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Canva.com is a online graphic design tool that can be used to make presentations, posters, charts, QR codes, videos and more.

Plans and Pricing

  • Free subscription - templates, photos, graphics - good option when getting started.
  • Pro subscription account - same interface as the free account but more templates, photos, graphics and added background remover etc. 
  • Not for Profit account  - Canva offers free Pro subscriptions to Public Health services - Submit a request via this form. Note: It seems that MH has reached capacity for canva NFP accounts. 

Getting started
Use this PDF guide for detailed guidance on how to use Canva and how to edit existing designs. The clear instructions and screenshots help you every step of the way.

PDF guide to using Canva   

Attend a training session: Visual Design for Beginner's using Canva - Browse upcoming events

Watch a recording: the Library Latte page has a 25 min recording of how to make visual abstracts in Canva 

 

Additional information and training outside of the library

Visual Design Tools

  • Other online tools for creating posters and infographics:
    • Visme: Online visual design tool with free and paid access.
    • Piktochart: Tools for creating infographics easily.
    • BioRender: Large number of icons and graphics relating to health and life sciences available.
    • Mind the Graph: templates for graphical abstracts and infographics. minimal free access...paid subscription more useful. 
    • Adobe Express: Online visual design tool with free and paid access.
    • Vistacreate: Online visual design tool with free and paid access.

Monash Health official Images

Medical images

  • Openi - Open Access Biomedical Image Search Engine
  • BioRender - Browse thousands of life sciences icons and templates
  • CDC - Public Health Image Library (PHIL) - Most of the images are in the public domain and are thus free of any copyright restrictions.
  • Mind the Graph - Visually appealing figures for your research - scientifically accurate illustrations in popular fields.
  • ClinicalkKey - Use MH login to access images and multimedia 

General:

  • Unsplash: Online source of freely usable images
  • Pixabay - Online source of freely usable images 
  • Openverse - Extensive library of free stock photos, images, and audio
  • The Noun Project: Huge range of icons and photos   

! Beware of copyright and attribution requirements when using online images.Refer to the copyright guide for more information about using images that are not your own.

Colour Accessibility Tools

Check for appropriate colour contrast:

Check for colour blind accessibility

  • Color-blindness simulator
    • You have to first convert your visual into an image then upload to this simulator to check against types of color-blindness 

Monash Health Identity Hub

  • Monash Health logos, templates, brand kit and guidelines on how to use them are available to download.

   Purple #25215d                     Blue #005ca9                      Green #00a39a                   Grey #efeeed

 

Monash Health Image Library

  • Monash Health images are available to download.

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