Social Media Graphics Design Masterclass with Adobe & Canva

Kick off a project-based intro to social media graphics, covering design principles, color theory, typography, and Canva, Illustrator, and Photoshop workflows for logos, banners, and thumbnails.

Explore graphics design fundamentals, from social media posts and infographics to color theory and typography, using Canva, Illustrator, and Photoshop.

Navigate Canva’s website interface, log in, and explore social media templates, frames, grids, text, and elements. Learn to use apps, brand kit, and export options for social graphics.

Explore Canva basics by using and customizing presets and templates, including text boxes, fonts, colors, images, frames, and how to create and save your own presets.

Design a social media logo with Canva by exploring logo types, choosing templates or creating from scratch, and customizing text, shapes, and colors.

Design compelling social media cover banners in Canva by using templates, platform dimensions (YouTube banner, Facebook cover, group cover), and combining shapes, borders, and typography.

Master Canva techniques to design standout social media profile pictures by customizing templates, adding frames, blur backgrounds, and color palettes for Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

Discover Adobe Illustrator tools basics, from selection, direct selection, and pen tools to type, gradient, shape builder, and artboard tools, with practical step-by-step demonstrations.

Learn to create a social media logo in Adobe Illustrator, featuring a coffee cup icon built with shape builder and outline view, with template setup for consistent logo appearance.

Create a social media cover banner in adobe illustrator by setting YouTube and Facebook sizes with safe margins, then build a layered design with text, shapes, and alignment.

Create a square social media profile picture in Adobe Illustrator, set a 1080 by 1080 artboard, apply artistic effects, add a border, and center the design elements.

Learn to create a YouTube thumbnail in Adobe Illustrator at 1280 by 720 pixels, using CMYK color, background removal, image trace and shape builder, with careful typography and alignment.

Explore the Adobe Photoshop interface and workspace, learn to create a 1000 by 1000 pixel artboard, and compare color profiles like CMYK and RGB for print and digital design.

Explore the basics of Adobe Photoshop tools, from the move and selection tools to brushes, erasers, and gradients, and learn practical workflows for selecting, transforming, and editing layers.

Create a social media logo in Adobe Photoshop by building a 2000×2000 document at 300 dpi with a transparent background, using text, brush and pen tools, and layered splash effects.

Create a Facebook cover banner in Photoshop at 820 by 360 pixels, using lines, triangles, and shapes, then apply brush strokes, blur, and text styling.

Learn to create a high-resolution social media profile picture in Photoshop by shaping a circle artboard, masking an image, adding gradient strokes, brushes, textures, and depth effects.

Learn to create a YouTube thumbnail in Photoshop by building a landscape 1280x720 artboard, merging layers, blurring backgrounds, and adding a black frame with social icons.

Learn the essentials of graphic design for social media, including principles, color theory, and typography, and build logos, covers, banners, profile pictures, and thumbnails using Canva, Illustrator, and Photoshop.

Discover the usefulness of graphics design for social media by applying Adobe and Canva tools to create engaging visuals and consistent branding.

Create a unique Instagram profile picture by combining Photoshop and Illustrator techniques, using a 1:1 1000x1000 artboard, clipping mask, background edits, shapes, and export for social profiles.

Design a unique inspiration-themed social media logo in Canva by customizing templates, adding brain-inspired graphics, applying shadows and neons, using shapes with a background, then exporting.