{"id":14662,"date":"2016-05-19T06:58:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T13:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog?p=14662&preview_id=14662"},"modified":"2026-04-08T01:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:00:38","slug":"canva-design-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/canva-design-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Canva to Create Beautiful Graphics for Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, I found myself needing a custom graphic for a blog post. Under a tight deadline, I headed straight to the suite of Canva design tools<\/a>.\u00a0Canva<\/em> makes graphic design amazingly simple for everyone – non-designers as well as professionals<\/strong>. You can find quite a few images sprinkled throughout our blog and social media posts made by us using Canva.<\/p>\n

Typically, we don’t dedicate an entire post to one tool or app, but Canva is worth it. For the record, I’m not affiliated in any way with Canva. Although\u00a0I had the pleasure of meeting Guy Kawasaki<\/a>,<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>Chief Evangelist of Canva and Trustee of the Wikimedia Foundation this past March at the 2016 SXSWEdu Conference Launch Competition Lightning Round. He was the emcee – smart and entertaining and sure knew how to make the presenting entrepreneurs feel relaxed!<\/p>\n

Back to why we like Canva.<\/p>\n

Canva is a start-to-finish\u00a0design program perfect for non-designers<\/strong>.\u00a0With Canva’s FREE graphic design tools, you can create content quickly and easily, even if you have little to no graphic design skills.<\/p>\n

<\/span>\"HowWhy\u00a0We Like Canva<\/span><\/h2>\n

Let me recap:<\/p>\n

\u2713<\/strong><\/span>Little to no design skills needed<\/p>\n

\u2713<\/strong><\/span>Easily create stunning graphics for social media<\/p>\n

\u2713<\/strong><\/span>Everything you need for an amazing design at your fingertips<\/p>\n

\u2713<\/strong><\/span>It’s FREE<\/p>\n

<\/span>How to Use Canva Design Tools for Business<\/span><\/h2>\n

It turns out you don\u2019t need a graphic designer to make striking, memorable social media images. You can use Canva\u2019s social media design templates for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube Channel Art and many more places. You can also access 100’s of layouts with over a million images, allowing you to create stunning graphics in just minutes!<\/p>\n

Here’s an example of the 5-minute\u00a0process:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Create<\/p>\n

Looking for proof that you can create a stunning graphic in five minutes or less?\u00a0Here are nine examples using Canva design tools for all your social media needs:<\/p>\n

1 –\u00a0Social Media Posts (Quotes and Inspiration)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Make a striking image for a memorable quote.\u00a0<\/strong>This tip comes from\u00a0the\u00a0Local Marketing Institute<\/a>: Find a quote or quote yourself. Maybe it\u2019s a memorable quote from your last blog entry. Or maybe…<\/p>\n