Design
Canva Graphic Design for Beginners: Posts, Logos and Flyers
Learn to design professional-looking graphics with free Canva, even if you have never designed anything. Understand colour, fonts, layout and spacing, then create social posts, a logo and a flyer. Practice with clear exercises, submit your designs for feedback and earn a certificate.
BEGINNER 267 min · 16 lessonsBy Career Forge
What you'll learn
- Use the Canva editor confidently
- Apply the basic rules of colour, fonts, layout and spacing
- Design a social media post and a story
- Create a simple logo and brand kit
- Design a flyer and export it correctly
- Avoid the common mistakes that make designs look amateur
- Build a small portfolio of your designs
Requirements
- A phone or computer with internet
- A free Canva account (canva.com)
- No design experience needed
Curriculum
Design Basics
- 🧠 Quick check: design basics
- 👋 Welcome: design that looks professionalPreview
- 🖥️ The Canva editorPreview
The Rules of Good Design
- 📐 Layout, spacing and alignment
- 🧠 Rules of good design checkpoint
- 🖼️ Assignment 1: A social media post
- 🌈 Colour that works
- 🔤 Fonts and text
Create Real Designs
- 🧠 Create real designs checkpoint
- 🏷️ Assignment 2: Logo and flyer
- 📱 Posts, carousels and stories
- 🏷️ A simple logo and brand kit
- 📄 Flyers and printing
Final Exam: Your Design Portfolio
- 🏁 FINAL EXAM: Build a mini brand pack
- 🧰 Design cheat sheet
- 🎓 You did it! Certificate and what is next