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6 - Canva

Monday

Circle Time - 10 minutes

Canva Design Skills for Students - 30 minutes
https://www.canva.com/designschool/courses/canva-design-skills-for-students/?lesson=search-and-edit-elements​
  1. Search and Edit Elements - activity
  2. Upload and Edit Media - activity
  3. Record Yourself - activity
  4. Add and Style Text - activity
  5. Edit Photo - activity
  6. Add Animations - activity
  7. Use Apps - activity

Canva for Beginners - 15 minutes
https://www.canva.com/designschool/courses/canva-101/?lesson=opening-canva-for-the-first-time​
  1. Opening Canva for the first time - lesson
  2. Using and customizing templates - lesson
  3. Using search and personalizing the editor - lesson
  4. Uploading and using photos - lesson
  5. Using and editing elements - lesson
  6. Finding fonts and using text - lesson
  7. Uploading and editing video and audio - lesson
  8. Sharing and collaborating on designs - lesson
  9. Saving and organizing documents - lesson
  10. What's next? - lesson

​Social Media Mastery - 30 minutes
https://designschool.canva.com/courses/social-media-mastery/?lesson=master-social-media
  1. Master social media - lesson
  2. Find your focus - lesson
  3. Set your goals - lesson
  4. Define your style - lesson
  5. Make it visual - lesson
  6. Color, Contrast, Clarity - lesson
  7. Master your videos - lesson
  8. Tailor your content - lesson
  9. Educate, inspire, entertain - lesson
  10. Plan ahead - lesson
  11. Build your community - lesson
  12. Make your mark - lesson

What do I submit?
7 Screenshots of your activities

Tuesday 

Circle Time - 10 minutes

Typography & Layout - 30 minutes
​www.canva.com/designschool/courses/typography-and-layout/?lesson=understanding-typography-theory
  1. Understanding Typography - activity
  2. Working with Text in Canva - activity
  3. How to Make a Business Card - activity
  4. Designing your Business Card in Canva - lesson
  5. How to Make Stationery - lesson
  6. Designing your Business Stationery - activity
  7. How to Make a Flyer - lesson
  8. Designing your Flyer in Canva - lesson

Creating a logo - 40 minutes
https://www.canva.com/designschool/courses/creating-a-logo/?lesson=the-how-and-why-of-designing-logos
  1. The how and why of designing logos - activity
  2. Logo design with Canva templates - activity
  3. The pyschology of logo design - activity
  4. Creating logo concepts with Canva - activity
  5. The logo design thinking process - activity
  6. Making a logo from scratch - activity
  7. The how and why of logo guidelines - activity
  8. Designing logo guidelines with canva - activity

Branding Your Business - 20 minutes
https://designschool.canva.com/courses/branding-design/?lesson=whats-a-brand
  1. What's a brand? - lesson
  2. Start with purpose - lesson
  3. Find your tribe - lesson
  4. Add some personality - lesson
  5. Give it a name - lesson
  6. Design your logo - lesson
  7. Find the right font - lesson
  8. Mind your tone - lesson
  9. Connect with color - lesson
  10. Stye your imagery - lesson
  11. Build a Brand Kit - lesson
  12. Evolve your brand - lesson

What do I submit?
4 Screenshots of typography activity
8 screenshots of logo activity

Wednesday

Circle Time - 10 minutes

Presentations to impress from the experts - 20 minutes
www.canva.com/designschool/courses/presentations-to-impress/?lesson=understand-your-audience
  1. Planning your Presentation - lesson
  2. Show don't tell - lesson
  3. Simplifying your Presentation - lesson
  4. Presenting your Presentation - lesson

Graphic Design Basics - 60 minutes
https://www.canva.com/designschool/courses/graphic-design-basics/?lesson=design-to-communicate​

  1. Design to communicate  - lesson
  2. Moodboard magic - activity
  3. Practice proximity  - activity
  4. Ace alignment - activity
  5. What the font!? - activity
  6. Opposites attract - activity
  7. Make it pop! - activity
  8. Color wheel basics - activity
  9. Tints and shades - activity
  10. Color combos  - lesson
  11. Photo love - activity
  12. Share and publish  - lesson

What do I submit?
9 Screenshots of your activities

Thursday

​Circle Time - 10 minutes

Print Advertising - 50 minutes
https://www.canva.com/designschool/courses/print-advertising/?lesson=the-lost-art-of-combining-text-and-image
  1. The lost art of combining text and image - activity
  2. Making text and image work together in canva - activity
  3. What makes a poster successful - activity
  4. Designing your poster in Canva - activity
  5. How a poster becomes a campaign - activity
  6. Designing your print campaign in Canva - activity
  7. Building print collateral campaigns - activity
  8. Designing print collateral with Canva - activity

Font Pairing ARTICLE - 10 minutes
www.canva.com/learn/the-ultimate-guide-to-font-pairing/

Color Wheel ARTICLE - 10 minutes
www.canva.com/colors/color-wheel/

What do I submit?
8 screenshots of your PRINT ADVERTISING activities

Done? Check out these lessons

Personal Branding with Dr. Talaya Waller
www.canva.com/designschool/courses/personal-branding/?lesson=branding-is-personal

Canva on your mobile
https://www.canva.com/designschool/courses/canva-on-your-mobile/?lesson=how-to-use-canvas-mobile-app
© CarrieAnn Mathis 2025
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