## Welcome to the Canva 101 Course This course will go over Canva Basics and a few other things to help you create, brand, and publish fabulous graphics. ### Your first piece of homework is to make sure you have your free Canva account set up. Go to canva.com ### What is Canva - Graphic design platform built with simplicity and the user in mind - You can use it to create anything from Facebook graphics to business cards - It does not replace Photoshop etc. but it does bring basic graphics tools to the general population **The attachment is the slides for the course.** ### Takeaways - Lots of great features on the free version - Makes graphics creation accessible - Simple and easy to use - The ultimate cheat sheet in image sizing - An efficient way to create eye­-catching graphics that are in line with my brand - I can add my own branding profile (colors and fonts) for easy reference In the pro version, you can use the Magic resize to instantly create the image optimized for every platform - Purple guidelines to help with spacing and image aesthetics multiple download options for online and print uses