DIY Design Power Hour: Intro to Canva for entrepreneurs

No budget for a graphic designer? Wearing all the hats in your business? If you’ve got to DIY, this crash course is for you. In just 90 minutes, you’ll learn how to take your graphics from 90's clipart to social-media-ready.

We’ll Cover

• Design Basics – Principles for layout, spacing & font choices
• Finding Inspiration – How to find & adapt designs that work
• Canva Walkthrough – Step-by-step tour of the platform
• Hands-On Practice – Create your own design & get feedback

What to Bring

This is a hands-on workshop, so please bring your laptop and have a free Canva account set up before the session. No design experience is required. Need to borrow a laptop? Email

About the instructor

Valerie Chavez is a marketing and communications strategist with nearly a decade of experience leading multi-channel campaigns, shaping brand identities, and helping organizations adopt digital tools to grow. She has managed marketing efforts reaching audiences across 15 states and now serves as Brand & Content Strategist at Transformd, where she brings that expertise to support small businesses in the Paso del Norte region.

About Transformd

Transformd helps small businesses in the Paso del Norte region go digital and grow. Companies that use digital tools scale faster, but many entrepreneurs are left guessing where to begin. Transformd makes the path clear with digital marketing, Microsoft 365 solutions, training, and custom web and app development in partnership with El Paso Labs.

Interested in learning more? Contact [email protected].

This event is part of the El Paso Innovation Hub, an initiative of the El Paso Community Foundation with support from Microsoft, working to expand access to digital skills and opportunities in our region.

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Host or Publisher Transformd