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CANVA: Design Beautiful Blog

Graphics for Optimum Social

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What is Canva?


Canva is a photo editor that:

allows users to design photos

stunningly.


Canva is an great tool that:

makes graphic design amazingly

simple for everyone.


The Canva plugin

integrates seamlessly with WordPress,


giving you access to the Web’s most

powerful design platform.


Canva

is used by bloggers everywhere.


Canva also has a

drag and drop design tool


with a library of more than 1 million

stock photographs,


graphic elements and fonts.


With Canva you can edit photos


Using preset filters


or get advanced with photo editing

tools


like brightness, contrast, saturation,


tint, blur, x-process and vignette.


Here’s what users say about Canva:


Let’s start doing stunning photos!


Ready?

Click on your browser.


Go to www.canva.com


You’ll be directed to this page.


You can create a design for Social Media,


Presentation, Poster, Facebook Cover,


Facebook Post, Blog Graphic, A4,


Card, Email Header and much +More.


Click here for more stunning designs.


Social Media Posts and Documents


Blogging & Ebooks, Marketing Materials


Social Media & Email Headers, Events,


and Ads of course.


You can also use custom dimensions.


What is your design’s width?


Height?


Is it in pixel, millimeter or inch?


Click design to use a customized

dimension.


Here’s the 480 x 820 px.


To start designing, log in to your FB

account, or


Sign-in with Google+


or sign-up. Type your email address.


Choose a password.


and click sign-up.


If you already have a Canva account,


Just log-

in.


You’ve

successfully

log-in.


That’s

me

smiling!

Click here for Notifications.


Tutorials are here to help you. Click it!


You’ll be directed to this page.


Start your FREE tutorial.


Get familiar with the basic Canva Tools.


Learn choosing the right fonts and colors.


Enhance images and create strong

backgrounds.


Learn to use Elements and Composition.


Building a Brand and Save Time


Are you up for the challenge?

Let’s start!


Challenge #1:


This will show after clicking the circle.


Click here to change the color.


It is now green.


Challenge #2:


Click on Search Icon and type “hat”


Choose among the available options.


Drag the hat and put it on the monkey.


Challenge #3:


Click on Background Icon.


This will show. Click on it.


Background has been changed.


Challenge #4:


Click on Search Icon and type pizza.


Choose your pizza.


Drag it.


Challenge #5:


Click on Layout Icon.


Choose among the beautiful layouts.


I chose this.


You can also upload your own image.


Click here.


Tadaaa!


Good job! Easy peasy, huh?


You can also click here for design

inspiration.


Now, let’s apply what we learned.


First let’s select a design.


Click on Social Media.


Upload an image.


Once uploaded, click on it.


Click on Text Icon.


Add a heading.


Text box will appear on the image.


Choose Font type.


Choose Font size.


Choose text color.


Select desired font color.


Click for more options like Bold, Italic, etc.


Click on Text Icon again.


Click on Add subheading.


Type text on the text box.


Like this.


Drag text to desired position.


I chose the same color for both text.


Click here for image’s transparency.


Select transparency’s intensity.


With a little bit of transparency.


Can also edit text’s transparency.


Create a big difference in an image just

by using transparency.


Remember to Share it!


You can also download your designs.


Use Canva Now!
