Hands-on Tutorial

Beginner

4 min

Incorporate visuals in your social ad

Design a thumb-stopping social ad for the Flairstyle brand. In the first tutorial of the series, create perfectly sized graphics.

Start with core concepts

This video introduces you to the concepts of setting up the working area and adding graphics for a social ad.

What you'll learn

Set up artboards

Because it’s essential to design projects like social graphics with a specific size in mind, start by setting up a precise working area known as an artboard.

Add a colorful image

Add eye-catching art to your social ad. Then carefully position, crop, and resize it to suit your design.

Add a backdrop for the text

Add a shape overlay to create a backdrop for text. A backdrop lets your text stand out against a colorful, busy background.

Lock some objects

Lock and unlock objects in your layout, so they’re not accidentally changed as you work.


Instructor

Brian Wood

June 20, 2022

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