Author: The Event Community
Date: Oct 9th 2023
Image Credit: The Event Community
Canva Design Tutorial w/ Guest Speaker The 84th Hour
Image Credit: The Event Community
At The Event Community, our mission is to support small businesses in the event industry. So, we're creating something exciting – a Modern Event Marketplace app! This app will make it seamless for you to connect with amazing local event businesses in your area.
To further support our mission, we've been organizing Monthly Virtual Meets for our members, where we dive deep into various industry topics. Business endeavors and personal growth alike, our aim is to empower the business owners in our community. Scroll down to read about our latest Monthly Virtual Meet - A Canva Design Tutorial for Holiday Marketing
Pros Members get Priority to these Monthly Virtual Meets! Learn how to become a Member HERE
Our latest virtual meet was all about Graphic Design and we had a fantastic turnout of 13 community members joining in. Our CEO and Founder, Julia Vu, took the lead in our Canva Tutorial which was both informative and engaging. Plus, we had a special guest speaker, Andrea from The 84th Hour, who shared her insightful expertise as a professional graphic designer.
Our discussion ended with a Q&A session for all community members to ask burning questions and connect freely. Here are some highlights from our chat:
Guest Speaker Segment: Andrea, Owner and Graphic Designer from The 84th Hour:
The Importance of Design - how it is central to building and maintaining a solid brand identity.
3 Main Design Focal Points: Hierarchy, Color Theory, and Typography
The ‘Hoy Method’ - a creative block design strategy
Canva Tutorial: Led by our CEO and Founder, Julia Vu
Canva Basics, Canva AI Functions, and the Editable Canva Templates
Design Do’s & Design Don’ts
Canva Brand Kit: How to make one, why it’s valuable, and a sneak peek into ours
Free Editable Design Templates & Holiday Sticker Packs made by us!
Design Do's & Don'ts Presentation Slide
1 of the 3 Free Holiday Sticker Packs
Whether you are a graphic design newbie or a graphic design guru, there's always something new to learn! Our Virtual Meet was designed to bring together small businesses of any skill level to strengthen design skills to help boost your business’s marketing materials for the upcoming holiday season.
We want to thank Andrea from The 84th Hour for her insightful segment during our discussion. Your expertise greatly enriched our learning experience. To those who attended, we hope this discussion was helpful and you walked away learning something new for your business. If you missed out, don’t worry, there’s always next month!