Ideas for Using Canva

OMG, what can’t you do with this app? Seriously, with the graphics and fonts available just in the free version, the possibilities are endless.

Here’s a list of templates available in the free version: (Scroll down for ideas.)

Social Media

Animated Social Media	Google+ Header	Tumblr Banner
Blog Banner	Instagram Post	Tumblr Graphic
Blog Graphic	Instagram Story	Twitch Banner
Facebook App Ad	Linked In Banner	Twitter Header
Facebook Cover	Pinterest Pin	Twitter Post
Facebook Event Cover	Snapchat Geofilter	WhatsApp Story
Facebook Post	Social media	YouTube Channel Art
Facebook Story	SoundCloud Banner	YouTube Thumbnail
Facebook Video

Office/Personal Stationery

A4 Document	Email Headers	Presentation
Announcement	Event Program	Product Label
Birthday Card	Flyer	Program
Birthday Invitation	Gift Tag	Proposal
Brochure	ID Card	Rack Card
Business Card	Invitation	Recipe Card
Calendar	Invoice	Report
Card	Label	Resume
CD Cover	Letter	Scrapbook
Certificate	Letterhead	Tag
Daily Report	Memo	US Letter Document
Desktop Wallpaper		Wedding Invitation

Teachers/Students

Class Schedule	Mind Map	Story Board
Comic Strip	Planner	Table of Contents
Graphic Organizer	Report Card	Worksheet
Lesson Plan	Seating chart	Yearbook

Marketing

Book Cover	Logos	Photo Collage
Bookmark	Magazine Cover	Post Card
Coupon	Marketing Proposal	Poster
Esty Shop Icon	Media Kit	Ticket
Etsy Shop Cover	Medium Rectangle Ad	Video
Gift Certificate	Menu	Wattpad book cover
Iconographic	Newsletter	Website
Large Rectangle Ad	Photo Book	Wide Skyscraper Ad
Leaderboard Ad

Phew.

Here’s my thought for Writers: Create an entire cohesive media platform with Canva.

Plan Your Book with:

• A Mind Map
• A Table of Contents
• A Planner
• A Graphic Organizer
• A Comic Strip

Then go write it!

Once your book is done (or you need a distraction):

Create:

• A logo
• A Twitter Header
• A Facebook Cover
• A Tumblr Banner
• A Blog Banner
• A Website
• A Book Cover

All with the same graphics and fonts to denote your brand

Once you are “branded,” market that book!

Create:

• Marketing Plan
• Media Kit
• Facebook Ads, Posts, Videos, and/or Stories
• Instagram Posts and/or Stories
• Twitter Posts
• Newsletter
• Photo collage
• Post Cards
• A Bookmark

Obviously, you don’t have to do all these things at once or for every book. But Canva gives you a one-stop platform for creating your brand and marketing your book.