Graphic Traffic News #99

Alt text in Canva, more free typefaces, 3D video on a phone, Midjourney inspiration, status bar standardisation, creating AI art, public domain images, and more.

Apr 04, 2023

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Alternative text within Canva

A reminder that Canva enables you to make your graphic creations to be more accessible through alternative text descriptions. Where appropriate it is acceptable to mark an element as simply ‘decorative’.

Katie Fielding, STEM Coach @KatieF

Stoked to see that @canva has options for alternative text for the elements! Thanks, @mrbillywatts, for letting me know about my long-wished-for function! For elements in Canva, there is alternative text, but you can add to what they have or mark it as decorative! #BeAnA11yA11y

Screenshot of the canva edit menu showing the option for Alternative text for elements. With an accessibility symbol as the example image.

Screenshot showing the default text for the image and the ability to mark that image as decorative for those using screen readers.

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