Visual Content Creation with Canva

This course teaches you to use Canva as a practical design tool while also building real visual design judgment that transfers beyond any single piece of software. You will learn to navigate Canva's workspace and Brand Kit, apply core principles of layout, typography, and color, and create a range of real deliverables including social posts, Stories, presentations, and marketing collateral. The course also covers resizing designs across formats, adding simple animation, and collaborating with a team while keeping brand consistency intact. By the end, you will be able to independently produce professional-looking visual content for a brand's marketing needs.

Course content (3 modules, 9 lessons)

Canva Fundamentals and Design Principles

  • Navigating Canva: Workspace, Templates, and Brand Kit
  • Core Design Principles for Non-Designers
  • Typography and Color in Canva

Creating Content for Social Media and Marketing

  • Designing Social Media Posts and Stories
  • Creating Presentations and Marketing Collateral
  • Using Photos, Graphics, and Elements Effectively

Workflow, Animation, and Team Collaboration

  • Resizing and Repurposing Designs Across Formats
  • Adding Simple Animation and Video in Canva
  • Collaboration, Brand Consistency, and Exporting for Production