587: Design Quickly and Without Fuss in Canva - How To Organize Your Brand Assets And Uploads with Brenda Cadman

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In episode 587, Brenda Cadman teaches us how to organize our uploads and templates in Canva to create designs quickly and without fuss.

Brenda Cadman is a Canva Verified Expert from Prince Edward Island, Canada. After spending more than two decades supporting businesses with their website development needs, she now focuses on teaching small business owners how to use Canva more effectively and efficiently. Brenda has taught thousands of business owners through her courses, and in particular, she loves to help business owners tame their hot mess Canva accounts by creating an organizational system that ensures they can spend less time in Canva, and more time doing what they love.

In this episode, you’ll learn about creating custom folders for better categorization, template and time management and thereby streamlining the design process.

Key points discussed:

- Organize Canva uploads: Create custom folders to categorize and easily find your uploaded images, videos, and other media.

- Leverage the brand kit: Use Canva's brand kit feature to store your logo, color palette, fonts, and other brand assets for consistent branding.

- Streamline element organization: Use the "Add to Folder" option to create custom folders for frequently used icons, illustrations, and other design elements.

- Manage templates effectively: Separate future-use templates from customized brand templates to maintain organization and efficiency.

- Prioritize Canva organization: Dedicate time to organize your Canva account - this will help improve productivity and save time in the long run.

- Use brand templates to speed up workflow: Creating and saving brand templates can ensure consistency and reduce errors when customizing frequently used designs.

- Avoid wasting time in Canva: If you prioritize Canva organization, you will save time spent on the platform designing and looking for assets.

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