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This falls right in my favourite short cuts - keyboard ones.
Using the Alt key (if you are a mac user please use the option key)
Check out this video to see my favourite shortcut to copy things in Canva
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This falls right in my favourite short cuts - keyboard ones. Using the Alt key (if you are a mac user please use the option key) Check out this video to see my favourite shortcut to copy things in Canva
Canva can do so much more than social media graphics. (This is one of 4 courses in the Design Academy!) I show you how to quickly put together lead magnets so you can attract new subscribers to your email list. Plus, it's so easy a child could do it (seriously, I tested this out on my daughter!!) If you don’t want to pay a designer to make your lead magnet and don’t have the software or skills to do it for for yourself this course is for you. The course is a mixture of video lessons, text based lessons and downloads. I make it easy for you with step by step instructions on how to get your lead magnet finished quickly whether you are designing from a word doc or want to use social media posts (this is my favourite way as you don't have to write your lead magnet - it's already written!!). This course is for you if You don't know where to start in your lead magnet design You don't know which software to use and how to use it effectively You have tried before and it has taken months to get it completed (EVERYONE I talk to has been here) Previous lead magnets have looked bad and put people off your business You are fed up paying sky high design prices (who isn't??) Get it here https://crush*twithcanva.com/design-academy/
Ever taken a crap selfie and your image was too dark or tool bright? Not enough colour or even too much? This quick video shows you how to quickly manipulate your selfies making sure you are always bon point for your fans on social media
An iconic band brought back into the limelight and a new generation of fans with the film "Straight Outta Compton" This is our homage to an iconic band and brilliant film Enjoy
Crush It With Canva is one of 4 courses in the Design Academy & has everything I know about using Canva for creating social media graphics and infographics fast. This course assumes that you have never used Canva before and shows you how to create graphics from scratch. If you are a seasoned Canva user, I have a pile of tricks inside this course to improve your speed AND quality. This is a massive course with 51 videos, 15 text based lessons and 2 downloads. All actionable and ready for you to take advantage of. Crush It With Canva is designed to teach you how to use design thumbstopping Social Media graphics/Infographics and then help you know what to do with them once you have designed them. It uses a FREE piece of software call Canva, that you use in your browser, so there is no messing about downloading and installing software. - design without complicated software. - no expensive designers to fork out for. - learn the strategy to make images work - learn the art of fast, effective design. Have a look here to see what else you get https://crush*twithcanva.com/design-academy/
No matter how often I say this and show you the benefits - increased web traffic - less chance of some sneaky f**k stealing your images I STILL see a tonne of images with no website or facebook tag on it. Watch this video and see why
This is my flagship course in the Design Academy for creating custom social media images. I am assuming you know NOTHING about photoshop. This a dedicated course in the Design Academy with over 30 videos showing you how to use Photoshop for social media images. It will guide you from zero knowledge and show you how to set up from the ground up so you only use what you need. There are so many things in photoshop it can be overwhelming if you don't know what to focus on and what to ignore. If you are wanting to create superior social media images fast, without taking months to learn photoshop and the techniques that are required to generate great images, then this is for you. More importantly, you will know which features you need to master amongst the 100’s in the programme that send most beginners into a tailspin of overwhelm. The course is a mixture of video lessons, text files, pdf downloads and photoshop template files. Photoshop costs under a tenner a month - this is the photographers version - it is a full and complete version of photoshop and comes with 20GB of cloud based storage for all your files. Hit me up for the link you need it….. (this is cheaper than the paid version of Canva!!) Get it here https://crush*twithcanva.com/design-academy/
Making sure the fonts you use are legal (are either allowed commercial use or you have bought a license) is essential to make sure you dont get a nasty bill in for being in breach of copyright. I love this font site as it has a checkbox that makes sure all the fonts that are displayed are commercial use only.
Once you know how to use Canva there is nothing better than having a bank of templates that you can quickly and easily change for your business. This frees up so much of your time and allows you to design super fast. We currently have 500+ templates in the Design Academy for - Social Media (3 seperate sizes for facebook, linkedin, twitter, instagram & insta/facebook stories) - Lead magnet templates for covers/pages/complete sets - PDF templates (great for give aways) - Flyers/Poster templates - Business card/Loyalty card templates We are adding new canva templates on a weekly basis! But as with everything I do there is a system to make sure you can do this fast and still create awesome branded graphics. I have included a mini training called the Social Media Branding Document to make sure you are able to keep your graphics consistent when using my templates. This mini training stops you wasting your time by - Keeping all your colours and colour codes in the one document - no idea how to do this? I show you the FREE tool I use to gather this information. - Access all the fonts you use in the same page - I have another FREE tool that helps you see what fonts your favourite websites use - I use this every week, it's worth its weight in gold. - Have all your important websites, links and social media addresses in the one place meaning you never forget what link goes where again - Put all your logo's on the same document meaning all you need to do is cut and paste them into a new document - this makes your life so much easier. Get it here https://crush*twithcanva.com/design-academy/
Moving objects around one at a time can soon add up to a lot of wasted time. There are 2 seperate methods to select and move multiple objects. Learn them here in this video
Canva can do so much more than social media graphics. (This is one of 4 courses in the Design Academy!) I show you how to quickly put together lead magnets so you can attract new subscribers to your email list. Plus, it's so easy a child could do it (seriously, I tested this out on my daughter!!) If you don’t want to pay a designer to make your lead magnet and don’t have the software or skills to do it for for yourself this course is for you. The course is a mixture of video lessons, text based lessons and downloads. I make it easy for you with step by step instructions on how to get your lead magnet finished quickly whether you are designing from a word doc or want to use social media posts (this is my favourite way as you don't have to write your lead magnet - it's already written!!). This course is for you if You don't know where to start in your lead magnet design You don't know which software to use and how to use it effectively You have tried before and it has taken months to get it completed (EVERYONE I talk to has been here) Previous lead magnets have looked bad and put people off your business You are fed up paying sky high design prices (who isn't??) Get it here https://crush*twithcanva.com/design-academy/
Canva does not provide you with a grid or any easy way to make sure your objects are spaced out evenly. Check out this hack to see the quick and easy method I use to make sure all my gaps are the same
Want to get the perfect profile pic for linkedin/facebook/insta? A good headshot will help you look more professional and allow you to project a positive brand image. Instead of having a sloppy, poorly lit image with your tv in the background as your profile pic Check this video out - it uses templates from my FREE Canva Social Media Sizes Template Pack. https://www.crush*twithcanva.com/social-media-sizes-templates It's super easy and FAST, plus gives you a great head shot Everything you need is in the video below If you don't have canva pro yet use remove.bg to cut yourself out the image
Why are you doing posts that are real similar to each other in seperate designs. It so much easier and faster to have them all in the one document.
This is my flagship course in the Design Academy for creating custom social media images. I am assuming you know NOTHING about photoshop. This a dedicated course in the Design Academy with over 30 videos showing you how to use Photoshop for social media images. It will guide you from zero knowledge and show you how to set up from the ground up so you only use what you need. There are so many things in photoshop it can be overwhelming if you don't know what to focus on and what to ignore. If you are wanting to create superior social media images fast, without taking months to learn photoshop and the techniques that are required to generate great images, then this is for you. More importantly, you will know which features you need to master amongst the 100’s in the programme that send most beginners into a tailspin of overwhelm. The course is a mixture of video lessons, text files, pdf downloads and photoshop template files. Photoshop costs under a tenner a month - this is the photographers version - it is a full and complete version of photoshop and comes with 20GB of cloud based storage for all your files. Hit me up for the link you need it….. (this is cheaper than the paid version of Canva!!) Get it here https://crush*twithcanva.com/design-academy/
Adding shadow to your text can help lift it off the background and helps your text to stand out. Canva doesn't have a function that does it automatically so we have to get creative in order to make a shadow. Here is how I suggest you do this.
Once you know how to use Canva there is nothing better than having a bank of templates that you can quickly and easily change for your business. This frees up so much of your time and allows you to design super fast. We currently have 500+ templates in the Design Academy for - Social Media (3 seperate sizes for facebook, linkedin, twitter, instagram & insta/facebook stories) - Lead magnet templates for covers/pages/complete sets - PDF templates (great for give aways) - Flyers/Poster templates - Business card/Loyalty card templates We are adding new canva templates on a weekly basis! But as with everything I do there is a system to make sure you can do this fast and still create awesome branded graphics. I have included a mini training called the Social Media Branding Document to make sure you are able to keep your graphics consistent when using my templates. This mini training stops you wasting your time by - Keeping all your colours and colour codes in the one document - no idea how to do this? I show you the FREE tool I use to gather this information. - Access all the fonts you use in the same page - I have another FREE tool that helps you see what fonts your favourite websites use - I use this every week, it's worth its weight in gold. - Have all your important websites, links and social media addresses in the one place meaning you never forget what link goes where again - Put all your logo's on the same document meaning all you need to do is cut and paste them into a new document - this makes your life so much easier. Get it here https://crush*twithcanva.com/design-academy/
Creating boxes with a thin outline has always been a chief complaint I get from my students. The standard Canva box has a thick outline which looks.....ugly. Here is how to fix that, and it takes seconds
Canva can do so much more than social media graphics. (This is one of 4 courses in the Design Academy!) I show you how to quickly put together lead magnets so you can attract new subscribers to your email list. Plus, it's so easy a child could do it (seriously, I tested this out on my daughter!!) If you don’t want to pay a designer to make your lead magnet and don’t have the software or skills to do it for for yourself this course is for you. The course is a mixture of video lessons, text based lessons and downloads. I make it easy for you with step by step instructions on how to get your lead magnet finished quickly whether you are designing from a word doc or want to use social media posts (this is my favourite way as you don't have to write your lead magnet - it's already written!!). This course is for you if You don't know where to start in your lead magnet design You don't know which software to use and how to use it effectively You have tried before and it has taken months to get it completed (EVERYONE I talk to has been here) Previous lead magnets have looked bad and put people off your business You are fed up paying sky high design prices (who isn't??) Get it here https://crush*twithcanva.com/design-academy/