Canva for Beginners

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About Course

Discover the tools, features and elements within Canva to help you become a great designer.

What Will You Learn?

  • 1. Master Canva's Interface: Navigate through Canva's user-friendly interface like a pro. Learn where to find essential tools and features to kickstart your design journey.
  • 2. Design Principles: Understand fundamental design principles such as layout, color theory, typography, and composition, and how to apply them effectively to your projects.
  • 3. Create Eye-catching Graphics: Learn to create visually stunning graphics for various platforms including social media, presentations, posters, flyers, and more.
  • 4. Customize Templates: Make templates your own by customizing them to fit your unique style and brand identity. Explore Canva's extensive library of templates and unleash your creativity.
  • 5. Enhance Photos: Discover how to enhance your photos using Canva's editing tools. Learn techniques to adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, and apply filters to make your images pop.
  • 6. Typography Mastery: Elevate your designs with beautiful typography. Explore different font combinations, styles, and effects to create impactful text elements that capture attention.
  • 7. Create Branded Content: Establish a strong brand presence by creating consistent and professional-looking branded content. Learn how to incorporate your logo, brand colors, and fonts into your designs.
  • 8. Design for Social Media: Optimize your social media presence with engaging visuals. Master the art of creating scroll-stopping graphics for platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and more.
  • 9. Effective Presentations: Learn how to design compelling presentations that captivate your audience. Discover tips for organizing content, creating visually appealing slides, and delivering a memorable presentation.
  • 10. Export and Share Your Designs: Explore different export options and learn how to share your designs with others. Whether it's downloading your designs for print or sharing them digitally, we've got you covered.

Course Content

Week 1 – Getting started with Canva
Welcome and introduction Canva is made for you The first page you’ll see whenever you sign into Canva The different menus on the home page

  • How to install and use Canva on Mobile
    04:22
  • Opening Canva for the first time
    03:58
  • Using and customizing templates
    04:56
  • Using search and personalizing the editor
    02:57

Week 2 – Exploring Canva
What’s in the Elements tab? Using and editing elements Finding fonts and using text Uploading and editing video and audio Sharing and collaborating on designs Saving and organizing documents

Week 3 – Design exercise + Tips, Tricks and Hacks
Your tasks updates will be shared in the whatsapp community. You can check back here for google form to submit your assignments. KINDLY NOTE THAT THERE ARE TWO ASSIGNMENTS PER WEEK, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED AS AT WHEN DUE, ELSE YOU WOULD BE REQUIRED A PAY A PENALTY FEE TO EXTEND SUBMISSION TIME What's included in this lesson Creating you first canva design from scratch 20 CANVA TIPS AND TRICKS

Week 4 – Design challenge

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