Learn how to use Canva to create beautiful graphic designs for websites and social media in this free online course.

Canva is an easy-to-use online tool used to create high-quality graphic designs like a professional. It is more accessible and easier to master than most other graphic design software. This Canva tutorial explains how to draw on its wide range of high-quality stock images, premade layouts and other resources to create stunning digital art without spending money on expensive graphic design software.

This course takes you through the basics of Canva and examines the features of its homepage, the side panel, the sign-up process and the various subscription options on offer. We then study Wassily Kandinsky’s ‘shape and colour’ theories as sources of creative motivation for your designs. We explain how to use Canva to design a logo, including a monochrome version, before selecting a colour palette to create a brand identity for your digital art.

Finally, we show you how to import, animate and add links to your creations. We go over the various formats in which you can download your presentation. This Canva tutorial provides the graphic design skills you need to create digital art and establish your brand to stand apart from the competition. Canva is a popular and powerful graphic design tool so sign up to create eye-catching digital art for online publication.