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Graphic Design with Canva
Create professional graphics, social posts, presentations, and brand assets — free.
8 hoursGera AI Tutor4.8 (16,300 learners)
About this course
A free, beginner-friendly graphic design course using Canva. You will learn fundamental design principles — typography, colour, layout, and hierarchy — and apply them to create a social media kit, a pitch deck, a product one-pager, and a personal brand kit. No design experience required.
Target audience: Entrepreneurs, marketers, content creators, anyone who needs to produce visuals without a designer
What you will learn
- Graphic design principles
- Typography
- Colour theory
- Canva
- Social media design
Course syllabus
10 modules · video + projects
- 1Design principles: hierarchy, contrast, alignment, and repetition
- 2Typography: choosing and pairing typefaces
- 3Colour theory: colour psychology, palettes, and accessibility
- 4Canva workspace: templates, elements, and brand kit
- 5Social media graphics: Instagram, LinkedIn, and X/Twitter
- 6Presentations: slide design and data visualisation
- 7Marketing materials: flyers, posters, and banners
- 8Brand identity: logo concepts, colour, and typography system
- 9Video and animation basics in Canva
- 10Exporting for print and digital
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a Canva Pro account?
No. All exercises are completable with the free Canva account. A few templates in the brand kit module are Pro-only, but free alternatives are provided.
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