Task Testing
AI image and design tools
Choose an AI image or design workflow by commercial use, text accuracy, editability and the file your team needs to deliver.
Choose an AI image or design tool by the asset your team must deliver. A one-off web image, an editable campaign layout and a vector illustration each place different demands on the software. Check commercial use, accurate copy and handover quality alongside visual appeal.
Start with the deliverable
Specify where the asset will appear, its dimensions, required format, brand elements, exact claims and approval owner, including every required size. A tool that makes one appealing image but forces the team to rebuild each variation may be a poor fit.
Assess imagery and layout separately. A generated image can supply a background or illustration; a design editor can hold approved text and reusable elements.
Keep prices, dates and conditions editable where possible. Check that the images and descriptions give an accurate impression of what is offered.
Workflow examples
Adobe Firefly suits teams that need generated imagery or vector artwork. Its text-to-vector feature generates vectors from text prompts.
Canva suits teams assembling imagery and approved copy into a finished layout. Magic Design suggests templates, while Magic Media generates images or graphics for a design. Canva offers several download formats.
Account for AI product rules
Canva's AI Product Terms, effective 26 June 2026, prohibit using its AI tools to create harmful content or mislead people into believing AI-generated content was made by a human. They also prohibit removing, altering or disabling provenance or metadata tags on AI-generated content.
Canva makes users responsible for the text and images they submit, and for checking that inputs and outputs comply with its terms before use or sharing. Users must have the rights, licences and permissions needed for submitted material.
AI Tool Usage Requirements (Australia)
- Canva AI Product Terms Effective Date
- 26 June 2026
- Prohibited Use: Misleading Attribution
- No false claim that AI content was human-made
- Prohibited Use: Harmful Content
- Content that causes harm or misleads users
- User Responsibility: Input & Output Compliance
- Users must ensure rights, licences and permissions for all inputs and outputs
- Metadata Handling
- Do not remove, alter or disable provenance tags
Approve the finished asset
Use an authorised sample brief for each candidate. Check whether the visual fits the message, every word and claim is correct, the intended use is covered by applicable terms, and the exported file can be revised in the receiving workflow. Record generations and manual edits needed to reach an acceptable result.
In this guide
- Comparing design tools on a clearly defined commercial taskSet one commercial design brief, apply the same acceptance gates to each tool and record the work needed to approve the asset.
- Checking licensing terms before using generated assetsTrace inputs, AI outputs and library elements before approving a generated asset for commercial use or client handover.
- Evaluating text accuracy inside generated graphicsUse an answer key, transcription check and final-export review to catch wrong words, figures and conditions in generated graphics.
- Separating attractive images from usable production filesInspect exported AI artwork for dimensions, transparency, editability and handover quality before approving it for web or print.
