Recent Articles and Tricks
Recreate with Canva – Orange Flow Social Post
In this video we recreate a beautiful social media template using some useful tricks in Canva. Understanding how to scale and move things beyond the work area opens up a lot of possibliities. Same with layering shapes of the same color to create new and useful shapes. Original design for the inspiration: https://www.behance.net/gallery/77952347/FREE-Social-Media-Post- Template Designer’s…
ReCreate With Canva – Color Palette with Phone Frame
In this video we recreate a unique effect where the color palette within a phone frame are continued through the entire design. This technique can be used for not only for colors but any number of photos as well, giving some interesting design options. Want to know keep learning Canva, Design, and how to unlock…
Chrome Upload and Download Trick (Huge time saver)
This is one of those tricks you slap yourself on the forehead for not knowing sooner. When you download something in Chrome, it appears in a “Downloads” bar at the bottom until you dismiss it. As I’ll show you today, you can drag and drop the item right from that bar back into Chrome, allowing…
Extend the Background of a Photo WITHOUT Photoshop (Canva Technique)
Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more Ever been working with a photo and wished you had just a little more room to place your text or design elements? In this video I walk you through a technique that allows you to add extra empty space on one (or more) sides of your photo, all…
Design with Canva – Text Behind Trick
Perhaps you’ve seen a similar design on a magazine or billboard, where a string of text floats beautifully behind the person in the foreground. What’s great is that this can absolutely be done in Canva with just a few quick tricks. Duplicate the Image, Remove the Backround The concept is quite simple. Duplicate your image,…
Gmail Reuse Trick – Easily Use the Same Gmail Address for Multiple Sign-ups
This tip is as easy as it is useful, which is to say incredibly. As you sign up for various things online, or need to test a form on your website etc., you may need to have multiple emails. But rather than creating new email address after new email address, simply re-use your Gmail one!…
Canva Thin Line Hack
There currently isn’t a setting to change the thickness of a line easily. H owever, there does exist a very simple hack you can do to easily thin out the lines of your design. Super easy to do, you’ll find yourself using this often in your designs with Canva. Want more tips like this? Get…
4 Easy Ways to Start Selling Online for Free
See the Giveaway at the end to WIN 1 Full Year of Website Hosting! After countless hours and many sleepless nights, you’re finally ready to share your product with the world. It probably took some courage but you’re here at last. The only thing left now is choosing the right place to sell. Unfortunately, this…
Quick ways to crop a photo without Photoshop
Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Sometimes you want to crop a photo but don’t have Photoshop or even want to open it up each time. In this video I discuss some quick, easy, and free ways you can crop your images exactly as you need them. Take a Screenshot Quick, easy and free. Simply use…
How to Understand ANY Website Builder – Elementor, Squarespace, Wix, and More
It is an amazing time right now to build a website. We are spoiled with choices when we need to build something online to represent our business. Beyond coding something by hand, the new world of Website Builders has opened up the simple creation of websites to everyone! With fully hosted options such as SquareSpace,…
Most Common Image File Types: Your Ultimate Guide
Did your designer send you a whole bunch of files after you approved the design, but you don’t know why? While the design may look the same in all those files, there are subtle differences that can ruin the quality of your work if you use the wrong format. That’s why in today’s post, I’m…
Why Everyone Should Know a Little Design
Whether you’re a manager, a small business owner or an entrepreneur, there’s one thing we all have in common: wearing multiple hats throughout the day. At one moment, we’re the visionary setting the destination of the journey. At another, we’re the manager overseeing all day to day activities to ensure everyone is following the plan.…