Create Posters, GIFs & Social Media Posts Effortlessly Using Canva

Unlock your creative potential with our course, where you'll learn to craft eye-catching posters, engaging GIFs, and impactful social media posts. Whether you're a budding entrepreneur, social media enthusiast, or simply want to enhance your design skills, this course is perfect for begginners and enthusiast alike. With step-by-step guidance, you'll explore Canva's intuitive platform to unleash your imagination and create stunning visuals that captivate your audience.

From familiarizing with Canva's versatile tools to understanding design principles, this course empowers you to produce professional-grade graphics effortlessly. 

Immerse yourself using template-ready or customized tools to bring your ideas to life with confidence. By the end of the course, you'll possess the skills and knowledge to design with finesse, elevating your personal brand or business to new heights in the digital landscape. Join us and transform your creative vision into compelling reality

By the end of this workshop, learners will be able to:

• Demonstrate proficiency in using Canva tools and navigation to create print collaterals such as promotions, posters, and greetings.
• Apply principles of design to create visually appealing greeting post using Canva.
• Utilize Canva to design effective promotional materials.
• Create event posters and animated graphic (GIF) using Canva

Course Pre-Requisites

• Learners should bring their PERSONAL Laptop
• Learners should sign up for a Canva account before the workshop
• Bring along mouse and mousepad for editing

This course is suitable for a variety of individuals, including:

• Budding Entrepreneurs: Those starting their own businesses who want to create visually appealing content to attract customers and clients.
• Social Media Enthusiasts: Individuals who are passionate about social media platforms and want to create engaging content to grow their presence online.
• Design Enthusiasts: People who have an interest in design and want to enhance their skills in creating eye-catching visuals.
• Beginners: Individuals who are new to design and want to learn the basics of crafting posters, GIFs, and social media posts.
• Anyone Seeking to Enhance Design Skills: Whether for personal projects, hobbies, or professional development, this course offers valuable skills in graphic design using Canva's platform.

Overall, this course is designed to cater to a diverse range of learners, from those with no prior design experience to those looking to refine their existing skills.

"He is knowledgeable and presents his materials with good examples. He also have hands on experience and tools to support his presentation"

"He is able to explain in a way which is clear for a person who do not have any knowledge on video editing"

"James is very knowledgeable and his pacing of teaching us is just right"

James Teo is a Media Skills Trainer with more than a decade of experience in the creative field. Filled with passion, he facilitates and trains learners in the area of photography, video production and editing with experiences he gains from servicing corporate and private companies.

After graduating with a Diploma in Video Production James worked as a corporate communications and marketing executive focusing on new media with several companies in the government and private sector. From there he decided to return to his passion in the creative field as a food photographer.

As a specialist in food photography, he has served close to 100 brands with their photography for prints and online platforms in the span of 8 years. His specialization in his craft have also garner features in magazines such as 8 days, an interview with 9.33FM and invitations to speak with huge local platforms such as Carousell. On the side, he also creates short and long form content garnering up to 750,000 views over all his social media channels.

With the combination of his interest in the creative fields and his past corporate experience, he went to attain his certification in Advanced Certificate in Learning and Performance from WSQ in hopes of sharing his passion with adults who are keen start but do not know where to begin. The certification course was useful in helping James structure his learning plans and facilitation methods for classes both online as well as in-person lessons. 

James has since experienced conducting courses with various companies to serve the learners' needs of different age groups and background with very positive feedback and continually strives to give more value to each class at every turn.