If you, like me, have had your eye on using Pinterest for your blog or business, you’ve probably studied all about the marketing aspect of Pinterest. You’ve also learnt some of the strategies already. But when it comes to the actual tools to deploy that strategy – the images – you may have been wondering where to start.
How do you actually design your own pins? Additionally, how do I engage in the creation process without having to spend to much time creating a batch of pins or paying someone to do it for me.
You are probably also wondering which software applications you should be using. I have gone through this same process and the truth is, if you have Microsoft Office, you have a great design tool that is super easy to learn already in your possession.
PowerPoint has all the standard design tools, can easily set up a canvas area specific to any image creation format and pixel settings, and because you are working with slides instead of a design canvas, it is super easy to duplicate your work at different stages of your workflow to quickly create a batch of images all from one original background image.
What you will learn
This course will teach you the formula how to create attractive Pinterest images with PowerPoint. You will also learn how to supercharge your design flow to create multiple pins at the same time.
From the course, you can expect:
– Image Creation Formula
– How to set up the canvas area to match Pinterest’s format (or any other Social Media pixel settings output)
– How to set and layer images to the background
– How to work with shapes and overlay them with your background images
– Examples of Visual Hierarchy
– Efficient design workflow
The course (like all Skillshare classes) is project-based. And when you are finished with the course, I invite you to participate in the class project to demonstrate your new skills.
I look forward to seeing your creations!
Skillshare is an online learning platform where you can learn just about any Skill from professional online course creators (like myself). Most courses focus on learning a single skill, and are project-based.
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Hope to see you in the course.
Jon
Jon Williams is a graduate of UCLA with a degree in Economics. While doing his undergraduate studies at UCLA, he also tutored microeconomics for other students in the AAP program. After graduation, he went on to become a financial advisor where he learned financial sales and management training. In 2003, he decided to take a gap year, going to teach English in Poland which eventually stretched into 3 years. Upon returning to Los Angeles in 2006, he worked in West Los Angeles for an investment management firm where he spent another 4 years in a financial and investment environment. Ultimately, though, his love for teaching led him to move back to Poland where he founded his business Native 1 English Learning. Now he operates a private teaching practice, posts articles and lessons on his blog, creates online courses, and publishes YouTube video English lessons.
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