lovinghananews.com
