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Making Text and Image Work Together in Canva
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Making Text and Image Work Together in Canva

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Combining text and image is about more than just mirroring what the words say.

The Lost Art of Combining Text and Image
The Lost Art of Combining Text and Image
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The Lost Art of Combining Text and Image

  1. How fonts can affect how your message is perceived
  2. How to choose the right image to combine with text
  3. How to use hierarchy and scale to create meaning in your design
  4. How to create balance in your designs
  5. What is white space and why use it
  6. How to use contrast in your designs
  7. How to use frames and shapes
What Makes a Poster Successful
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What Makes a Poster Successful

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This session shows you how to select, use and adjust fonts and images in the Canva editor.

Making Text and Image Work Together in Canva
Making Text and Image Work Together in Canva
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Making Text and Image Work Together in Canva

  1. Where to find stock images in Canva
  2. How to detach an image from a frame
  3. Where to find pre-made font combinations
    How to add text effects to your text
  4. How to layer and group elements in Canva
  5. How to create hierarchy between text and images
  6. How to properly use an image as the background of your design
  7. How to extract colors from a photo in Canva
Designing your Poster in Canva
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Designing your Poster in Canva

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We’ll look at their history, proven techniques and the concept of a CTA (Call To Action).

What Makes a Poster Successful
What Makes a Poster Successful
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What Makes a Poster Successful

  1. Posters’ origin story and why they still work
  2. What a poster needs to do
  3. What information needs to go on a poster
  4. How hierarchy works on a poster
  5. Z and F-Pattern poster layout
  6. How many fonts is too many on a poster
How a Poster Becomes a Campaign
Up Next - Lesson 5
How a Poster Becomes a Campaign

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Step by step, we’ll show you how effortless poster design can be.

Designing your Poster in Canva
Designing your Poster in Canva
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Designing your Poster in Canva

  1. Where to find poster templates in Canva
  2. How to customize the text on your poster
  3. How to customize the images on your poster
  4. How to upload your own images and graphics to Canva
  5. How to adjust the colors on your poster
  6. How to design a poster from scratch
  7. How to set the right background for your poster
  8. How to work with frames in Canva
  9. Choosing the right fonts for your poster
Designing your Print Campaign in Canva
Up Next - Lesson 6
Designing your Print Campaign in Canva

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We'll explore some famous print campaigns and how they were built.

How a Poster Becomes a Campaign
How a Poster Becomes a Campaign
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How a Poster Becomes a Campaign

  1. What information should you put on your posters
  2. Why use specific colors on your poster design
  3. How to to create a poster campaign
  4. Characteristics of poster campaigns
  5. How to use consistency to create a series effect in your poster campaign
  6. How to create visual connections between the posters of your campaign
  7. How to perfect the messaging of your poster campaign
Building Print Collateral Campaigns
Up Next - Lesson 7
Building Print Collateral Campaigns

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Let's learn how to create a poster campaign with Canva to tell your brand's story.

Designing your Print Campaign in Canva
Designing your Print Campaign in Canva
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Designing your Print Campaign in Canva

  1. Discover where to find thousands of poster templates
  2. How to customize colors, fonts and images on your poster template
  3. How to upload your own photos to your Canva poster
  4. How to create consistency between your posters
  5. How to visualize all your posters at once using the grid view in Canva
  6. How to create a poster campaign from scratch
  7. How to share your designs with your team for feedback
  8. How to print your designs directly from Canva
Designing Print Collateral with Canva
Up Next - Lesson 8
Designing Print Collateral with Canva

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In this module you'll learn how to apply a design across a range of printed items you could use together in a campaign.

Building Print Collateral Campaigns
Building Print Collateral Campaigns
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Building Print Collateral Campaigns

  1. What are print and digital collateral?
  2. Should you send printed invitations?
  3. What info to include on printed invitations
  4. When should you use printed postcards?
  5. What info to include on your printed postcards
  6. Applying design principles to your print collateral
  7. How to build a campaign with different print collateral

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In this video we explore how to create your print collateral from within the Canva editor.

Designing Print Collateral with Canva
Designing Print Collateral with Canva
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Designing Print Collateral with Canva

  1. How to create a set of postcards with Canva
  2. What info to include on your printed postcards
  3. How to create physical event invites with Canva
  4. What info to include on printed invitations
  5. How to create promotional vouchers with Canva
  6. How to keep your design assets organized with folders
  7. How to find more print collateral ideas within Canva
  8. How to print your collateral directly from Canva
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