Workshop - creating beautiful graphics with Canva

1. CREATING BEAUTIFUL
GRAPHICS WITH CANVA
Teacher: Vanessa Rodrigues
August 2017

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3. Flyer Motivational poster Infographic

4. HOW TO…
•Create a Canva account.
•Start your first Canva project.
•Download and share Canva projects.

5. Image: http://blog.yapp.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Marketing-Images-Made-
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6. WHAT IS CANVA?
Canva is an online graphic-design and image
creation tool, We can use it in presentations, posters,
infographics, social media, business cards, and much
more.
We can compare to the most famous graphic design
software, Photoshop , but Canva is simpler and easier
to use.
It’s not necessary to be a designer to create amazing
images or graphics to illustrate your work!

7. WHY CANVA?
•It’s free.
•It’s a web-based tool.
•Drag and drop builder.
•Provide tons of resources for helping you to make
amazing images.
•User-friendly interface.

8. LET’S GET STARTED?
www.canva.com

10. Click on “Poster”

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12. CANVA TOOLBAR
• Search – Get millions of photos for $1 each or for free).
• Layouts – It is according to your design chosen .
• Elements – A set of images, grids, frames, shapes,
icons to illustrate your work.
• Text - Add and delete text and text boxes.
• Background – Add and remove backgrounds.
• Upload – Make uploads from your own photo from
your PC or a Facebook account.

14. DOWNLOADING

15. SHARING YOUR DESIGN
• People – by email
• Social media – Twitter of
Facebook
• Link – Send the link to
someone else
• Embed – Copy and past the
HTML code on your
webpage or blog.

16. CANVA APP
Unfortunatelly,
There’s no Android
Version.

17. PEDAGOGICAL VIEW
• Create a visual design projects .
• 21st century skills 4C’s (communication, critically thinking,
creating and collaboration).
• Reading Images – Kress and van Leeuwen (Grammar of Visual
Design).

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19. •Thank you!!!
• Let’s keep in touch! www.web2noensino.blogspot.com

20. IMAGES REFERENCE
• https://marketplace.canva.com/MACCnyEBr1E/1/0/thumbnail_large/canva-orange-microphone-talent-show-flyer-MACCnyEBr1E.jpg
• https://marketplace.canva.com/MACO_z-dEYI/1/0/thumbnail_large/canva-yellow-flower-sale-mother%27s-day-flyer-MACO_z-dEYI.jpg
• http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/jc-picmonkey-and-canva-image-by-kj-ammerman.jpg
• https://marketplace.canva.com/MAB2tpsRbDI/1/0/thumbnail_large/canva-love-bags-for-the-homeless-infographic-MAB2tpsRbDI.jpg
• https://www.aclu-wa.org/sites/default/files/styles/home_page_other_stories/public/media-images/display/student-tech-sq.png?itok=1ixWxCRi