You don’t need to be a designer to need good design.

If you run a business, work with clients, pitch ideas, manage a team or create content yourself, you’re probably already using Canva for something.

But knowing how to open Canva, choose a template and change the text is very different from knowing why a design works.

Create with Canva: Design Essentials Workshop is a beginner-friendly, hands-on session designed to help you build that understanding.

Led by Sajini Jayawardena, Co-Founder and Innovation Design Consultant at Impactr, the workshop will show you how to make stronger design decisions using the tool you may already have open on your laptop.

You’ll learn how to:

• Create clearer visual hierarchy so people know what to look at first

• Use typography, spacing and colour more intentionally

• Apply simple design psychology to your content

• Make your designs feel more polished and consistent

• Use practical Canva shortcuts to work faster

• Understand current design trends without blindly following templates

This is not a “watch and take notes” session.

Bring your laptop and something you actually need to create.

A social post that never looks quite right. A presentation you’re working on. A flyer. A proposal. A piece of brand content.

You’ll be able to try things during the workshop, ask Sajini questions in real time and get practical guidance while you work.

That is the part a YouTube tutorial cannot give you.

You’ll also take away:

• Colour Psychology Card

• Graphic Design Fundamentals guide

• Essential Canva Shortcuts resource

Whether you’re a founder, business owner, consultant, marketer, HR professional or simply someone creating your own content, the goal is simple:

Leave with a better eye for design and more confidence using Canva.