Using grids for quick, effective designs

I love grids. For those of you that have ever been to one of my training courses or watched my tutorials, I always mention grids. They can help you to create a lovely-looking graphic in mere minutes, giving you space for your images, business name, branding, and information. So, let’s dive straight into how to add a grid to your template.

Grids can be found in the Elements section on Canva, so once you have your blank template open, head over to the Elements section and type in grids:

Figure 6.17 – Finding grids in the Elements section

You will notice that you now have a long list of straight-edged elements that include a green hill, a blue sky, and a white cloud – any element in Canva that has the white cloud, green hill, and blue sky within, can have either a color, image, or video added to it. Scroll down and select one that has a few different size squares. I’ve selected the one...