It is not enough to select a template from Canva. It is important to apply graphic design skills to get the most out of any visual communication. Review these simple design tricks that can help you to create eye-catching graphics for your visual communications.

1. UTILISING
CANVA FOR
VISUAL DESIGN
WORKSHOP
by Chevonnese Chevers Whyte (Chevy)
Slides are available at
https://www.slideshare.net/
ChevonneseWhyte/presentations

2. Who Am I?
Mommy
Wife
Educator: Graphic Design | Animation | Business | IT
Business Owner
Utilising Canva for Visual Design Workshop | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte | MOHW Capacity Building Session | 14Aug2023

3. Pre-Test
Submit Responses
https://forms.gle/MCaU3YvnN4arnNACA
Responses
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Pi
3tmqEk2l2R2KyzkLXxBmPeUGYO6NHThH7UUH
MnnbQ/edit?usp=sharing
KWLD Strategy
What do you already KNOW about
Canva and graphic design?
What WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW
about Canva and graphic design?
Utilising Canva for Visual Design Workshop | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte | MOHW Capacity Building Session | 14Aug2023

4. Is research important?
What makes a good design?
What effect does colour have on your design?
Let's make a design
Summary
Today's Agenda
In the next hour we'll tackle the following:
What is the first thing you want your audience to see? And why?
Utilising Canva for Visual Design Workshop | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte | MOHW Capacity Building Session | 14Aug2023

5. What makes a good
design?
Utilising Canva for Visual Design Workshop | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte | MOHW Capacity Building Session | 14Aug2023

6. Let's critique a few designs
from
https://voicethread.com/sha
re/6447129/
What did you see first?
What do you like?
What don't you like?
What could be improved?
Utilising Canva for Visual Design Workshop | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte | MOHW Capacity Building Session | 14Aug2023

7. Again, what makes a
good design?
It's Visual
COMMUNICATION |
What's your message?
Utilising Canva for Visual Design Workshop | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte | MOHW Capacity Building Session | 14Aug2023

8. Is research
important?
Utilising Canva for Visual Design Workshop | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte | MOHW Capacity Building Session | 14Aug2023

9. Who is the audience for your design?
What are they expecting to see?
What words do they use?
Where will your design be posted?
What size should the design be?
Is it a digital posting, or will it be printed?
Before You Start
Designing
Utilising Canva for Visual Design Workshop | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte | MOHW Capacity Building Session | 14Aug2023

10. Again, is research
important?
Utilising Canva for Visual Design Workshop | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte | MOHW Capacity Building Session | 14Aug2023

11. What is the first
thing you want your
audience to see?
And why?
Utilising Canva for Visual Design Workshop | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte | MOHW Capacity Building Session | 14Aug2023

12. Utilising Canva for Visual Design Workshop | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte | MOHW Capacity Building Session | 14Aug2023

13. What is the first
thing you want your
audience to see?
And why?
Utilising Canva for Visual Design Workshop | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte | MOHW Capacity Building Session | 14Aug2023

14. What effect does
colour have on
your design?
Utilising Canva for Visual Design Workshop | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte | MOHW Capacity Building Session | 14Aug2023

15. Utilising Canva for Visual Design Workshop | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte | MOHW Capacity Building Session | 14Aug2023

16. So, what effect
does colour have
on your design?
Utilising Canva for Visual Design Workshop | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte | MOHW Capacity Building Session | 14Aug2023

17. In Teams (10 mins)
Create a single design per team (share the
document, if necessary)
Create an Instagram social media post about
Caribbean Wellness Week or the HPE Annual
Review
Which template did you use? Why?
Who is your audience?
What words will connect with that audience?
What's the first thing you want them to see?
Why?
What colours will work for this project?
Let's Make A Design!

18. Canva Flyers
Submit the VIEW ONLY link to your Canva
design using
https://forms.gle/dCAURo6xM1D44Laz9
As the instructor, I will be the only person to
view your designs using
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1r
0Ax5TEqAg4YmDz2YsmSjgWR5ZeXUZCIOQjDzn
nR5TM/edit?usp=sharing
Flyer Process
Did you create one flyer?
Do you think this design will work for Instagram?
Which template did you use? Why?
Who is your audience?
Do you think the words will connect with your
audience?
What was the first thing you wanted your audience
to see? Why?
Do you think the colours worked for
this project?
Utilising Canva for Visual Design Workshop | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte | MOHW Capacity Building Session | 14Aug2023

19. Is research important?
What makes a good design?
What effect does colour have on your design?
Summary
Let's review what we tackled today:
What is the first thing you want your audience to see? And why?
Utilising Canva for Visual Design Workshop | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte | MOHW Capacity Building Session | 14Aug2023

20. Post-Test
Submit Responses
https://forms.gle/44Ckg1Sw5hcqSSg99
Responses
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zB
Jm0miIQG6_-
coCQjq5W3BTlKDg0bbKkrryhhDWltM/edit?
usp=sharing
KWLD Strategy
What did you LEARN about Canva
and graphic design?
What would you have done
DIFFERENTLY when you created
your design?
Utilising Canva for Visual Design Workshop | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte | MOHW Capacity Building Session | 14Aug2023

21. Get your free copy of Let's Get Animated in
2D from Night Vision Media Ltd. Learn
about 2D animation using the book's first
two (2) Chapters. Give us feedback, join the
community, and if you choose to, help us
build the interactive elements of the book
by donating to our crowdfunding campaign.
https://lnk.bio/mynvml
FREE eBook from
Night Vision Media Ltd.
Let's Get Animated
in 2D

22. That's All, Folks!
Any questions?
Utilising Canva for Visual Design Workshop | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte | MOHW Capacity Building Session | 14Aug2023

23. Thank You!
Find out more about me at
https://lnk.bio/chevonnese.whyte
Utilising Canva for Visual Design Workshop | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte | MOHW Capacity Building Session | 14Aug2023

24. Resources
Review the Photoshop Textbook
and Workbook, which are
companions to each other.
Learn about the topic in the
textbook and do the exercises in
the corresponding chapter in
the workbook. The Photoshop
material is old, but the
information on graphic design is
still valid and may help you.
PHOTOSHOP TEXTBOOK
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mgxkNbM3yieRff2wFFqCwSbm8OBCJZ
MI9m2XZWYJyYI/edit?usp=sharing
PHOTOSHOP WORKBOOK
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v9eG5j0BPdobvUsc-
TsTI1r8J0kqIC0RrqAql2KiayA/edit?usp=sharing
Utilising Canva for Visual Design Workshop | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte | MOHW Capacity Building Session | 14Aug2023