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Design and social media - Beginner

Social Media Management and Design with Canva

Learn to run social media pages and design posters, posts, videos and flyers with Canva, even if you have never designed anything before.

About this course

Almost every business, school and organisation now needs someone who can manage its social media and make good-looking posts. This course teaches both skills from the beginning: how to plan and run a page, and how to design simple, clear graphics with the free design tool Canva.

You will learn the basic rules of design that make any layout look better, then practise step by step in Canva. You will create posts, stories, flyers, a CV, a logo idea, a presentation and a short video, and finish with a four-week content calendar.

You will also learn how to behave responsibly online, including copyright, consent for photos and the protection of children.

What you will learn

  • Describe the work of a social media manager and set up a professional profile
  • Plan posts with content pillars, a schedule and a content calendar
  • Apply layout, contrast, hierarchy, colour and typography rules to any design
  • Use the Canva editor to create, edit, resize, export and share designs
  • Design social posts, stories, flyers, a simple logo concept, a CV and a presentation
  • Make a short video or reel and a chart in Canva
  • Write captions and hashtags, and respond to comments and criticism well
  • Follow copyright, consent and child safeguarding rules in everything you publish

Course content

5 modules · 17 lessons · 4 h 19 min · 6 quizzes

Module 1: Social media management basics3 lessons

The role of a social media manager, choosing platforms, setting up profiles, scheduling and content pillars.

  1. What a social media manager does 12 min
  2. Choosing platforms and setting up strong profiles 15 min
  3. Content pillars and posting schedules 14 min
  4. Quiz: 7 questions
Module 2: Design principles for non-designers3 lessons

Layout, hierarchy, colour, typography, white space and image choices that make any design look good.

  1. Layout, alignment, contrast and hierarchy 15 min
  2. Colour, fonts and white space 15 min
  3. Choosing images, licensing and brand consistency 14 min
  4. Quiz: 7 questions
Module 3: Canva step by step4 lessons

Create an account, learn the editor, work with text, elements, uploads and layers, then resize, export and share.

  1. Getting started: account, editor and templates 14 min
  2. Text, elements, uploads and backgrounds 16 min
  3. Layers, alignment and the brand kit 14 min
  4. Resizing, exporting and sharing 14 min
  5. Quiz: 7 questions
Module 4: Creating real assets4 lessons

Make social posts, stories, flyers, a logo idea, a CV, a presentation, a video and a chart.

  1. Social posts and stories 16 min
  2. Flyers, posters and event materials 16 min
  3. Logo ideas, CVs and presentations 17 min
  4. Short videos, reels and charts 17 min
  5. Quiz: 7 questions
Module 5: Engagement, growth and responsible practice3 lessons

Captions and hashtags, replying to people, analytics, copyright, consent and safeguarding, and your final 4-week calendar.

  1. Captions, hashtags and talking with your audience 15 min
  2. Insights, calendars and teamwork 15 min
  3. Copyright, consent, safeguarding and your 4-week project 20 min
  4. Quiz: 7 questions
Final exam

28 questions. Pass with 70% or more to earn your certificate.

What you need

  • A smartphone, laptop or computer with internet access
  • No experience needed

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