Create graphics for a business

Make useful, consistent designs that a small business can reuse.

Original course title & technical overview

Canva + AI Graphics Packs. A branded set of ten graphics from one template system: posts, story templates, a flyer and Pinterest pins, built in Canva with AI doing the copy and the first layout pass, delivered editable so the client can keep going without you.

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Illustration of a woman learning with a laptop at a kitchen table

2026 EDITION

What you can offer

Make useful, consistent designs that a small business can reuse.

Detailed deliverables

A 10-piece branded graphics pack: 4 feed posts, 3 story templates, 1 flyer (print and digital) and 2 Pinterest pins, built from one Canva template system in the client’s colors and fonts, with copy written in their voice, delivered as an editable Canva share plus exports.

Example service prices

$40 for a 5-piece starter, $90 for the 10-piece pack, $160 for 20 pieces with a one-page brand sheet. Monthly packs of 12 at $120 are the retainer.

Planning estimate, not a promise

Finding clients takes time. There is no guaranteed timeline or income.

Tools (free plans have limits): Canva (free; Pro helps with brand kits and background remover), Canva Magic Studio (Magic Write, Magic Design, Text to Image, Magic Eraser), Claude or ChatGPT for copy and critique, Google Fonts for free font pairs, Coolors or the client’s logo for the palette

You will make

A brand sheet: palette with hex codes, two fonts, logo rules, photo style, three do-nots
A master template set in Canva: post, story, flyer, pin, each with locked grid and type styles
Copy for ten graphics in the client’s voice: hooks, body lines, CTAs, sized to fit
Ten finished graphics with wordless AI backgrounds where photos are missing, checked at thumbnail size
A hand-off: Canva share with edit access, exports named by use, a one-page how-to-edit guide

Inside this course

5 lessons · 7 AI instruction templates · 5 worked examples · 3 exam versions · final practice project

Lesson 1 is open as a free preview, ready-to-use AI instructions included. Sign up free to unlock the rest and try AI instructions in the practice area.

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What you will learn · 2 min
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Set up your tools · 10 min
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The one-page brand sheet · 35 min
Put the client’s colors, fonts, photo style, and design preferences on one page. Get their approval before making the graphics.
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Build the template system in Canva · 60 min
Create reusable layouts for posts, stories, flyers, and pins. Keep the logo and spacing consistent while making text and photos easy to change.
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Copy that fits a graphic · 40 min
Write short headlines that fit the design. Give each graphic one clear message and a simple next step for the reader.
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Produce the ten and check them like a buyer · 50 min
Make the graphics, then check them at phone size. Look for hard-to-read text, inconsistent colors, and missing information.
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Hand-off the client can keep using · 25 min
Deliver editable Canva files, clearly named exports, and a short guide. Show the client how to change text and photos without breaking the layout.
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Certification exam · 20 min
10 questions · 80% to pass · three versions, a retake is never the same test.
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Final project: A 10-piece pack for Juniper & Gold · 75 min
A 10-piece pack for Juniper & Gold: graded on 5 criteria, pass at 15/20.
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Check your work · 15 min
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Feedback and certificate · 5 min
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Publish your service · 20 min
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Final practice project: A 10-piece pack for Juniper & Gold

A practice assignment from Juniper & Gold (Handmade jewelry shop on Etsy and its own Shopify site). You will see the scoring guide (rubric) before you start.

What we check	What earns the full 4 points
Brief followed	Exactly 4 posts, 3 stories, 1 flyer (print + digital), 2 pins; bridesmaid sets featured on the pins; all deliverables present
System	One grid, one type pair, consistent logo placement and palette across all ten; three layouts rotated; masters locked correctly
Copy	In Priya’s voice, specific materials named, no banned words, headlines under eight words, one CTA per piece, pin descriptions keyworded
Craft	Thumbnail test passed; contrast blocks on photo-led pieces; story text inside safe margins; no AI faces; product photos cleanly placed
Hand-off	Editable share, named exports, guide a non-designer can follow, posting notes and the check-in that leads to the monthly pack

Honest expectations. Canva’s AI can lay out a poster in seconds and most of them look like everyone else’s. The paid skill is a template *system*: one grid, one type pair, one palette, applied ten times so the client’s feed looks like one brand. If you skip the system and generate ten one-offs, the client will not reorder.