Ready to start creating professional-looking designs?

Canva is a free online design tool that you can use to create stunning social media graphics, presentations, marketing materials, and more.

This workshop will give you a basic understanding of Canva and show you how to create your own unique designs. You will leave this workshop with the confidence to use Canva for your personal and professional projects.

What you'll learn

In this introductory workshop, you will learn the basics of Canva (app and website), including how to:

• Set up your free Canva account

• Choose the best template for your project

• Add and style text

• Upload, place and edit images

• Download and share your designs

Who’s this for?

• This workshop is ideal for those who would like to create posters, leaflets, presentations or graphics for use on social media

• Canva is perfect for design beginners as well as those with more experience

What you need to bring

• A laptop that can connect to the internet

Light refreshments will be provided at the event

About the facilitator

Claire Worthington is a web developer and digital skills tutor from Stockport.

She is the founding director of Village Web Company CIC, a social enterprise that builds websites and teaches people how to do things online. Village Web Company offers student work placements through local high schools and colleges and delivers activities that develop digital skills and confidence to those in her community.

She’s also a tutor at Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Sheffield specialising in web development and has been working in digital since 2013.

In her spare time, Claire runs a small charity called S.P.A.C.E.(SPACE Stockport) which supports families who have children with ADHD.