Using Canva With creavio
Canva is where millions of photographers design their marketing materials: Instagram posts, Pinterest pins, pricing guides, session prep guides, and gift certificate templates. creavio is where those designs go to work.
This guide covers the workflow for creating marketing assets in Canva and deploying them through creavio.
What to Design in Canva
Social Media Graphics
Design your social media content in Canva, then upload to creavio's media library for scheduling through the social media manager. Create templates for:
- Instagram feed posts: 1080x1080 or 1080x1350
- Instagram Stories: 1080x1920
- Facebook cover photos: 820x312
- Pinterest pins: 1000x1500
Save your Canva templates as a brand kit. This ensures every graphic matches your photography brand's colors, fonts, and style.
Pricing Guides and Session Prep
Design PDF pricing guides in Canva. Export as PDF and upload to creavio's media library. Link these PDFs in your:
- Automated inquiry response emails
- Booking page description
- Website services page
Gift Certificate Templates
Create branded gift certificate designs in Canva. When a client purchases a gift certificate through creavio, download the Canva template, customize with the recipient's name and amount, and deliver the PDF through creavio's messaging.
Email Headers and Banners
Design branded email headers for your creavio email templates. Consistent visual branding across your emails reinforces professionalism. Export at 600px wide (standard email width) and upload to your media library.
The Upload Workflow
Step 1: Design in Canva
Create your design using your brand kit. For photos used in marketing graphics, pull from your best portfolio images.
Step 2: Export the Right Format
- Social media graphics: PNG for maximum quality, JPG if file size matters
- PDFs (pricing guides, certificates): PDF Standard quality
- Email graphics: PNG at 72 DPI, 600px wide
- Website graphics: WebP or PNG, optimized for fast loading
Step 3: Upload to creavio
Go to Website > Media Library and upload your Canva exports. Organize them into folders: Social, Marketing, Branding, Templates. Tag each file for easy search later.
Step 4: Deploy
Use your uploaded assets across creavio:
- Social media: Select from media library when scheduling posts
- Website: Add to portfolio pages, blog posts, or service pages
- Email: Insert into email templates as inline images
- Link in Bio: Use as custom button graphics
Tips for Photographers
Batch your design work. Spend one afternoon per month designing the next month's social content in Canva. Upload everything to creavio's media library. Schedule it all in the social media manager. Done for the month.
Use Canva Pro's Brand Kit. Store your exact colors, fonts, and logos. Every new design starts on-brand automatically.
Keep dimensions consistent. Design at the exact pixel dimensions listed above. Canva makes this easy with preset sizes for every platform.
Create a template for everything. Session reminder graphics, testimonial quote cards, behind-the-scenes posts, "now booking" announcements. Template once, reuse forever.
Canva handles the design. creavio handles the distribution. Together, they give you a professional marketing system without a graphic design degree.