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Design Better and Build Your Brand in Canva

Design Better and Build Your Brand in Canva

By : Laura Goodsell 
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Design Better and Build Your Brand in Canva

Design Better and Build Your Brand in Canva

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By: Laura Goodsell 
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Overview of this book

If you're constantly frustrated by how long it takes to create a design in Canva, then you've come to the right place. This book will get you up and running quickly with creating professional branded graphics in Canva. You’ll learn how to set up a Canva account, both free and pro and create a brand kit while understanding the importance of branding. Next, you’ll discover all the features and tools as well as how to put everything together to build a brand you love and graphics that work for your business. As you progress, the chapters will show you how to organize your account, create presentations, use videos and animation within your marketing materials and more. By the end of this book, you’ll have a solid understanding of what Canva is and what it does and be able to confidently and easily create a branded design from scratch.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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Who this book is for
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What this book covers
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Conventions used
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Part 1: Getting Started, Templates, and Features
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Part 1: Getting Started, Templates, and Features
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Chapter 1: Setting Up Canva on Desktop and Mobile
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Chapter 1: Setting Up Canva on Desktop and Mobile
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Technical requirements
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What is Canva?
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Free versus Pro – what’s the difference?
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Setting up your Canva account
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Using the mobile version of Canva
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Setting up folders for organization
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Scheduling content with the Content Planner
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Summary
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Chapter 2: Discovering and Editing Templates
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Chapter 2: Discovering and Editing Templates
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Finding and editing your templates
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Starting and finding your designs
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Using lines and shapes
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Text effects and fonts
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Chapter 3: Tools and Features for Using Elements and Images
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Chapter 3: Tools and Features for Using Elements and Images
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Adding elements into the mix
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Adding and editing images
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Changing the background
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Chapter 4: Designing Eye-Catching Graphics through Useful Features
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Chapter 4: Designing Eye-Catching Graphics through Useful Features
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Grouping elements
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Aligning and spacing text
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Rulers and margins for print
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Locking elements
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Changing the transparency
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Resizing your designs
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Positioning elements front to back
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The Background Remover tool
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Part 2: Creating Your Brand and Design Tips
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Part 2: Creating Your Brand and Design Tips
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Chapter 5: Exploring the Awesome Creative Tools for Branding
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Chapter 5: Exploring the Awesome Creative Tools for Branding
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Understanding the basics of a brand
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The importance of consistency
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Canva’s awesome color generator tool
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Discovering Canva’s fonts
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How to create your brand kit
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Understanding copyrights and trademarks
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Chapter 6: Expert Hacks to Create Your Own Professional-Looking Designs
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Chapter 6: Expert Hacks to Create Your Own Professional-Looking Designs
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Adding gradients to achieve depth
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Using the Quick Create feature
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Using grids for quick, effective designs
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Creating with frames
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Creating graphs for your documents
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Chapter 7: Five Graphic Design Principles You Need to Know
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Chapter 7: Five Graphic Design Principles You Need to Know
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Contrast
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Balance
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Hierarchy
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Alignment
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Repetition
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Part 3: Let’s Get Creating
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Part 3: Let’s Get Creating
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Chapter 8: Creating Your Perfect Logo
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Chapter 8: Creating Your Perfect Logo
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Creating a logo in Canva and using templates
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Brand guidelines for logos
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Using icons, text, and basic shapes in logos
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Creating different logo versions
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Chapter 9: Making Social Media Graphics with Canva
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Chapter 9: Making Social Media Graphics with Canva
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Creating a profile frame
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Creating a Facebook banner
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Creating an animated Instagram story
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Creating a business card
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Creating a magazine or leaflet advert
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Chapter 10: Leveraging Video and Animation within Your Business Marketing
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Chapter 10: Leveraging Video and Animation within Your Business Marketing
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Creating presentations
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How to add and edit audio
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How to add and edit video
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How to add animation
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Recording direct into Canva
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Chapter 11: Downloading and Sharing Your Designs
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Chapter 11: Downloading and Sharing Your Designs
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How to download a design
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How to share your design
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Linking to social media
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Creating clickable links
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Apps you can connect to Canva
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How to create a QR code
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Chapter 12: Tips and Tricks for Printing
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Chapter 12: Tips and Tricks for Printing
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Printing templates
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Designing multi-page documents for print
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PDF editing and printing
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Printing directly through Canva
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Index
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Index
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To get the most out of this book

For this book to have the greatest impact, it would be best if you had a basic understanding of Canva and what the platform is used for.

You may already have a free Canva account set up and can create a basic design using a template.

You may know how to add an image, add text boxes, and change the color of fonts, but beyond that, you are looking to learn more.

Software/hardware covered in the book

Operating system requirements

The Canva platform

Any operating system will work

An internet connection is required

A computer, laptop, or tablet will work best

Canva Pro

A Canva Pro subscription will be required to use any of the Pro features

For certain aspects of this book, you will need to have a Canva Pro account, for example, to use the Background Remover tool or the vast majority of the Smartmockups tool, as mentioned in Chapter 3, Tools and Features for Using Elements and Images. To use any other Pro elements and images, a Pro account is required. I have tried to include as much content as possible that is available on a Free account.

After you have completed this book, I would love for you to continue on your Canva journey, creating graphics and growing your business. I have a free Facebook group for Canva users, full of support and advice, that you are welcome to join: www.facebook.com/groups/createoncanva.

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