How to create an Instagram story graphic in Canva on your phone canva social media Feb 02, 2022

Here's a nearly real time video of creating an Instagram story graphic in Canva on my phone.

How long does it take?

It takes a few minutes if you know what you want to create and know the app. But the app doesn't take long to understand. If you are a newbie to Canva, it's worth having a play...

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How to design a professional e-book book design canva e-book design Oct 13, 2021

You want to design an e-book as a free giveaway on your website, or to sell on Amazon or elsewhere. Whilst the access to making / designing an e-book is low-cost, and available anywhere there is internet, it is not always easy, simple, or straightforward. Here are my top tips for designing a...

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3 reasons to use Indesign not Canva for your book design book design canva design tools indesign magazine design Sep 25, 2021

Canva is great, I use it for social media posts, web graphics, even basic video editing and creation. But when it comes to books or magazines or long documents I just wouldn't use Canva for layout. I use Indesign. Before that I used to use QuarkXpress - showing my age here, but anyway, I thought...

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Is Canva a good replacement for Adobe? adobe canva design tools Aug 28, 2021

 Canva v Adobe

Designers have a love hate relationship with Canva. On the one hand it has made their job easier, on the other it has made everyone a 'designer' and a designer's job harder. This post gives you an insight as to how I use both platforms as a designer, what I think about...

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