Getting started with this popular editing and publishing app
This is a beginner’s guide to Canva which covers much of the basic functionality of the app, whilst providing a thorough grouding in some of the more complex features.
What you’ll learn
- Understand the Canva User Interface.
- Managing Media in Canva.
- Using Templates.
- Creating and Editing Video.
- Exporting Projects.
Course Content
- Introduction –> 1 lecture • 2min.
- Getting Started –> 2 lectures • 4min.
- Using Templates –> 1 lecture • 2min.
- Demonstration – Working with Templates and Video –> 1 lecture • 15min.
- Using Apps in Canva –> 1 lecture • 2min.
- Using Templates for Print Products and Presentations –> 1 lecture • 15min.
- Working with Video and Audio –> 2 lectures • 26min.
- Working with Styles in Canva –> 1 lecture • 3min.
Requirements
This is a beginner’s guide to Canva which covers much of the basic functionality of the app, whilst providing a thorough grouding in some of the more complex features.
Learning the methods provides a solid foundation for designers, creative marketing and advertising professionals, students and in fact anyone who needs to produce professional looking multimedia content without having a professional design background.
The course introduces the features, functions and methods of the app. The course also provides detailed, step-by-step demonstrations in two tutorials that you can use to follow along, using the free resources available on Canva.
Content:
Section 1
- Getting started – An introduction to the Canva app, subscription levels and features.
Section 2
- Understanding the Canva user interface and all the key features.
- A brief guide to several of the available pro level features in Canva.
Section 3 – Find and Use Templates
- Templates are central to the Canva experience. This section gives a brief guide to how to find and use them.
- A brief guide to several of the available pro level features in Canv
Section 4 – Worked Demonstration – Working with Templates and Video
- From start to finish – how to design a Youtube thumbnail in Canva using resources available on the site.
Section 5 – Using Apps in Canva
- Uploading Videos via Google Drive
Section 6 – Worked Demonstration – Designing Print Products
- From start to finish – a tutorial on how to use templates, and the design workspace to create products and prepare them for print.
Section 7 – Working with Video and Audio
- How to design, edit and export a video from scratch inside Canva.
- How to use a template to create a video and add audio all from inside Canva.
Section 8 – Using Styles in Canva
- How to use styles to achieve your desired creative direction in Canva.