Canva Design with AI

Objective: Familiarize students with Canva’s platform, tools, and AI-powered features.

• Intro & Setup
  • Welcome & course overview
  • Importance of Canva in design & content creation
  • Real-life applications (business, freelancing, personal branding)
• Canva basics
  • Exploring Canva Dashboard (template, search, recent designs)
  • How to set up a Brand Kit (logo, fonts, colors)
  • Difference between free vs. pro version
• AI Featured Overview
  • Magic Write (AI text generation)
  • Magic Design (instant layouts)
  • Magic Edits (photo modification)
  • Text-to-Image (AI visual creation)
  • Magic Switch (convert on design into multiple formats)
• Hands-on-Practical
  • Step 1: Select a template (poster/flyer)
  • Step 2: Customize with AI-generated content & images
  • Step 3: Apply Brand Kit Styling
• Wrap-up
  • Recap key takeaways
  • Q&A

Objective: Use AI-powered writing tools for marketing & content design.

• Intro
  • Importance of copywriting in design
  • How AI speeds up text creation
• Magic Write Basics
  • Writing blogs, captions, as copies, email drafts
  • Setting tone (formal, casual, promotional)
  • Using prompts effectively
• Real Examples
  • Generate captions for Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn
  • Blog intro vs. sales pitch
• Practical Activity
  • Task: Create s 5-slide Instagram carousel
    • Write caption with magic write
    • Match with AI-suggested designs
    • Add emojis, icons, and brand elements
• Wrap-up
  • Recap writing best practices
  • Q&A

Objective: Create AI-powered designs and build a consistent brand style. 

• Intro
  • What is Magic Design and why branding matters
• Exploring Magic Design
  • Generate layouts for posters, presentations, reels, and business cards 
  • Customization: Fonts, colors, graphics, and elements 
• Brand Kit Use
  • Setting up a company’s brand kit (logo, color palette, typography) 
  • Applying brand consistency across all designs 
• Practical Activity
  • Task: Build a mini pitch deck (5–7 slides) using Magic Design 
  • Insert AI-generated text + branded elements 
  • Ensure visual consistency across slides 
• Wrap-up
  • Teacher feedback on designs
  • Q&A

Objective: Learn to generate & edit AI-powered visuals

• Intro
  • Difference between stock images vs. AI-generated images 
  • When to use Magic Edit vs. Text-to-Image 
• Text-to-Image
  • How to write effective prompts (keywords, styles, details) 
  • Generate images for products, social posts, ads, and thumbnails 
• Magic Edit
  • Replace objects (e.g., change background, swap product colors) 
  • Add or remove items from an image seamlessly
• Practical Activity
  • Task: Create a product mockup 
    • Step 1: Generate product image with Text-to-Image 
    • Step 2: Refine with Magic Edit (e.g., new background, lighting changes) 
• Wrap-up
  • Tips for creating professional visuals 
  • Q&A 

Objective: Repurpose content into multiple formats using advanced AI tools. 

• Intro
  • Why repurposing saves time for marketers & freelancers 
• Magic Switch Demo
  • Convert poster → Instagram reel → Blog post → Presentation 
  • Format consistency & adjusting design for each platform 
• Other Advanced Tools
  • AI Background Remover 
  • AI Video Editing in Canva 
  • Smart Mockups 
• Practical Activity)
  • Task: Repurpose one design (e.g., poster) 
    • into a social media post 
    • a short video 
    • a presentation slide 
• Wrap-up
  • Recap real-life use cases (freelancing, agencies, businesses) 
  • Q&A 

Objective: Apply everything learned to build a real campaign project. 

• Intro
  • keting 
  • Real examples of Canva AI campaigns 
• Case Studies
  • Social media campaigns (Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn) 
  • YouTube thumbnails & banners 
  • Business proposals & presentations 
• Final Project – Hands-on
  • Task: Create a mini campaign package 
    • Logo + Brand Kit 
    • Poster
    • Social media post 
    • 1 short video or reel 
    • Mini presentation (3 slides)
• Showcase & Feedback
  • Students present final projects
  • Teacher gives feedback
  • Course wrap-up