Design

Canva Full Breakdown

Canva's Design School certification system issues achievements with verifiable credential IDs designed to be shared on LinkedIn, the LinkedIn Official badge names its distribution target directly. The credit system runs as a parallel monetisation path alongside the subscription, with variable credit costs per AI tool signalling feature value before spending. The same completion action produces both an in-app badge and an externally shareable certificate with a credential ID.

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