Developing the technical language behind creativity for Canvas

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This post details the development of Canvas, a new platform for creating immersive mobile ad experiences. It highlights how Canvas builds upon existing infrastructure and learnings from other teams (Videos, Paper, Instant Articles) and product initiatives (carousel format, Lead Ads). The post emphasizes the technical challenges of creating a flexible yet intuitive UI for designers, the design of a declarative language for configuring components and layouts, and the importance of real-time mobile previews. It showcases how Meta's internal innovation process allows for rapid development of complex features by leveraging existing technologies and observing user behavior to drive product evolution.