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Social Media Content Creation in Canva: From Beginner to Advanced

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Are you ready to create something remarkable today?

Whether you're a beginner in the world of social media content creation and content marketing, just looking for some guidance on basic graphic creation, or you're an expert looking to pick up some new tricks, there is something in this course just for you!

If you're looking to improve your content creation skills for Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube and other social media platforms, you're in the right place.

What can you expect?

This course is packed full of exciting, valuable lessons that teach you exactly how to create beautiful content within Canva that will help turn your online presence into something truly remarkable. It's taught using follow-along videos where I share my screen with you, so you can create your projects at your own pace as you watch.

You'll also be given plenty of helpful exercises along the way so you can practice your skills along your learning journey. And I'll provide you with my custom, downloadable, mobile-friendly templates to ensure that each graphic you create will look fabulous on mobile, too.

We will be using the Pro (Paid) version of Canva for this course, but I will also be showing you how to get around some of the premium features for those of you who will be using the free plan of Canva by using some clever hacks and external helpful tools.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to make your own:

  • Canva graphics to use anywhere online and offline for print

  • Instagram inspirational quote graphics, multi-post carousel images

  • Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn banners

  • Easy Instagram reels

  • Shareable GIFs and meme posts

  • Animated Pinterest pins

  • Business materials including eBooks, mockups, and materials for print like posters and business cards

  • Powerful websites, polls & quizzes

  • Animated email signatures

  • and more!

We will also be dedicating an entire section of the course to leveraging the world of AI within Canva and other tools, and looking at expert-level animations so that you can finish here knowing that you're officially a Canva Pro!

If you have any questions about whether this is the right class for you or throughout - please don't hesitate to pop into the discussions section and ask me anything and everything and I'll be happy to help!

Make sure to download the course guide attachment before you begin and I can't wait to see you in class :)

 

Syllabus

  • Welcome!
  • Get Started
  • Making a More Creative You
  • Psychology of Colours
  • Build Your Colour Palette
  • Get to Know Licensing
  • Find Free Images & Videos
  • Find Your Fonts
  • Do NOT Do This!
  • Exercise: Craft Your Brand Kit
  • Introduction: Get to Know Canva
  • Canva Pro vs. Free
  • Beginner Canva Hacks
  • Master Your Canva Workflow
  • Work with Others in Canva
  • Get to Know the Mobile App
  • Schedule Your Posts
  • Accessibility & Kindness in Your Designs
  • How to Find Inspiration
  • Exercise: Set Up Your Brand in Canva
  • Canva Interface Update
  • Introduction: Canva for Social Media Graphics
  • Inspo for Inspirational Quote Graphics
  • Inspirational Quote Graphics
  • Easy Tweet (X Post) Graphics
  • Set Up Your Facebook Cover Design
  • Create Your Facebook Cover
  • Optimise Your Facebook Cover
  • Repurpose Your Design
  • Gather Your Brand Assets
  • YouTube Channel Banner
  • Clickable YouTube Thumbnails
  • Free Background Remover Options
  • LinkedIn Profile Banner
  • Set Up Your Carousels
  • Design Captivating Carousels
  • Post Your Carousel on Instagram
  • Post Your Carousel on LinkedIn
  • Exercise: Fix My Mistakes
  • Introduction: Canva for Social Media Videos
  • Animate Your Carousel
  • Powerful Pinterest Pins
  • Intriguing Instagram Stories
  • Share Your Instagram Stories
  • GIFs & Memes
  • Make Yourself Into a GIF
  • Easy Tweet Reels
  • Quick Quote Reels
  • Post Your Reels
  • Layering Images & Videos
  • Professional Animated Posts
  • Audio Posts (with Cool Captions)
  • Using Frames for Videos
  • How Are Video Ads Different?
  • Captivating Video Ads
  • Resize Your Video Ads
  • Exercise: Canva for Social Media Videos
  • Canva for Business
  • Set Up Your eBook Design
  • Design Amazing eBooks
  • Clickable & Fillable PDFs
  • Compress Images & PDFs
  • Animate Your eBook
  • Business Cards That Impress
  • Print Your Business Card
  • Make Professional Posters
  • Create Captivating Mockups
  • Video Mockups
  • Animate Your Email Signature
  • Set Up Your New Email Signature
  • Brand Your Desktop Background
  • Powerful Presentations
  • Polls and Quizzes
  • Design a Website in Canva
  • Make a Link in Bio Page
  • Exercise: Canva for Business
  • Introduction: Working with AI
  • Magic Design & Studio
  • Effective Prompt Engineering
  • The Power of Magic Write
  • AI for Image Creation
  • AI for Illustrations
  • AI for Videos
  • Bulk Create with AI
  • Exercise: Get Friendly with AI
  • Canva AI Update
  • Introduction: Advanced Techniques
  • Product Animations - Apparel
  • Product Animations - Skincare
  • Infographic Animations
  • Quick Intro to Advanced Canva Editing
  • Advanced Product Ads
  • Video Background Remover
  • Looping Smoke Effect
  • Handy Canva Apps - Images
  • Handy Canva Apps - Text
  • Sell Your Canva Designs
  • Project
  • Thank You!

Taught by

Maggie Stara

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