Using Canva Like a Pro: Creating Visuals That Sell

Course Description

Learn how to use Canva to create high-quality visuals that capture attention and drive engagement. This hands-on workshop will guide you through designing professional graphics, applying core design principles, and customizing templates to reflect your brand across multiple marketing platforms.

What you will learn

Want to level up your marketing with stunning visuals? In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to use Canva like a pro and create content that grabs attention and drives results. Whether you’re promoting events, building your brand, or managing social media, this session will show you how to design scroll-stopping graphics with ease.

Key Topics Covered:

  • Navigating Canva’s interface, including templates, elements, uploads, and brand tools.
  • Designing eye-catching graphics for social media, websites, and promotional materials using Canva’s free and pro features.
  • Applying basic design principles such as alignment, contrast, balance, and font pairing to create professional-looking visuals.
  • Customizing Canva templates to reflect your business branding (logo, colours, fonts).
  • Creating content for different formats, including Instagram posts, stories, Facebook banners, flyers, and posters.
  • Incorporating storytelling elements (photos, icons, text) to create visuals that connect with and persuade potential customers.
  • Organizing and saving designs for reuse and collaboration across marketing platforms.
  • Exporting and sharing content correctly (file types, dimensions, and quality) for online and print use.
This workshop is designed to help you enhance your marketing efforts by creating high-quality visuals that effectively capture attention and drive engagement.

Meet the Presenter

Raj Mahil is the founder of 306 Technologies, a Canadian web development studio specializing in custom websites, e-commerce, and digital tools that are as functional as they are beautiful. With a background in design and development, Raj blends technical expertise with a sharp eye for user experience.

He’s worked with a wide range of clients, from small businesses to government organizations, to deliver websites that are fast, intuitive, and built to convert. Raj is especially passionate about creating systems that make content management easy and scalable.

Whether it’s launching a brand-new site or optimizing an existing one, Raj brings a strategic, hands-on approach to every project.

Important Information

Using Canva Like a Pro: Creating Visuals That Sell is available as a 2-hour virtual course delivered live online by a facilitator.

This training session requires a minimum number of 6 participants to proceed. If the minimum number is not met, the training will be cancelled, and a full refund will be provided to all registered participants. Notification will be issued in advance if this occurs.

If you need to cancel your registration, notify training@tourismsask.com no later than 5 business days prior to workshop. Refunds will not be made after that time.

Using Canva Like a Pro: Creating Visuals That Sell course completion certification is valid for five years.

Workshop link and any resources will be sent out 2-3 days in advance to all participants.

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