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Canva Craft Brand Assets: A Video Handoff Checklist

June Vale avatarJune Vale
·Last updated Nov 5, 2026
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Canva Craft Brand Assets: A Video Handoff Checklist
Summary

Canva Craft brand assets need a clear video handoff. Build an image packet with brand rules, source files, versions, and rights checks.

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Which images can the video team use this week, and who can approve a change? Put those answers beside the files. A shared link alone leaves the producer to guess whether a picture is current, provisional, or meant only to guide the look.

A packet of Canva Craft brand assets should make those decisions easy to find. Keep the approved visuals, their sources, and the campaign's limits together so the next person can continue the work without reconstructing past conversations.

What Belongs in a Brand Asset Packet for Video?

Include the selected images, original brand files, and instructions that explain their permitted use. Craft generates images; selecting and approving a campaign packet remains the team's job.

Illustration of selected linen campaign images organized into an approved packet with brand files and usage instructions

Approved Visuals, Logo, and Brand Rules

Separate pictures production may use from pictures supplied only as visual references. A Craft lifestyle image might guide the setting, while a genuine product photograph supplies the product appearance.

For a hypothetical linen campaign, the packet could contain two approved lifestyle images and one genuine product photograph. Add the original logo, color values, and approved type choices separately. A logo rendered inside an image should not become the source for future closing cards.

Give visual rules a practical purpose: which logo works on a dark background, how much space surrounds it, and which colors belong in titles.

Source Files, Owners, and Version Labels

Keep each approved export beside its source design link and original references. If the image is flat, say so; production should not discover halfway through a revision that the headline cannot be edited separately.

Use a filename such as linen_spring_table_v03_APPROVED.png, with the responsible person's name in the file list. Store alternatives separately and mark replaced versions clearly. Keep the generation prompt and later editing notes where they help explain the selected result.

How Do You Mark a Canva Craft Image as Approved?

Approve a specific file for a specific use, with a named reviewer. “Looks good” in a conversation is difficult to apply when several similar exports arrive later.

Match the Brand System and Product Facts

The brand reviewer checks whether the image belongs with the campaign's other assets. The product reviewer confirms that visible products and claims still match the current offer.

Record unresolved points before handing off the packet. For the linen example, a setting may be approved while the pictured bundle still needs confirmation. Keep that file out of the usable selection until the question is settled.

Record Usage Scope and Review Owner

State the approved channels, markets, and any end date or restriction. Keep the actual permissions for supplied photographs, logos, and people with their source records. Approval for one organic post should not be assumed to cover paid advertising or another client's campaign.

Illustration of a linen shirt with brand and product checks, usage channels, and review owners

Identify who can approve a changed claim and who accepts the final video. Check the applicable Canva terms alongside the original material's permissions. This article does not provide legal advice.

How Should the Video Team Use the Packet?

The producer should confirm the packet version before starting, use the selected assets for their stated roles, and return changes for approval. Keep the approved source selection available while work continues in a separate production copy.

A Fillable Handoff Checklist for One Campaign

Copy this into the campaign note and complete it before sending:

Handoff itemFill in for this campaign
Campaign and packetName, version, issue date
Usable imagesExact filenames and approved roles
Reference-only materialFilenames and what each illustrates
Brand sourcesLogo, colors, fonts, guidelines
Product and copyCurrent product references and exact approved wording
OriginSource designs, supplied references, prompt/edit notes
UsageChannels, markets, restrictions, permission records
DecisionsBrand reviewer, product reviewer, final approver
Return requestPreview, changed-file list, unresolved questions

If the campaign continues in Pexo, include the packet version in the next request. Before relying on Creative Memory between campaigns, confirm what your account retains and who can access it. Keep the approved packet available when a product, offer, or brand rule changes.

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What to Return When the Campaign Changes

Return the revised preview with a short list of replaced images, changed copy, and new questions. Name the packet it used so the reviewer can compare the right versions.

When a new offer replaces the old one, identify the affected files and ask recipients to stop using them. Changing a shared folder does not update downloads already held by another team. Issue a new packet version and ask the producer to confirm the replacement before continuing.

Conclusion

Send the packet when the recipient can identify the usable images, their permitted roles, and the person who can approve a change. Keep the working alternatives elsewhere.

For the next campaign, issue the new selection with a clear replacement note. The producer should be able to see what changed without reopening every earlier conversation.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Can a Craft Image Be Added Directly to Canva Brand Kit?

An exported Craft image can be uploaded as a brand asset where your plan and role allow it. Canva's custom asset categories accept photos and graphics on paid plans. This is a managed upload; don't assume generating an image automatically adds it to the approved kit.

Canva Brand Kit interface highlighting the brand selection, asset categories, and Edit guidelines menu

Can a Canva Team Restrict Who Edits a Shared Craft Image?

Yes, for the shared Canva design, using its access permissions. Give reviewers comment or view access and reserve editing for those changing the source. Canva's sharing permissions distinguish those roles. View access can still allow export and copying, so it does not prevent changes to a downloaded copy.

Does Craft Preserve Previous Image Versions?

As checked on October 30, 2026, Canva's Dream Lab help describes a History of generated images. That is different from a Canva design's Version History and from your approval record. Save the selected export and its approval note; do not rely on a history thumbnail to identify the campaign's accepted version.

Can a Recipient See Which Prompt Made a Shared Image?

Do not assume the prompt travels with a shared design or export. Canva's reviewed public guidance does not establish that behavior for every sharing route. Include the needed prompt separately, after checking it for confidential information. Preserve any provenance tags; prompt visibility and AI-origin labeling are separate questions.

Can Teams Reuse a Craft Output Across Separate Canva Workspaces?

Yes, where permissions and usage rights allow it. Canva supports copying content between teams, but administrators can restrict that transfer. Check both workspaces and the receiving team's access to required assets. Carry the approval and source notes across with the image; a copied file alone cannot explain its campaign restrictions.

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June Vale

Hi, I'm June. I write for lean marketing teams turning product pages, images, briefs, and existing footage into product ads, explainers, and branded social videos. Here I focus on what makes a real task work: usable assets, clear direction, effective revisions, and an honest view of time and credits. No one-click promises or generic feature lists – just practical guidance on what to provide, review, keep, and change. If you want to keep creative control without managing every production step, you're in the right place. You direct. Pexo produces.

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