Canva Design: Branding, Marketing & Creative Tools Made Simple
New to Canva or tired of your designs looking like everyone else’s? This beginner-friendly, hands-on class is your shortcut to creating polished, original content, without needing a graphic design degree or settling for that obvious templated look.
((this series will be recorded and available for playback))
In this 3 week Zoom Series taught by Kim Randall of KiMedia Strategies you'll learn:
Brand Design Basics – Build a visual identity from the ground up with colors, fonts, and layouts that reflect your unique brand personality.
Marketing Design Essentials – Create scroll-worthy graphics for social media, flyers, emails, and more, without relying on the same tired templates.
Smart App Pairings – Unlock the power of Canva alongside tools like ChatGPT (for writing captions, headlines, and content...and so much more) and CapCut (for quick, eye-catching, and trending videos and reels).
No experience needed. Bring your brand (or business idea), your willingness to play, and all the questions you've had about designing with Canva. You’ll leave with the knowledge and skills to create unique branded designs you’re proud of and the desire to keep creating.
August 20th: Canva Confidence – Design Basics & Branding
“Design like you mean it, even if you’ve never opened Canva before.”
This beginner-friendly workshop covers the essentials of strong design and consistent branding using Canva.
You’ll learn:
- How to navigate Canva’s dashboard and design workspace
- Brand design fundamentals: fonts, colors, logos, and layout
- How to build a branded Canva Brand Board for easy content creation
- How to avoid the obvious, overused template look and design with personality
- Bonus: Intro to brand-ready video layouts and short animations
- Perfect for: Anyone starting a business, rebranding, or building a personal brand from scratch.
August 27th: Canva for Marketing - Graphics, Reels & Results
“No more guessing, just great content that gets noticed.”
In this class, we focus on designing for visibility and engagement, think scroll-stopping posts, emails, and now… videos.
You’ll learn:
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How to design branded graphics for social media, email, and flyersReusable marketing templates (that still feel original)
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Design tips to help your message stand out on busy feeds
- Bring: A few marketing goals or content ideas, we’ll turn them into real posts and Reels.
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Best practices for sizing, timing, and engaging content flow
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How to create Reels and animated stories right inside Canva
September 3rd: Canva + Smart Tools – AI, CapCut & Video Mastery
“Work smarter, create faster, look better doing it.”
In the final class, we integrate Canva with powerhouse tools like ChatGPT and CapCut to help you create content that’s smart, stylish, and shareable.
You’ll learn:
•How to use ChatGPT to generate copy for posts, captions, and scripts
•How to design in Canva and export to CapCut for polished video editing + other ways to collab between the two apps
•Ways to use Canva, ChatGPT, and CapCut to find & create trending styles and content
Kim Randall is the founder, Chief Social Addict, and driving force behind Kimedia Strategies, a boutique social brand and marketing consultancy established in 2011. Kim is a seasoned Social Brand Strategist, blogger, mentor, and passionate entrepreneur who blends smart technology with creative storytelling to elevate brands across social platforms
She currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Entrepreneurship Program at Hillsborough Community College, sharing her expertise with Texas and Florida startups alike .
