How to add glitter to your graphic designs

Happy pre-FriYAY!

Anyone have fun weekend plans? I am heading to Atlanta to see The Book of Mormon on Saturday and I could not be more excited! I absolutely love Broadway and performing in general, it's going to be such a nice break from coursework, real work, and moving work!

Yesterday's Web 2.0 Wednesday Glittery Tool Highlight discussed all things Canva, a user friendly graphic design software that has multiple applications in the Web 2.0 world.

Today I'm sharing ways I use Canva to glitter my Web 2.0 presence and my professional work projects!

Canva has 7 overall template categories free users can pick from.

Those categories include:

• Social Media Posts

• Documents

• Blogging &eBooks

• Marketing Materials

• Social Media Headers

• Events

• Ads

I've made a Canva graphic using just about every category but the exciting thing is Canva designers (aka you) can be creative with differentiating templates to fit project needs!

Time to share some examples. While all of the below examples could have also been created on Microsoft Word, using Canva helps to always add glitter to your promotions and designs!

Do you see yourself using Canva to add glitter to your graphic designs? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

XO,

Michelle

Social Media Posts

The Always Add Glitter Instagram Logo

Instagram Posts introducing the Always Add Glitter brand Canva graphics are a great way to share text-heavy messages on Instagram!

Just Getting Things Done I stick this on my door when I'm feeling overwhelmed at work and need to close my door!

Documents

Scavenger Hunt Activity for Integrated Marketing Students I am also a TA for Integrating Marketing for Hospitality and I use this activity to help students identify errors in their drafts. The Canva template was originally a restaurant menu template but I adapted the template to fit my needs!

Grading Rubric for a Marketing Plan Project The Canva template was originally a resume template but I adapted the template to fit my rubric needs!

FAQ's on the Career Center's Experiential Recognition Program

Getting To Know You Sheet For New Team Members

Marketing Materials

The Mock Interview Program Promotion This is the employer-facing graphic I made to market my new program! There is another student-facing graphic as well.

The Chili Cook-off Ticket Purchase Promotion

Social Media Headers

The Career Center Summer Newsletter Email Header This is the email header I made for the Summer Newsletter I send to all Career Center Staff and campus partners!

Events

"Menu" of Conference Session Presenters for the ISLT ASKe2018 Conference Everyone in the ISLT program should 100% attend ASKe2019!

Summer Break Movie Day Invitation When the Career Center let's me plan fun events I like to embed a graphic invitation instead of a basic email with text!

Daily Vacation Schedule I used these two info graphics to provide structure for the 18-person vacation my friend group planed to Denver, CO. Since we had friends arriving at different parts of the day from all over the country these info graphics helped friends know what the daily plan was and included all the relevant information for Ubers. My friends loved these graphics and it came in handy SO many times!