Embedded Files
Design Elements
Design Elements
Learn about the different elements of design and why they are important.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
What are aesthetics and why are they important in design
What are the elements and why do we need to know them
How to use the elements to make better design
Design Principals
Design Principals
Learn what are the most important design principles and how you can use them to create better visuals.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
What are the principles of design and why are they important
What makes a design good based on these basic principles
How to use the design principles to create better visuals
Optional - Summing it all up
Optional - Summing it all up
This video takes the concepts from the previous two, and combines them to show how they practically work in designs.
Now go do these lessons
Now go do these lessons
You need to Join Canva to access these lessons (sign in with Google)
Type & Fonts
Type & Fonts
This video introduces what typography is and why it's an essential item in the designers toolkit. It looks at how to recognize and categorize specific styles of type, how to describe types and how to pair fonts together.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
What is typography and why is it important?
What is the difference between a font and a typeface?
What is a font family?
What is a serif and a sans-serif font?
What other types of fonts are there?
How to pair fonts together?
How to create hierarchy with type
Now go do these lessons
Now go do these lessons
Design Power Tip - Super Size it
Design Power Tip - Super Size it
Using this tip, from John McWade, Supersize it!, along with the principles you learned above, design one of the following in Canva, you will create a scratch built design (no templates.
A promotional flyer for a club / organization you belong to.
A positive message encouraging student who may be struggling.
A public service announcement about the importance of breakfast.
An upcoming event (fictional) based around something you thought was cool when you were 6.
Get Photos and Vectors to edit here.
Get Photos and Vectors to edit here.
Finished??
Finished??
The next level
Page updated
Report abuse