Maya Chen
Brand-design operations
Maya Chen looks at how a team keeps work on-brand after the tenth file, not how many templates sit on a marketing page. She has run in-house design ops for consumer and B2B brands and cares about Brand Kits, roles, and reuse.
Her column is Design Tools — Canva, VistaCreate, and neighboring platforms judged on repeatability, permissions, and what a non-designer can ship without breaking the system.
Guides and articles
Design Tools
Canva or VistaCreate in 2026? One Is More Powerful, the Other Can Cost Far Less
Canva now stretches far beyond graphic design, while VistaCreate keeps a tighter focus on fast marketing content and unusually affordable team access. The best choice in 2026 depends less on template count and more on what your business actually creates every week.
Maya Chen
September 21, 2026