Canva is great, and seems to just get better and better. One thing I was missing with Canva was Noun Project, but now they have a partnership! I also love how easy it is to share a template (force copy) version of a design.

Pros:

• Intuitive editing

• Good collection of elements with the education version

• Exciting new AI features

Cons:

• Sometimes it's difficult to tell which elements I'm aligning

• The preciseness of edits (getting better, though)

Link to portrait infographic template

Here is a horizontal layout of this same Canva template. 

I've added a couple more options below... 

I've loved Adobe products for as long as I can remember. Adobe Express (previously Spark) is a great set of tools and is free for teachers and students, like Canva for education.

Pros:

• Love the color/theme mix-up options

• Has some great templates

• Firefly AI Image Tools

• Auto-collage feature

• Has great animation and video editing features

Cons:

• Can't think of many... missing a "color mix" option

Link to infographic template

Here is a horizontal layout of the infographic.

I've added a few more template links below.

Genially is not as well known as some other platforms, but it is a fun and versatile tool, especially for creating digital designs. Here is a link to their education page. The interactivity options are sweet!

Pros:

• Intuitive interface

• Great "continuous" animation options

• Love the alignment guides/assist for objects

Cons:

• Fewer design elements (icons/photos)

• Not the best option for creating designs to be printed

Link to infographic template

Google Slides is familiar, and great for collaborations. Although adding images is intuitive, I don't love having to search the web for random photos and icons. 

Pros:

• Easy to use similar colors

• Collaboration

• Sharing

Cons:

• Difficult to align things compared to other platforms

• Lack of image gallery

Link to infographic template

Honestly, I've not used PowerPoint in forever... I gave the Office 365 online version a go though. It was useable, but compared to the others, just not easy to get this design the way I wanted it. 

Pros:

• Icon library (clipart)

• Somewhat familiar

Cons:

• Not easy to align elements

• Editing size and color of text is rough

Link to infographic template

Adobe Illustrator is my favorite piece of software in the Creative Cloud suite. It does take a little longer to learn, but it gives the most precise control over every design aspect compared to the other options.  (

Pros:

• Precise and powerful

• Icon library (Noun Project plugin)

• I love it 💙💙💙

Cons:

• Not as intuitive as some of the online options (but there are lots of tutorials out there)

Link to infographic template | Link to PDF version