DIY Design Tips: Creating a Professional Online Presence
👋🏾 Wassup! This one’s for my creative techies out there,
Y’all ready to level up your online presence with some DIY magic! 🪄✨
At The Kreative Fortress, I believe great design shouldn’t be complicated. We’ll talk about how to create a professional look for your digital platforms.
It doesn’t matter if you’re launching a personal blog, starting an online business, or just wanna spice up your social media profiles, a polished design makes all of the difference.
I’ll give you some easy, 1-2-3 tips and tools you can start using today, that won’t break the bank and will help level up that visual appeal.
Essential Design Principles
Color harmony + contrast: it’s all about discovering how colors work together. Finding the right color palette to match your brand’s vibe and attract your audience’s attention is major key 🔑.
Typography: learn the basics of typography like font pairing, and readability to make sure your content can be read across all devices 🔤.
Understand visual hierarchy: become skilled at arranging elements to guide your viewer’s eyes and highlight important content on your site or social media posts 👀.
Now let’s talk tools and resources:
Free design tools: I’m a lover of all things Canva and their free membership gets the job done. There’s also Adobe Spark, both give you the ability to create stunning graphics, logos, and social media posts.
Stock Photo Libraries: Quality photos will make or break your content. Websites like Unsplash and Pexel offer free stock photos and images. Then there’s websites like CreateHER Stock and Nappy.co, which is your go to for images for women and POC (finally!)
Don’t talk about it, be about it:
Start designing your brand: take note of brands you like and create a board on Pinterest to start collecting inspo. Develop a cohesive brand identity with consistent visuals across all platforms (ie: logo, color scheme, etc.)
Engage your audience: use eye-catching designs that make your content pop, and increase engagement with your followers.
Now, you’re ready to unleash your creativity and transform your online presence!
If you still need a lil push getting started, let me create a personalized blueprint for leveling up your online presence for you and we’ll get the ball rolling together.
Got your branding down-packed and ready to start making your stunning images? Visit my template shop for DIY Canva templates, stock photos, or just inspiration of your own!
🪄Now go create magic! ✨
- Kenyatta
