Course Detail: COMP-9094 - Design with Canva for Business or Social

Canva is a brilliant and easy way to create your own beautiful designs and graphics without any graphic design experience. Whether you have a business or social need, there is no one better to learn from than Carla Gentle, Professional and Certified Writer and Marketer with Marketing the Write Way, who uses Canva regularly for her own business needs. From presentations, social media, and newsletters, to logos, flyers, or just an image to use as you please, Canva has taken the graphics world by storm. In this class, learn the basic skills required to create and manage your own graphic design projects using powerful, built-in Canva tools, and more.

Class note: Please create a Canva account prior to class if you do not already have one. If you already have an account, please bring your Canva login information so you can access it during class. 

Professional Biography: Carla Gentle, MSMOB, CPRW

Carla Gentle is a content and copywriter who has the innate ability to visualize what many cannot ? both creatively and strategically. She has an obsessive eye for detail and creatively markets content through her words, design, and branding.

In 2011, Carla launched Marketing the Write Way, a division of Design Realign, Inc. A small sampling of her projects include writing and designing newsletters, websites, graphics, blogs, and brochures where many of these projects include using Canva. She has also written hundreds of resumes for senior executives nationwide as a Certified Professional Resume Writer.

Prior to launching Marketing the Write Way, Carla worked downtown Chicago for 10+ years in corporate America. She earned her MS in Management and Organizational Behavior (MSMOB) from Benedictine University, her BA in Business Administration from Governors State University, as well as certification as a Professional Resume Writer from the Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches, as well as a Certified Content Marketer through HubSpot Academy.

 Session Information: 2026FA.COMP-9094.001

Schedule: Every day, starting on 11/09/26 and ending on 11/09/26
Only 29 days left to register!
Times: 06:30pm-08:00pm CST
Regular registration fee : $39.00

Instructors

Name Additional Resources
Carla Gentle

Facility Detail

Riverfront Campus
WDC*D122
100 College Drive
Kankakee, IL 60901
WDC*D122