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Hi, I'm Emily from Canva Design School.
Do you wanna make an award for a workmate, student
or community member or perhaps a snazzy certificate
for a workshop or short course?
Well, you've come to the right place
because in today's tutorial I'm gonna show you
how to create stunning certificates and awards
that individuals and businesses will actually want
to display on their walls.
By the end of this tutorial,
you'll have all the inspiration you need
to make something spectacular that'll boost morale
and make your business stand out.
Sound good?
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All right.
Now let's check out some templates.
So first, I'll type certificates in here.
Wow, there's over 12,000 templates to choose from.
These ones with the crowns are for Pro
and Canva for Teams users, but the rest are all free.
I like to scroll through the designs
and take note of the features that I find most appealing.
For example, I prefer a modern look over traditional
and I know I want a portrait layout like this one.
So let me show you how easy it is to customize
this to suit any business.
I'll start by uploading a company logo, their Word mark
and positioning it up here.
You know what?
I can put them monogram down here as well
so it looks just like a stamp.
Then I'll change the color of these elements to match
the business branding.
Then edit the text and change the color
so it all ties in with the rest of the design.
To download and print it yourself, head to share
and hit this button.
Select PNG or PDF print depending
on your preferred file type, then select download.
If the certificate is something to be treasured,
I'd highly recommend printing it through Canva.
Not only does it allow you to select the size
and the paper type, but whether you want it framed as well
and it'll arrive in your doorstep
in five to seven days along with a happiness guarantee.
Let's place an order now.
I'll go to share, print your design
and select the poster option.
I'm going to leave the size as is and change
this to a fine art finish since it'll be behind a frame.
Next, I'll choose a frame
and preview what it looks like up here.
And finally, you continue to proceed to the checkout.
Now that you know the basic process,
let's whip through a few more templates.
So say I'm a teacher wanting to create a certificate
for my students.
This time I'll add student to the search
to narrow the results.
This one's pretty cute
and it'll match the purpose I have in mind.
I'll use it to create a certificate
for students who participated
in a school-wide robot making competition.
Please note this template is exclusive to Pro
or Canva for Teams users
or if you're using Canva for education.
If you're a free user, you could sign up for a free trial
or stay tuned because next up, I'll show you how to make
your own amazing designs from scratch.
First up, I'll change this text
to read certificate of participation.
Then under here I'll add a description
about the competition.
I'm gonna change the colors.
For instance, you might wanna change them
to your school colors.
It's really easy to change colors as you can see.
I'll change the color of the text by going here
and choosing a swatch.
You'll notice it gives you an option
to change all down here.
I'm not gonna do that this time
as I just want some of the text to stand out.
I think I want a few more robots on here.
I really like these ones
so I can select one and hit the information button.
This tells me it was designed by Linearttestpilot.
I think I've pronounced that correctly.
If I click on the name,
I can see all the elements they've created.
I'll search robot here and I can see all the robot ones.
Wow, there are loads of robots.
How cool is that?
This is a great way to expand your design,
but keep the same style.
I think I'll use this one here,
flip it around and reduce it.
This one here, I'll have it interact with the line
like it's standing on it.
And this one down here.
I might change the color so they match the top.
I could easily get carried away and add robots all over it,
but I'm gonna try and restrain myself.
They're just so cute.
Now I'm happy with the design so I can duplicate it
and create individualized certificates.
I duplicate like this.
All I need to do is change the name on each one.
Thankfully Canva allows you to add up to 100 pages
and then download them all in one go.
I'll choose PDF print as that's good for printing.
All right, before we move on to making some funny awards,
let's look at how to design a certificate from scratch.
Instead of searching in here
I'll go to create a design and type in certificate.
By selecting one of these options, I can start
with the dimensions already sorted.
This time round, I wanna create a certificate
of appreciation that could be given
to local businesses for sponsoring an event,
something that'd happily put on display
for their customers to see.
I'll put proudly presented to here
and here I can add the business name once I know it.
Underneath, I'll add a description
about what the award is for.
Certificates look more official when there is a signature
or two.
And here I'll add a thank you.
Maybe in a starburst.
All right, that's looking great,
but it does feel like it's missing something.
I'll adjust the background color here.
No, that's not quite looking right.
Oh, I know I had a radio gradient here.
I think it needs an illustration to really bring it home.
Let me search for something community feeling.
Ah, this is perfect.
That is looking great.
A final shape here to help balance
out the color across the certificate.
By creating something beautiful,
businesses are more likely to show it off
to their customers and as a byproduct of celebrating
their achievement, they'll be inadvertently promoting
your brand as well as long as you've included your logo
that is.
So, what do you think of the certificate designs
I've shown you so far?
What would you create an award for?
You know the drill.
Drop me a comment below.
Alright, time to create a funny award you could give
to a family member or a friend.
Let's browse some templates we could use as inspo.
This one's looking pretty good.
Oh, how about this?
A few people in my office would be worthy of this award.
Actually, that's given me the perfect idea.
I'll make an award for the best cake baker in the office.
That way they'll continue to bring in delicious baked goods
we can all enjoy and I mean they'll know
how grateful we are, which is the main point too, right?
I'll start with this template.
I'm aware of time, so I'm gonna speed design this,
sit back and let me get busy.
Okay, that looks fun.
One thing I'm yet to mention is that a certificate
doesn't need to remain static.
If you're happy to send it digitally,
you can add animation to really amp things up.
Let me show you how easily I can switch some
of these to animated graphics.
Over here I can search for an animated donut.
Use the filter function to select the animated ones only.
Now you can select all sorts
of fun animations with a baking theme.
Let me speed through this so you can see what it looks like.
Now that's done.
I can download the design as a gif
or create view-only link by heading up here.
A great way to share via email or direct messenger text
or even on social media.
Would you share an award like this on social media?
As long as it wasn't something too embarrassing,
I probably would, but I'm also a big fan
of paper-based certificates
so I can keep them forever and ever.
Let me know what you prefer
along with the type of certificate
or award that you plan to create.
Since you're still here, I'm guessing you enjoyed
this video, so it'd be great if you could like
and share it to get the word out.
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Speaking of which, why not check
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would you look at that?
(crowd cheering) I just got a new award.
Best YouTube presenter.
You really shouldn't have, guys.
You're totally the best.