Canva Creators Camp: Graphic Design for Beginners Middle School

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SPECIAL NOTE: It is helpful for students to be logged in to Zoom with one device to watch the teaching and a second device to follow along and create their Canva digital art. Students can also click back and forth between browser tabs. 

In this 5 day camp, your learner will be introduced to the basic graphic design principles using Canva for Education to design posters, logos, infographics, and will create a final portfolio of this week's projects!

In this 5 day beginners course, students be introduced to basic graphic design principles as well as how to use Canva. Each day will include a project created in Canva for Education.

Day 1: Typography  &  Posters
Learners will be introduced to graphic design theory about fonts and how to use them in designs, using Canva. By the end of this class, they will have designed a poster.

Day 2: Color and Color Palettes for a Logo
Learners will be introduced to graphic design theory about color theory, and color palettes. By the end of this class, they will have designed a logo using the color palette they create.

Day3: Shapes and Lines & Chart Creation
Learners will be introduced to graphic design theory about shapes, lines and making charts. By the end of this class, they will have designed an infographic chart about themselves.

Day 4: Adding Images to a Presentation
Learners will be introduced to graphic design theory about adding images to a presentation. Additionally, they will be using the other things they have learned in class so far to make a 3 slide presentation by the end of this class.

Day 5: Compilation of Images for a Presentation Portfolio
Learners will be introduced to graphic design theory about compiling the images they have created so far and create an animated presentation Portfolio of what they've created in class.

Class is structured as follows:
1) Greetings and Expectations 
2) Mini-lesson about a design theory concept 
3) Learn to apply that skill in a Canva project
4) Sharing learner creations 
5) End of Class announcements 

Learners will receive a Canva for Education link to join this class. 

All projects can be turned into me in the Teacher tab inside the Outschool classroom. They can also be shared weekly as a comment with other classmates in the Outschool classroom tab.