Design & ContentBeginner
Graphic Design with Canva
Learn the principles of good design and create flyers, posts and logos — even on your phone.
11 lessons1h 39m of video1 quiz1 practical task Certificate
What you'll learn
- Apply the core principles of design
- Choose colours that work well together
- Pick and pair fonts with confidence
- Design flyers, social posts and simple logos in Canva
- Build the start of a design portfolio
Course content
Part 1. Design principles6 lessons
- Beginning graphic design: fundamentalsby LearnFree6 min
- Understanding the principles of design (Canva)by Canva10 min
- What is colour theory?by Canva5 min
- Beginning graphic design: typographyby LearnFree6 min
- Go deeper: the principles of design (free course)by Envato Tuts+22 min
- Quick check: design principles
Capstone project: Capstone project: Design a flyer and two social posts. You finish by building something real; a mentor reviews it before your certificate is issued.
About this course
Great design gets attention. In this course you'll learn the principles professional designers use — balance, contrast, hierarchy, colour and typography — and put them into practice with Canva, a free design tool that works in your browser and on your phone. By the end you'll design a flyer and social media posts you can use for real or show to clients.