Canva releases Filipino-themed content and design collection to celebrate Buwan ng Wika

To celebrate Buwan Ng Wika, Canva released its Filipino-themed content and design collection.

According to the graphic design platform, its Filipino-themed collection is packed with local templates, fonts, illustrations, and photos inspired by the country’s culture, heritage, and identity.

For the Filipino font collection, Canva released “Kawit,” which it describes as a “font reminiscent of the curves and flourish of old Philippine emblems.”

Another font is called “Maragsa,” which Canva said was designed after the “sharp edges of accent marks used to correct the pronunciation of Filipino words.”

Canva also released “Dangwa,” which features a familiar look inspired by “Filipino sign makers” and other fonts.

According to Canva, it does not celebrate only Buwan ng Wika as it also features templates for other Filipino occasions, such as “Araw ng Kalayaan” or Independence Day, “Holy Week,” and “Flores de Mayo.”

Apart from featuring local celebrations, Canva released the “Staycation” collection, featuring household items found in a typical Filipino household, such as electric fans, monoblock chairs, plants, a wooden sofa, and a Sto. Niño statue.

Other design elements celebrating Pinoy pride include symbols like flag, tricycle, and jeepney.

Canva also has design elements featuring Filipino food and pairings such as “kape at kanin” (coffee and rice) and “kape at pandesal” (coffee and pandesal), as well as fruits and vegetables like dalanghita (mandarin orange), guyabano, chico, duhat (Java Plum), and durian.

Users can find these Filipino elements by simply typing the keywords “Filipino” and “Pinoy.”

The platform’s language settings can be switched to Tagalog, “to get access to Canva’s growing collection of exclusive Filipino templates.”

Canva said it will also have more fonts created by Filipino typographers, a travel collection which featured photos of Philippine landscapes and sceneries, and food collection which showcased images of local cuisine.

The keywords that may be used to access these design elements are “Philippines” and “pagkain.”

Last June, the woman behind Canva, Filipino-Australian Melanie Perkins, became the youngest billionaire and the third richest woman in Australia at 32. – Jannielyn Ann Bigtas/RC, GMA News