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Graphic Design Projects For Beginners
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Graphic Design Projects For Beginners

Become an experienced graphic designer by learning to design real world projects.
Created byAnthony Isaac
Last updated 2/2021
English
English [Auto],

What you'll learn

  • Graphic design in Canva
  • Canva design tricks & tools
  • Graphic design projects
  • Logo design
  • Business card design

Course content

5 sections • 23 lectures • 2h 30m total length

  • Getting Started With Canva2:58

    Learn to get started with Canva by signing up with Google, Facebook, or email and logging into your dashboard to explore templates and start your first design.

  • Canva Dashboard5:35

    Navigate the canvas dashboard to access home, templates, features, learn resources, and create designs with brand kits, folders, and team collaboration.

  • Canva Free vs Paid4:00

    Compare Canva's free and pro plans, noting 8000 free templates, 60 million stock images, brand kit, one-click resize, and font or logo uploads. Learn cloud storage, collaboration, and security differences.

  • Design Inspiration2:41

    Discover how to spark ideas for graphic design projects using the Design Inspiration site, exploring logos, posters, and business cards to inform simple designs with cover and canvas.

  • Exporting Your Designs2:03

    Export your Caneva designs by page, choose PNG, and download. Name the file, save its location, and consider transparent background and compression options.

  • Animations3:11

    Explore Cannava's animation options for beginners, including block fade, pan rise, tumble, stomp, baseline, pop, neon, and scrapbook, and learn to export animated designs as mp4 files.

  • Typography5:15

    Explore typography in canvas by creating text, choosing fonts, adjusting size and color, applying font combinations, and refining alignment, spacing, and text box anchors.

  • Shadows4:43

    Learn to create drop shadows for text and images in canvas by layering, coloring, and aligning elements, then group them for easy movement and precise top-left shadow placement.

  • Text Masking3:59

    Learn to mask text with images and videos in canvas by placing letters, dragging media into each letter, aligning, and previewing the result.

Requirements

  • Mac or PC with an internet connection.

Description

Graphic Design Projects For Beginners

Become an experienced graphic designer by learning to design real world projects.

You will discover the tools you need for starting a design project and how to organize your deliverables, as well as understand the fundamentals of colour, typography, elements, and layout.

Whether you’re a newbie or an experienced designer looking to brush up on your skills, this course has everything you need.

From logo design to thumbnail design, you’ll explore dozens of real-life projects that will teach you the techniques in today’s marketplace.

You’ll learn how to use Canva to create:

  • Logos

  • Posters

  • YouTube Thumbnails

  • Facebook Ads

  • Business Cards

  • Twitter Posts

  • Instagram Posts

**Design your way** Learn how to use the tools and features of Canva to create professional-quality designs.

Use the Canva tools to brand your social media images, blog banners, flyers for online promotions, book covers, social media posts and everything else you need to stand out.

In just minutes, you will be designing with ease, and will find yourself a graphic design pro!

Get started today!

Who this course is for:

  • Content creator
  • Small business owner
  • Digital marketers
  • Anyone that wants to learn how to use Canva.

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