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Easy Graphic Design for Your Business with Canva

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Overview

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Beautiful graphics are essential for running a thriving business and Canva offers users a free and easy way to create them. 
In Easy Graphic Design for Your Business with Canva, you’ll get to know the Canva interface and how to take full advantage of its powerful features. 
You’ll learn how to: 


  • Combine images and text
  • Build graphics for social media 
  • Share and download projects 

You’ll also learn about the basic principles of design and how to create graphics that are as effective as they are beautiful. 
Guy Kawasaki will be on hand to offer tips on how you can use Canva-created graphics in business and how your designs can elevate and grow your brand. 
The Canva interface makes it easy for anyone to drag and drop design elements into elegant, professionally-designed templates and this class will help you ensure that every project you complete is top-notch.

Syllabus

  • Intro to Canva: The Guy Kawasaki Interview
  • The Power of Design: Canva Philosophy
  • Canva Account Setup
  • The Canva Interface
  • Canva: Opening the Drawers
  • Manupulation in Canva
  • More About Your Account
  • Canva for Work Account
  • Interface Tips
  • Saving Your Files
  • Enhancing Your Brand with Canva
  • Design Tips: Fonts
  • Design Tips: Color
  • Design Tips: Grides
  • Design Tip: Backgrounds
  • Design Tips: Alignment
  • Creating Social Media Graphic in Canva

Taught by

Matt Stevenson

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