Design fast, on-brand content with Canva and its AI tools: templates, Brand Kit, Magic Studio, social media and business designs.
Graphic Design Diploma – Module 2: Canva + AI. Part of the Master Graphic Design Diploma by Up Academy, and also available as a standalone course.
Course Curriculum
| 0. Starter Brand Kit | |||
| 0.1 Starter Brand Kit – work on a ready brand Details | FREE | 00:05:00 | |
| 1. Getting Started with Canva | |||
| 1.1 What Canva is and Canva vs. Adobe Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 1.2 Free vs. Pro Details | 00:03:00 | ||
| 1.3 Dashboard, interface and workspace Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 2. Working with Templates the Smart Way | |||
| 2.1 Choosing the right template Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 2.2 Customizing a template: colors and fonts Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| Assignment For Getting Started With Templates in Canva | 30, 00:00 | ||
| 2.3 Customizing a template: layout and images Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 2.4 Building your own reusable templates Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 3. Design Elements in Canva | |||
| 3.1 Text and fonts Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| Assignment For Pairing fonts for readability | 75:01 | ||
| Assignement For Font hierarchy | 30, 00:00 | ||
| 3.2 Shapes, icons and frames Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 3.3 Layers and alignment tools Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 3.4 Grids and spacing for clean layouts Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 4. Brand Kit | |||
| 4.1 Setting up your Brand Kit: colors, fonts, name Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 4.2 Using the Brand Kit across all designs Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| Assignment For Consistency in branding across designs | 30, 00:00 | ||
| 5. Magic Studio (AI in Canva) | |||
| 5.1 Magic Design Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 5.2 Magic Write Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 5.3 Background Remover and Magic Eraser Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 5.4 Magic Expand and Magic Edit Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 5.5 Text to Image: when to use it and when not to Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 6. Photo & Video Editing | |||
| 6.1 Filters, adjustments and cropping Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 6.2 Photo effects Details | 00:04:00 | ||
| 6.3 Adding and trimming video Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 6.4 Video for social media Details | 00:04:00 | ||
| 6.5 Animations Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| Assignment For Animations and Effects in Canva | 75:01 | ||
| 6.6 Effects and transitions Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 7. Social Media Content | |||
| 7.1 Instagram post Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| Assignment For Designing Instagram Posts and Stories with Canva | 75:01 | ||
| 7.2 Instagram story Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 7.3 Carousel: planning the flow Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 7.4 Carousel: designing the slides Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 7.5 Facebook cover Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| Assignment For Designing Facebook Banners and YouTube Thumbnails Using Canva | 75:01 | ||
| 7.6 YouTube thumbnail Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| Project 1: Create a Social Media Project Details | 30, 00:00 | ||
| 8. Business & Marketing Essentials | |||
| 8.1 Presentation design Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 8.2 Proposal design Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 8.3 Infographic: structure Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| Assignment For Infographics for Data Visualization | 00:00 | ||
| 8.4 Infographic: data visuals Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 8.5 Ad creatives Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 8.6 Ad sizes and variations Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 9. Exporting & Collaboration | |||
| 9.1 Export formats: PNG, JPG, PDF, MP4 Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| Assignment For What is Canva Section | 30, 00:00 | ||
| 9.2 Sharing and permissions Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 9.3 Real-time collaboration Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| Final Exam | |||
| Quiz for Canva Course | 00:30:00 | ||
| Extra lessons from the previous course | |||
| 🧾 Creating Business Cards, Flyers, and Brochures in Canva Details | 00:20:00 | ||
| Assignment For Creating Business Cards, Flyers, and Brochures in Canva | 00:00 | ||
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