Canva on Diversity in the Creative Industries

Cat is the Executive Creative Director at Canva, on a mission to empower the world to design, and do the most good it can along the way. After joining Canva in 2018 as its first brand designer, Cat has grown the in-house creative team to 40+ talented creatives across brand, campaigns and production. Focussed on building a global brand, leading inspired creative teams, and designing systems for scale. She believes the power of design can transform lives.
 

Based in Sydney, Kris Andrew Small’s work is a joyful explosion of colour, typography, pattern, and collage. He often takes societal issues and channels them through loud and abstract visuals. This idiosyncratic merging of techniques and themes has seen Kris collaborate with clients including Nike, Apple, Dazed, Die Zeit, Adidas Originals, It’s Nice That, Channel 4, WeTransfer, Reebok and more. He’s also exhibited internationally at institutions like the V&A in Dundee and MAD in The Louvre, Paris.

Sumita is a Design Director with over a decade of experience in broadcast, advertising, and design. For Sumita, brands are living, breathing entities. Her approach to design stems from a belief that we live in a dynamic, motion-first world. Passionate about creating considered and meaningful design, Sumita has helped create holistic brand experiences for Sydney Festival, Sky, Big W, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Action Aid - Arise Fund, and Mistranslations.
 

Marley Morgan was raised on Country on the Wiradjuri and Yuwaalaraay nations of western New South Wales and is currently based on Gumbaynggirr Country, Coffs Harbour. Marley’s photography highlights the beauty of First Nations Aboriginal families with a heavy focus on Aboriginal women, motherhood and culture. The strength and resilience of her people to continue and revive cultural practices that were once prohibited serves as inspiration in Marley’s work, which aims to document and showcase the beauty of her people.