Design Engaging Social Media Visuals Fast

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Design Engaging Social Media Visuals Fast

This course is part of Digital Marketing with Canva Specialization

Instructor: Hurix Digital

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2 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

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2 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

2 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Platform-specific image dimensions are critical for professional content presentation and avoiding cropping issues that damage brand perception.
Brand guideline consistency across social platforms builds recognition and trust, making adherence to color, font, and logo standards essential.
Design tool proficiency with templates and export settings streamlines content creation workflows and ensures repeatable quality.
Technical specifications and creative application work together –both dimensions and design principles creates professional social media contents.

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There are 2 modules in this course

Ready to stop wrestling with cropped logos and pixelated graphics? Master the fundamentals of professional social media visual creation in under 90 minutes.

This Short Course was created to help digital marketing professionals accomplish consistent, on-brand visual content creation across all major social media platforms. By completing this course, you'll be able to confidently create pixel-perfect graphics that display flawlessly on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn while maintaining your brand's professional appearance. No more guesswork about image sizes or brand consistency – you'll have the technical specifications and design workflows to produce engaging visuals that stop the scroll. By the end of this course, you will be able to: Identify the correct image dimensions for posts across Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Create professional social media graphics using brand guidelines in Canva. Export optimized graphics for immediate use in social media content workflows. This course is unique because it combines technical precision with creative application, giving you both the specifications knowledge and hands-on design skills needed for immediate workplace impact. To be successful in this project, you should have basic familiarity with social media platforms and willingness to learn design tools.

Learners will master the technical foundation of social media visual creation by learning platform-specific image dimensions and understanding how proper specifications prevent content quality issues.

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3 videos1 reading1 assignment

3 videos Total 16 minutes

Why Platform Specifications Matter for Marketing Success 4 minutes
Core Social Media Platform Dimensions and Requirements 8 minutes
Platform Specification Lookup and Documentation Process 3 minutes

1 reading Total 10 minutes

Technical Image Requirements and Platform Display Systems 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 3 minutes

Platform Specification Knowledge Check 3 minutes

Learners will master the practical application of brand guidelines within design tools to create professional social media graphics that maintain visual consistency across platforms.

What's included

3 videos1 reading3 assignments

3 videos Total 20 minutes

The Business Impact of Brand-Consistent Social Media Visuals 6 minutes
Color and Typography Standards in Digital Design 11 minutes
Setting Up Brand Guidelines in Canva for Social Media Templates 4 minutes

1 reading Total 8 minutes

Brand Guidelines Implementation for Social Media Design 8 minutes

3 assignments Total 38 minutes

Create Professional Brand-Compliant Social Media Graphics 20 minutes
Brand Guidelines Implementation Knowledge Check 3 minutes
Social Media Visual Design Mastery Assessment 15 minutes

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