Digital Media Design

To check out the next start date / enrolment date of all evening classes go to cavaninstitute.ie/evening-courses or email lifelong@cavaninstitute.ie

€105.

This course is suitable for:
- anyone interested in graphic design
- students to create visually appealing CVs or powerful presentations
- teachers to enhance their teaching material with creative tools
- entrepreneurs or business owners to grow their brand
- business owners to engage with their customers
- politicians to create eye-catching posters, social media posts or great campaigns
- professionals and corporates to enhance their reports and presentations
- project managers to create charts with visual impact
- digital marketers

Digital Media Design is a new course that teaches students how to create a wide variety of digital media using CANVA. Canva is a free-to-use online graphic design tool you can use to create professional:

- social media posts
- posters
- flyers
- birthday cards
- postcards
- presentations
- CVs
- logos
- As well as lesson plans, infographics, newsletters, bookmarks, brochures, certificates, wedding invitations, online meeting backgrounds and more.

On this six-week course, you'll learn how to create many of the above elements. You also learn:
- The differences between free and paid Canva, and decide which is right for you.
- How to navigate around the Canva app with ease
- How to create designs from scratch
- How to choose the right dimensions for your design
- How to create a background for your design
- How to add photos or pictures into your design
- How to edit photos in Canva
- How to add text and change it in Canva
- How to create eye-catching designs for Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn that will help you get noticed on social platforms
- How to use templates
- How to publish your design
- How to use colors in Canva and develop a brand kit
- How to create a presentation
- How to create animated GIFs for social media

School of Lifelong Learning,
Cavan Institute,
Cathedral Road,
Cavan.
H12E426.
Tel: 049 437 7940
E-mail: lifelong@cavaninstitute.ie