1 day course
Certificate of Attendance
Virtual Compelling visuals are key when it comes to capturing your audience’s attention, conveying messages effectively, and boosting your brand’s presence in a competitive digital market.
Whether you’re new to Canva or looking to strengthen your understanding of its core tools, this one-day course will guide you through Canva’s key features and workflows to help you create engaging, on-brand designs with confidence.
We’ll start by covering essential design principles and the fundamentals of Canva, before exploring template customisation, text and photo editing. You’ll learn how to create cohesive branding materials for print and web, as well as craft engaging social media content using Canva’s built-in templates.
Toward the end of the session, we’ll introduce selected advanced features such as image manipulation, animation, and Canva’s AI-powered Magic Studio tools. We’ll also provide an overview of Canva’s collaboration and project management features to support efficient team workflows.
Our Canva Essentials for Your Design Needs course is available via virtual classroom.
Course overview
Who should attend:
This course is ideal for individuals who are new to Canva or have some prior experience and want to build a solid foundation and practical confidence using its core tools, including templates, brand kits, and essential design features.
What you'll learn:
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Navigate and use Canva’s core tools and features efficiently
- Apply fundamental design principles to create visually engaging layouts
- Create cohesive branding materials for print and web
- Design tailored content using Canva’s social media templates
- Explore techniques for image manipulation and design enhancement
- Add interactivity and animation to your designs
- Leverage selected AI-powered Magic Studio features for enhanced design capabilities
- Collaborate with team members and manage design projects effectively
Prerequisites
To get the most out of this course, you should have access to a paid Canva account.
Course agenda
- Overview of Canva and its uses
- Creating a Canva account and logging in
- Understanding the Canva interface and tools
- Understanding design principles
- Introduction to Canva templates
- Selecting the right template
- Customising templates
- Exploring Canva's photo library
- Adding and editing text
- Using filters, effects and formatting options
- Creating and using brand kits
- Consistent branding across different materials
- Designing for print
- Designing for web
- Designing posts for various platforms
- Using Canva’s social media templates
- Integrating Canva with social media platforms
- Scheduling posts directly from Canva
- Background removal and basic image manipulation
- Using layers effectively for better control
- Grouping elements to manage your designs effectively
- Designing interactive presentations
- Adding hyperlinks and interactive elements
- Introduction to Canva’s animation features
- Adding animations to designs
- Exporting animated designs as GIFs or videos
- Overview of selected Magic Studio tools
- Examples of how Magic Studio can enhance designs
- Using Magic Design to generate design variations
- Customising Magic Design templates
- Using Magic Resize to automatically resize designs for various platforms
- Using Magic Edit for photo adjustments
- Utilising Magic Erase to remove unwanted elements from images
- Sharing designs and inviting team members
- Real-time collaboration features
- Using comments and feedback tools
- Organising designs with folders
- Version control and design history
- Exporting and downloading designs in various formats
Next Steps:
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