Introduction to Digital Design

Canva is an online content creation platform which allows users to create customised graphics for various digital scapes. This platform allows users a variety of design tools to create anything from logos to posters and designing presentation slides, which will be helpful in many aspects of content creation. Through this course, students will learn the fundamentals of digital design


No prior understanding of coding is required for this course

Programming Language(s) Involved: -

Recommended Age: 7-8 yr

Duration: 12 hours



Course objective:

  • Understand Canva and how to use the platform to design graphics

  • Introduce students to the fundamentals of graphic design

  • Encourage creative thinking


Course outcome:

By the end of this programme, students will be able to:

  • Students should be confident to create graphics like posters, postcards and presentation slides

  • Apply the fundamentals of digital graphic design to their projects

Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • Introduction to Canva - Posters, Invitations

    • Introduction to Canva - Postcards, Presentation, Video

    • Introduction to Canva's interface
  2. 2

    • How to make good design?
  3. 3

    • Adding photos

    • Making a Postcard

    • Recap

    • Quiz #1
  4. 4

    • Adding Texts

    • Quiz #2

    • Recap
  5. 5

    • Different types of elements
  6. 6

    • Things to avoid while designing

    • Making Presentation slides
  7. 7

    • Fundamentals of Video Editing on Canva

    • Walkthrough solution

    • Recap
  8. 8

    • Fundamentals of different video shots

    • Editing a video on Canva

    • Recap

    • Solution Walkthrough