Utilizing Canva creatively design marketing content & more

Take your Business to the next level with CANVA

Created byDeborah H

Last updated 3/2021

English

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What you'll learn

Creating Social Media Marketing Content, Designing business logos, gift tags, for free, Pinterest graphics, flyers, ebooks, business cards and more

Course content

1 section • 14 lectures • 1h 28m total length

Introduction to CANVA0:40
Explore Canva for creative marketing assets, from social media graphics for Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, and Tumblr to posters, letterheads, logos, design postcards, and magazine covers.
Navigating CANVA Settings6:31
Navigate Canva settings to customize templates, manage designs, and organize folders. Explore templates, brand colors, fonts, team invitations, and upgrade options to streamline marketing content.
Creating a CANVA account5:58
Create a Canva account by signing up with Facebook, Google, or email, then customize your profile, explore more than fifty thousand templates, and invite team members to collaborate.
Creating Facebook Posts with CANVA12:00
Create engaging Facebook posts with Canva by selecting a Facebook post template, customizing text, fonts, colors, and layouts, and downloading your design for sharing.
Settings Within CANVA7:28
Navigate Canva settings to customize templates, adjust titles, save changes, duplicate designs, upgrade for resize options, undo/redo, seek help, share or embed, and export or order prints.
Creating Instagram Posts4:27
Create Instagram posts by selecting free Canva templates, editing text and fonts, adding quotes, and downloading a PNG image ready to share on Instagram.
Creating YOUTUBE Art4:46
Learn to create engaging YouTube channel art using Canva templates, edit text and colors, and customize covers for episodic videos to boost branding and organization.
Designing your own PINTEREST Graphics5:28
Create Pinterest graphics in Canva for marketing content by selecting layouts, customizing colors like aqua and light blue, editing text, and saving or downloading to grow your business.
How to Design Amazing Flyers with CANVA8:09
Design engaging business flyers with Canva by selecting templates, customizing text, colors, and layouts, adding front and back pages, and exporting a watermark-free pdf.
How to Design EBOOKS with CANVA11:43
design ebooks with canva by selecting ebook templates, editing text and fonts, adding pages and backgrounds, and exporting as a professional pdf for marketing content.
Designing your Free Logo with CANVA4:43
Design a custom logo with Canva, selecting layouts, adjusting text, colors, and alignment, then download the final logo in your preferred format.
Designing Gift tags for Free3:28
Design gift tags for free with Canva templates, customize background colors and fonts, add your name, and download or print for customer appreciation and marketing.
Design your own Desktop Wallpaper4:16
Create your own desktop wallpaper with Canva templates, customize text and color, edit quotes, and download motivating designs for work or business.
Designing Business Cards8:27
Design a professional business card in Canva by choosing templates, customizing fonts and colors to match your brand, adding contact details, and saving or printing back-to-back cards.

Requirements

Internet access

Description

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE?

-INTRODUCTION TO CANVA.
-CREATING A CANVA ACCOUNT.
-NAVIGATING THROUGH CANVA SETTINGS.
-CREATING ORIGINAL FACEBOOK POSTS.
-NAVIGATING SETTINGS WITHIN YOUR DESIGN.
-CREATING INSTAGRAM POSTS WITH CANVA.
-USING CANVA TO CREATE YOUTUBE ART.
-DESIGNING YOUR OWN PINTEREST GRAPHICS.
-HOW TO DESIGN BUSINESS FLYERS WITH CANVA.
-HOW TO DESIGN EBOOKS WITH CANVA.
-DESIGNING YOUR FREE LOGO WITH CANVA.
-DESIGNING ORIGINAL GIFT TAGS.
-DESIGNING DESKTOP WALLPAPER.
-DESIGNING BUSINESS CARDS WITH CANVA.

Canva is a graphic design application used creatively in many ways. Canva can be used to create social media graphics for Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, Tumblr and much more. Businesses also use it to design magazine covers, as a source of letterheads, logos, design postcards, menus, posters, worksheets, proposals, cd covers etc.!

Follow the below steps to get started:

Step 1:

Start by going to the canva site and sign up for a free account (You can also use the business version which will charge you a monthly fee.

Step 2:

Choose from the options to sign up for Google+ or your email address

Step 3:

Authorize the access for Google+. If you choose to use the email option, you can enter the email address and password and select the “sign up” option. You will receive an email to confirm your account. Click the “Confirm my account” option. At this point, you will be directed to your Canva account.

Step 4:

There is a green smiley face on the top right corner of your page, click on it and select “Your profile” next, select “edit info” if you would like to enter your information. For example, you can add a profile photo, website link and location. Once you have customized everything according to your satisfaction, click on “Save changes”.

You can now begin your first project on Canva:

Step 5: Click, “create a design”

Go to “your designs” icon at the top and click on it.

The next screen that pops up shows you the diverse types of designs/ projects you can create. These options include and are not limited to, Instagram posts, Twitter posts, Facebook posts, web banners, blog banners, CD covers, magazine covers.

Note: Each design type has specific dimensions, for instance: Facebook posts dimensions are 940 px x 788 px. If you would like to customize your dimensions, click on: “use custom dimensions” in the top right section of your screen.

Who this course is for:

Creatives who are interested in design for fun or to grow their business