StretchLearn Course

Design social graphics that stop the scroll and stay on-brand

Templates, grids, type, and color systems for Instagram, LinkedIn, and Pinterest

Beginner9 hrSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

Learn to design graphics that perform on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Pinterest using real frameworks, exact pixel specs, and named tools like Canva and Figma. You will build a reusable template library, a brand kit, and a feed grid that holds together across dozens of posts. By the end you can batch-produce a month of branded content in a single sitting.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

01

Set up correct canvas sizes and safe zones for Instagram, LinkedIn, and Pinterest

02

Build a reusable template system in Canva or Figma that enforces brand consistency

03

Apply visual hierarchy, contrast, and the thumb-stop test to stop the scroll

04

Construct a typographic and color system that reads on small mobile screens

05

Design a cohesive nine-tile Instagram grid and on-brand carousels

06

Batch-produce and schedule a month of platform-native graphics in one session

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: Platform Foundations and Canvas Specs

Get the technical groundwork right: exact sizes, safe zones, file formats, and how each platform crops and compresses your work.

3 lessons
Why Visual Design Decides Whether You Get ReadContent · 45 min
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Exact Canvas Sizes and Safe Zones by PlatformContent · 45 min
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File Formats, Export Settings, and CompressionContent · 45 min
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Module 2

Module 2: Building a Reusable Template System

Move from one-off graphics to a template library, brand kit, and grid that let you produce consistent content fast.

3 lessons
Choosing Your Tool: Canva versus FigmaContent · 45 min
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Designing a Master Template and VariationsContent · 45 min
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The Brand Kit: Color, Type, and Logo RulesContent · 45 min
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Module 3

Module 3: Visual Hierarchy, Type, and Color That Read on Mobile

Apply the core design principles that make a small graphic legible and compelling on a phone screen.

3 lessons
Visual Hierarchy and the Thumb-Stop TestContent · 45 min
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Typography for Small ScreensContent · 45 min
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Color Systems and ContrastContent · 45 min
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Module 4

Module 4: Grids, Carousels, and a Repeatable Batch Workflow

Tie it together into a cohesive feed, scroll-worthy carousels, and a workflow that produces a month of content at once.

3 lessons
Designing a Cohesive Feed GridContent · 45 min
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Carousels and Stories That Get SwipedContent · 45 min
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The Batch Workflow: A Month in One SittingContent · 45 min
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Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

social media designinstagram graphicscanva templatesbrand consistencycarousel designpinterest pinslinkedin graphicsvisual hierarchy