Every creator needs a consistent visual style for their content—but not every creator has the ability to create those designs from scratch. Enter Canva, the popular graphic design platform. In this course, learn how to use the built-in tools and creative resources in Canva to create a design that has the right look and feel for your content—no graphic design experience necessary. Instructor Nina Thomas shows you how to customize your design with photos, select the right font, and choose the right colors. She then steps through how to create your brand kit, build your first graphic, and send your designs directly to social media platforms.

Generative AI tools—DALL-E, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, among others—have the potential to transform the way creative professionals brainstorm, ideate, and create images. In this course, photographer and publishing professional Ben Long introduces key generative AI tools, provides an overview of how they work, and describes how they can fit into creative workflows of all kinds. He delves into ethical concerns, legal rights-related aspects, and poses the important question: “Is this art?”