A brand board is a document that shows the overall look and feel of a brand. It includes the logo, color palette, typography, and other design elements.
Creating a brand board can help you keep your branding consistent across all platforms. Canva is a free online design platform that makes it easy to create a brand board.
To create a brand board in Canva:
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1. Go to Canva.com and create an account.
You can sign up with your Google or Facebook account, or you can create a new account with your email address.
2. Choose “Create a Design” from the left-hand menu.
Canva offers many different design types, including presentations, flyers, and posters. For this tutorial, we will choose “Web Page Design.”
3. Name your design.
Give your design a name so you can easily find it later. For this tutorial, we will name our design “Brand Board.”
4. Choose a template.
Scroll through the available templates and choose one that you like.
For this tutorial, we will choose the “Minimalist” template. You can always change the template later if you want to try something different.
5. Add your logo.
Click on the “Uploads” tab in the left-hand menu and upload your logo file.
Once it has uploaded, click on it and drag it onto the canvas. You can resize and move it around until you are happy with its placement.
If you don’t have a logo yet, you can create one using Canva’s free logo maker tool.
6. Add your color palette.
Click on the “Elements” tab in the left-hand menu and scroll down to the “Color Palettes” section. Here you will find pre-made color palettes that you can use or you can create your own custom palette.
For this tutorial, we will use the “Mint Green” color palette. To add it to our design, we will click on it and then click on the canvas to add it to our design.
You can also add your own colors by clicking on the “+” sign next to the color palette and then clicking on the color you want to add.
7. Add your typography.
Click on the “Text” tab in the left-hand menu and then click on the “Add Heading” button.
A text box will appear on the canvas where you can type in your heading text. For this tutorial, we will use the heading “How to Make a Brand Board in Canva.”
Once you have typed in your heading text, you can change the font by clicking on the drop-down menu next to the “Aa” button and choosing from one of Canva’s many fonts. You can also change the color of your text by clicking on the drop-down menu next to the color palette and choosing from one of Canva’s many colors.