Canva for Business

Overview

Canva has become the go-to design tool for small business owners who want to save time and easily create graphics without design experience. This workshop will show you how to find templates and use powerful tools to create professional marketing materials across social media, printed materials, videos and more.

In this two hour workshop, you'll learn how to set up Canva properly for your business, uploading your logo, creating your brand library using your brand colours and fonts, and finding the templates that save you time. Discover the simple design principles that separate a polished design from a cluttered one, as you work your way through designs including social media posts, email graphics, presentations, documents and video templates.

You will gain an understanding of Canva Pro, including what you get with the upgrade, what's still free and the handful of features that will save you time each week. You'll learn how to use features like Magic Resize that lets you resize one design for every platform instantly.

With Canva AI 2.0, you'll explore AI powered tools such as Magic Layers and Background Remover, which help you do more with less in one place.

You will leave this workshop with a brand kit, a folder of customised templates, take home resources and the confidence to keep creating on brand designs long after the workshop ends.

For this workshop you will need:

• A charged laptop
• A free Canva account (starting a free 30 day trial of Canva Pro ahead of the session is recommended but not mandatory)

Main topics covered

• Navigate Canva's workspace to find the tools and features you need
• Create a brand kit including colours, logos and fonts
• Access and customise thousands of free and premium templates across every format
• Use simple design principles to make polished and professional designs
• Understand the differences between Canva Free and Canva Pro
• Explore AI powered tools like Magic Layers and Background Remover 

Who it's for

This workshop is suitable for business owners looking to build on their Canva skills to confidently create marketing and branding assets.

About the presenter

Kasia Jones is the Creative Director of McNaught Media, a boutique Perth marketing agency specialising in social media marketing, Meta advertising, digital strategy, AI-powered marketing productivity and small business training.

With more than 18 years’ experience across marketing, advertising, communications and digital channels, Kasia helps small business owners cut through the noise, build confidence and apply practical marketing strategies that are clear, manageable and commercially focused.