Creating Short Videos with Canva and AI

Short-form video dominates modern social media, but creating eye-catching vertical content quickly requires the right design principles and smart workflows. This written course guides you through combining Canva's layout tools with AI technology to design professional, engaging short videos efficiently. You will begin by building a solid foundation in key terminology, video aspect ratios, and visual framing principles. From there, you will explore how to structure engaging content that captures viewer attention immediately. What you'll learn: - Understand fundamental short-video terminology, visual layout rules, and aspect ratios - Master core design concepts including whitespace balance, text hierarchy, and viewer eye movement - Identify and correct common design mistakes using practical checklists - Utilize AI tools to assist with script drafting, caption generation, and scene planning - Apply accessible caption formatting and modern mobile-first visual standards The course starts with core terminology and visual design theory before walking you through written, step-by-step instructions for layout assembly and AI integration. This course is tailored for absolute beginners and prospective social media creators with no prior design or video editing background. Begin reading today and start crafting effective short videos for any audience.