Difference between revisions of "Canva Tips"

Latest revision as of 16:47, 2 September 2024

Canva software is used to make documents, brochures, social media assets, presentations, websites, videos, and even augmented reality scenes.
They have a free-to-use version, a Pro (paid) version, desktop versions, and smart phone versions available.
Canva is including Artificial Intelligence services in their software to make graphic design easy for everyone.

Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) has a license for the Pro Version of Canva. Specific login information will be provided to PPM members.

Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any information that is outdated.

Tips

Links to canva.com:

Design Ideas

Creating QR codes with Canva

Word Cloud templates

Design anything with ease in Canva

Canva Newsroom

Links to other external sites:

Canva on YouTube

Flourish — data visualization and storytelling from the Canva family

AFFINITY (Designer/Photo/Publisher) — AFFINITY Learning Portal

Training

Links to canva.com:

Canva Design School Tutorials

Magic Write — AI Text Generator

Text to Image — AI Image Generator

Magic Eraser — Perfect your image

Design Surfaces — Canva’s first-ever podcast

Canva official website

Related Pages

Links to related PPM Wiki pages:

Adobe InDesign Tips

Adobe Illustrator Tips

Adobe Photoshop Tips

CorelDRAW X6 Tips

Inkscape Tips

Blender Tips

Procreate app Tips

QR Codes

Printers — Dye Sublimation

Printers — Large Format

Computers — Windows

For Additional Help

Use the PPM Slack channel #computing

List of all PPM Slack channels

Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the community.

Search the PPM Wiki — include Content pages as well as Multimedia.

Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any information that is outdated.

Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) is dedicated to supporting our maker community in their creative processes by providing shared space, shared tools, materials, software, and a knowledge base to turn their ideas into reality.

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-'''Canva is a free-to-use online graphic design software.''' Pro version, smart phone apps, and desktop versions are also available.
+'''Canva software is used to make documents, brochures, social media assets, presentations, websites, videos, and even augmented reality scenes.'''
+<br>
-It is used to make documents, brochures, social media assets, presentations, websites, and even videos.
+They have a free-to-use version, a Pro (paid) version, desktop versions, and smart phone versions available.
+<br>
 Canva is including Artificial Intelligence services in their software to make graphic design easy for everyone.
-Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) has a license for the Pro Version of Canva. You will be provided login information during the Canva class.
+Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) has a license for the Pro Version of Canva. Specific login information will be provided to PPM members.
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+==Tips==
-== Tips ==
+'''Links to canva.com:'''
-Links to canva.com:
-=== [https://www.canva.com/ideas/ Design Ideas] ===
+===[https://www.canva.com/ideas/ Design Ideas]===
-=== [https://www.canva.com/help/create-qr-code/ Creating QR codes with Canva] ===
+===[https://www.canva.com/help/create-qr-code/ Creating QR codes with Canva]===
-=== [https://www.canva.com/templates/?query=word-cloud Word Cloud templates] ===
+===[https://www.canva.com/templates/?query=word-cloud Word Cloud templates]===
-=== [https://www.canva.com/create/ Design anything with ease in Canva] ===
+===[https://www.canva.com/create Design anything with ease in Canva]===
-=== [https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/ Canva Newsroom] ===
+===[https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/ Canva Newsroom]===
-Links to other external sites:
+'''Links to other external sites:'''
 :'''[https://www.youtube.com/c/canva Canva on YouTube]'''
 :'''[https://flourish.studio/ Flourish]''' — data visualization and storytelling from the Canva family
+:'''[https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/learn/ AFFINITY (Designer/Photo/Publisher)]''' — AFFINITY Learning Portal
-==Training — PPM Trainer(s) needed==
+==Training==
-PPM announces its [https://www.meetup.com/pikespeakmakerspace/events '''Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup''']
+'''Links to canva.com:'''
+:'''[https://www.canva.com/designschool/tutorials/ Canva Design School Tutorials]'''
-Links to canva.com:
 :'''[https://www.canva.com/magic-write/ Magic Write]''' — AI Text Generator
 :'''[https://www.canva.com/ai-image-generator/ Text to Image]''' — AI Image Generator
 :'''[https://www.canva.com/features/magic-eraser/ Magic Eraser]''' — Perfect your image
+:'''[https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/design-surfaces-podcast/ Design Surfaces]''' — Canva’s first-ever podcast
 :[https://www.canva.com/ '''Canva official website''']
 ==Related Pages==
-Links to related PPM Wiki pages:
+'''Links to related PPM Wiki pages:'''
 :'''[[Adobe InDesign Tips]]'''
 :'''[[Adobe Illustrator Tips]]'''
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-:[[Computers|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
+:[[Large Format Printing|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Printers — Large Format'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
+:[[Computers|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers — Windows'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-==Curated Links==
-Links to member-recommended external sites:
-:'''[https://www.makeuseof.com/remove-image-background-canva/ How to Remove the Background From an Image]''' — makeuseof.com
-:[https://www.makeuseof.com/best-canva-projects-for-kids/ '''The 10 Best Canva Projects for Kids to Try'''] — makeuseof.com
-:'''[https://www.adobe.com/express/ Adobe Express]''' — alternative to Canva
 ==For Additional Help==
 :Use the PPM Slack channel #computing
-:[[How To Slack#Channel Names and Descriptions|'''List of all PPM Slack channels''']]
+:[[How To Slack#PPM Channel Names and Descriptions|'''List of all PPM Slack channels''']]
 :Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the&nbsp;community.
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