Canva for Beginners: Create Professional Designs
A course by Clàudia Cánovas, Graphic Design Agency
Learn the ins and outs of Canva while designing your own style guide and web page
From portfolios, presentations, and posters to videos, social media posts, and even web layout, you can create all that from a single platform. In this online course, Claudia Cánovas, founder of the graphic design agency Aplum Studio, teaches you how to use the all-in-one design tool Canva from scratch.
Under her guidance, learn to use all the features Canva has to offer to produce professional-grade visual content. See how to create story-driven designs that connect with your target audience and leverage the power of simplicity to enhance a brand's visual identity.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 26 downloads
What's included in this course?
Claudia Cánovas begins the course by telling you about herself, her career, and the fulfilling work she does at Aplum Studio. She also shares her biggest influences and the social media accounts she follows for inspiration.
Get to know Canva by exploring the homepage and its main features. Find out how to customize your workspace to make your creative process more efficient, and discover all design options available.
Once you understand the basics, dive into developing your style guide. First, learn how to work with graphic elements and images, as well as export your materials from Illustrator to Canva. Claudia then demonstrates how to make custom fonts before taking you through photo and video editing to give your designs a more dynamic feel.
Time to build your web page! Start by searching for inspiration to spark ideas and decide how you want to lay out the information. Next, Claudia walks you through the design process, along with how to publish your page once it's finished.
Wrap up the course by exploring Canva’s more advanced features, which allow you to create detailed mock-ups, share documents with clients or your team, and edit videos to produce reels for Instagram.
- 97% positive reviews (1.9K)
- 133,591 students
- 16 lessons (2h 7m)
- 26 additional resources (13 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English, French, Indonesian, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish · Indonesian · Romanian
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software & tools for this course
CanvaWhat is this course's project?
Create a style guide and design a web page using Canva. You can use the free version, but Canva Pro gives you more creative possibilites and designs options.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone who wants to learn how to create professional designs with an efficient, all-in-one tool.
Requirements and materials
All you need to take this course is a computer with an internet connection and access to Canva. You can use the free version, but Canva Pro gives you more creative possibilites and designs options.
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Clàudia Cánovas
A course by Clàudia Cánovas
Claudia Cánovas is a designer, social media manager, and educator. After years of studying and specializing in branding and communication, she decided to open her own agency in 2018: Aplum Studio. Alongside her team, she designs quality content for digital channels to help brands enhance their communication and visual coherence.
The agency collaborates with companies from around the world, offering clients a comprehensive service on a range of projects, including branding, web development and design, social media management, and photography. Claudia has also been creating content for Canva for over five years and has been serving as an ambassador for Canva Creators Spain since 2021.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Inspiration and Trends
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U2
Getting Started in Canva
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Introduction to Canva
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Customizing the Desktop
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Creating Documents
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U3
How to Use the Tools in Canva
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Designing a Style Guide: Main Tools
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Using Graphic Resources and Images
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Choice of Fonts and Customization
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Photography and Video
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U4
Creating and Publishing a Web Page
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Gathering Ideas and Inspiration
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How to Build a Website
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Design and Publication of the Web Page 1
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Design and Publication of the Web Page 2
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U5
Advanced Canva Tools and Tricks
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Three Ways to Create Mock-Ups
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How to Share Documents and Work Together
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How to Edit Videos
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FP
Final project
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Canva for Beginners: Create Professional Designs
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FAQs
You’ll learn how to use Canva to create professional graphic designs, manage projects, build digital branding, and customize templates for social media, presentations, and websites. You’ll also discover how to find inspiration and apply current design trends.
Yes, this course is designed for beginners and requires no prior experience with graphic design or Canva. It covers everything from the basics to more advanced customization and management techniques on the platform.
All you need is a computer with internet access and a free Canva account. No previous design knowledge or additional software is required.
The course covers tools like templates, color palettes, fonts, project organization, image editing, mockups, photo effects, and resources for branding and style guides.
You’ll learn how to create a consistent visual identity, manage logos, colors, and fonts, and apply these elements across all your designs to strengthen your brand on social media and the web.
Yes, the course teaches you how to structure and customize websites, portfolios, presentations, and visual documents tailored to different formats and platforms using Canva.
Yes, you’ll get access to editable templates and graphic resources that you can personalize and use in your own design projects.
Canva
corso veramente ben fatto!
excelente curso para apernder a trabajar en Canva
El curso está muy bien explicado y es fácil de comprender. El paso a paso ayuda mucho a entender los conceptos. Lo recomiendo.
¡Me está encantando el curso! Las explicaciones de Claudia son súper claras y dinámicas desde la primera lección. Muy recomendado para soltarse con Canva.
I really enjoyed this course and the best part the teacher explained every steps clearly. I was able to do what she was doing comfortably. This course is really good for everyone.