Design Awesome Graphics For Social Media with Canva (Udemy.com)
Learn Graphic Design Basics to Make Killer Social Media Graphics using Canva
Created by: Kevin Volo
Last updated January 2021
What you will learn
- You will learn the fundamental principles of graphic design that will allow you to create compelling social media images .
- Create awesome social media graphics that will set you apart from the rest
- Design social media images using the principles of graphic design for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and blogs
- Get more clicks and conversions to your website, social media accounts, blog, etc. using professional design principles
How it compares
Against the other 314 rated Udemy courses in Social Media Marketing on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.3 out of 5higher than 36% of them
- Reviews185#220 of 315 by number of reviews
- Length6.5 hourslonger than 72% of them
- Last updatedJanuary 2021earlier than 72% of them
Course Description
This course will teach you graphic design fundamentals and how to employ them to create awesome social media graphics using the FREE design tool CANVA.
- Do you need to create professional looking social media graphics for your side-hustles, but don't know where to start?
- Have you tried to piece information together from various sources around the web but end up even more confused?
- Don't have the money to hire expensive graphic designers for your projects.,..who does right?
If you answered yes, to any or all of these questions, then you have found the right course for you.
The life of a content creator is already stressful, having to produce on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Just spent 3hrs. editing a new youtube video, but remember, you aren't done till you create that eye catching thumbnail. It can seem overwhelming.
And you don't want to just slap something together that doesn't look professional right.
This is where this class will help. Anyone can learn how to use the free design tool CANVA. In this class you will learn not only to use CANVA, but before we start creating real-world projects we cover the fundamentals of graphic design that will evaluate your social media graphics to another level.
Some of the Fundamentals of Design we will cover are:
- Space
- Line
- Repetition
- Hierarchy
We will use the Fundamentals of Design to create a brand and all the graphics we create in the course will be for an imaginary entrepreneur who has started a travel blog and Youtube channel. This way you also learn how to not only create the images, but why and how they fit into a cohesive brand.
You will then learn to use CANVA to create the following social media graphics:
- Logo
- Facebook Cover
- Facebook Post
- YouTube Thumbnail
- YouTube Channel Art
- Twitter Header
- Twitter Post
- Blog Title Image
- Infographic
- Google+ Photo
- Pinterest Graphic
- LinkIn Image
Start creating more professional and eye catching social media graphics and make your brand stand out on the web!
ENROLL NOW!
Instructor Details
- 4.3 Rating
185 Reviews
Kevin Volo
Kevin Volo is currently an instructional technologist for a State University of New York (SUNY) college in Upstate New York where he helps instructors design and implement their online and hybrid courses.
He is also an active adjunct professor and has been instructing at the college level for more than 20 years, including online and hybrid classes for colleges and on platforms such as Udemy. He teaches a range of courses on topics such as social media, digital photography, graphic design, video editing, and media communications, among others.
He holds a Masters in Information Design and is working on his PhD dissertation in Educational Practice & Theory with a research project exploring the impact of gamification in online learning environments.
Kevin worked as a commercial photographer and graphic designer for over 25 years working in the marketing and advertising industry where has worked in both print and web design creating catalogs, web graphics and logos.
Kevin is also a freelance colorist, photographer and graphic designer whose latest project was colorist for the Eisner Award nominated, Meteor Men by Jeff Parker and Sandy Jarrell from Oni Press. He has worked on several independent titles such as Big Dog Inc's Rex Zombie Killer, Zenoscope's 2013 Halloween issue, and Ape Entertainment's Athena Voltaire.
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Reviews
By Gavid Vickers on 1/11/2021
As a complete novice to Canva I wasn't sure how to use the software. As the course progressed i was able to make, produce and publish some fantastic professional looking designs. It was hugely satisfying to track my progress too comparing my early designs with the latest. It really enabled me to feel a sense of accomplishment. The presentation of the course was 10/10 and the lecturer had a very engaging and clear style that aided learning.
By Robert Warburton on 9/29/2020
Good teaching style. Explains things well. I feel like I am really learning something not just being told as some do. Also mentioning the principles for graphics is something I knew nothing about. I always thought it was "anything goes" as long as you like it.
By Modekurti VSDS Sarma on 7/13/2020
I have learned useful information from this Canva Course by Kevin Volo. The Graphic Design Basics covered in this course before starting actual Graphic Design is very informative and useful. Graphic Design examples and his analysis before actual Graphic for each purpose are also Good. Overall the course presentation is Good. This course is recommended.
By Ghaith Eissa on 6/20/2020
i cant believe i paid money for this, he just open the profiles and photos in google and social media and give his opinion if this nice or not, what i learnt from this course is how click on the text resize it and drag it he keep lose your time by changing the text font to tell you at last that he like this one more than the others, OMG too boring and not helpful i lost my time and my money, i could pay this 15$ to buy the canva pro version instead of wasting my time PS: i believe that any one rate 5 stars is from his family or his friends
By Charlene Lawson on 5/8/2020
Sense of humour is brilliant. Since I knew nothing about graphic design before I started, this was extremely useful. Canva itself has upgraded since these recordings, so it looks different, but one manages to find one's way...
By Sean Peterson on 4/12/2020
I learned a lot during this course. A lot of information to absorb and understand. I have another course to complete that will compliment this one and then I will put it all together and try and create some fun stuff. I liked the Instructor's teaching style very much. Thank you.
By Linda on 7/16/2019
I've found this very interesting. I didn't know there was as much choice in Canva and I will use it more now. I didn't realise how easy it was to create a graphic and this was very easy to understand.
By Israel Castillo on 10/22/2018
Course delivery was fun, structure was smooth, and examples were useful. The course builds a knowledge base with an introduction to graphic design principles followed by examples were the teacher shares his most frequently used practical tricks and tips to build great design.
By Rebecca Mecham on 7/3/2018
The instructor clearly lays out the principles I need to succeed in Canva. I appreciate getting an overview of design principles at the beginning rather than just jumping right in to how to manage the tool.
By Alan I on 6/13/2018
The instructor was well versed in the material and provided many real world examples. My only disappointment is that the instructor did not review the videos before posting so I found 3 videos with problems. Hopefully these will be fixed as I let the instructor know of the issues. Otherwise well worth the price of the course. If want to learn more then the basics get this course.
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Overall Score : 86 / 100










