Knowing how to write engaging text is super important, but in today's world, more and more people
expect you to deliver visual types of content like images, infographics and videos.
By using them, you can communicate more with less time and also in a more effective way.
In comparison to text, you might have a creative team at your disposal or you may run your business
alone.
Either case, it's good to know that you have plenty of different tools that allow you to create visual
content on your own.
One of the best tools for non designers is camera.
With Cannava, you can create almost any design you want for social media, email, website or representation.
It is very easy to use and you can use it for free, even for commercial use to start.
Go to Canada dot com, create a new account with either Google account, Facebook or email.
We will sign up with a Google account.
Now you can choose for what you will be using Cannava it just for the recommendation purposes from their
site, we will choose a small business and skip that premium offer and we go straight into the homepage.
Here you can use any of the templates or create designs with our custom dimensions.
Let's assume we want to create the main image for our article about homepage design.
We click on Create a design.
We need to specify its dimensions.
It should be in full HD dimensions.
So 1920 by 1080 weekly can create new design.
You are now placed into the editing window.
On the left side, you have different elements that you can track and draw upon your design like photos,
text, different elements, videos.
Let's start with a photo.
Now there are millions of them, so we use the search bar because the article is about homepage design.
We will look for something connected to the design.
We can choose graphic design.
We can toss the photo that we, like most of them, are free, but some require a premium subscription.
These are marked with the icon.
I like this one, nice and simple there.
I can drop it to your design.
If you touch the upper edge while still holding the mouse button, it will be adjusted to feel the size.
If not, you can put it anywhere and adjust the sides with handles.
We will use the first option.
Now we would like to add some text, click on add the heading and to the font manually from the list
or choose the one you like from the left panel.
We will toss this one.
Readable, but also creative and grabs attention, we can now delete unnecessary text and paste the
title of our homepage design article, jaw dropping homepage design in five simple steps.
We are does the size and position of the text with handles and we drop down from the toolbar.
If you want.
We can include additional elements like shapes or stickers, but I think it looks good as it is.
You can download your design in different formats by clicking on the download button.
We are OK with PMG.
You can create videos with Cannava as well.
Go to the homepage and search for a video.
You can choose any video you like for start clean or with text and graphics on it.
We will choose this one.
You can adjust it the same as we did for the graphic.
Or if you change your mind, you can replace it with another video.
Of course, designs created in Canada will often be inferior to those prepared by skilled creative team
and will not be completely unique.
But at the same time, they will be much quicker to create and better from stock assets because they
will be personalized with different tax and elements for more advanced graphics and videos.
You may want to hire a freelancer or agency, but in many cases for social post or simple infographics,
you can do it quickly with Cannava or other similar tools.