Canva is an app that makes doing graphic design easy. In this Canva tutorial we will go over the basics of the Canva dashboard and editor. You will see how you can use Canva to edit and crop images, insert text, create templates and more
Canva is a great tool for those of us who aren't professional designers but still want to be able to quickly and easily create graphics for our websites and social media. Canva can also be used for other design stuff like making powerpoint presentations, business cards, and resume design
The best thing about Canva is that they provide hundreds of pre-made templates made by professional designers, so you don't have to start from scratch. Instead you can just select a template and edit the text and colors to fit your needs.
Once you've made your design you can export it as an image or post it directly to various social media websites.
This tutorial is made in 2019 and shows all the new features that are present in Canva 2.0. Many other Canva tutorials are outdated at this point and may be hard to follow due to the differences in the user interface and features available.
Some of Canvas features that we will look at in this tutorial are:
Using Canva grids to easily crop and adjust images and put multiple images into a single design
Using Canva's filters to add some styling to images in 1 click
How to make a text overlay
Various options for fonts and text in Canva
How to use templates or create your own templates to save time on routine tasks
How to share your posts to social media by using Canva's built in integrations
Explain some of the various premium features available in Canva
Canva is essentially made for people who want quality graphic design but don't have the time to learn it from scratch or the money to hire a professional. It basically follows the 80/20 rule, you can get about 80% of the value of a graphic designer with 20% of the skill required.
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