Automating Design Workflows with Canva + AI Tools for Faster Content Creation
Table of Contents
- Gathering Content Ideas Using Canva Magic
- Summarizing Book Quotes with ChatGPT for Customized Designs
- Automating Video Promotion Posts Across Platforms
Gathering Content Ideas Using Canva Magic
Magic is an AI tool built into Canva that allows you to generate text content simply by entering a prompt. You can prompt Magic to give you tips, quotes, headlines, and more. I prompted Magic to give me 10 tips for living a happier life. It generated a nice list I could turn into Instagram quote graphics.
After generating the list in a Canva doc, I copied and pasted the tips into a spreadsheet. Then in Canva, I searched for an Instagram quote template I liked and customized it with my brand colors and logo. I used the Bulk Create tool to connect my happiness tips data to the text element in my design template.
Importing AI-Generated Tips into Canva for Quick Social Media Graphics
The Bulk Create feature allowed me to generate 10 social media quote graphics with my AI-generated tips very quickly. I simply connected my spreadsheet data to the text element in my branded quote template. Then I generated 10 pages, downloaded the images, and now have shareable graphics I can post on Instagram and beyond.
Summarizing Book Quotes with ChatGPT for Customized Designs
For the next level of automation, I used ChatGPT which allows for more advanced AI capabilities. I prompted ChatGPT to find popular quotes from 5 books by the Dalai Lama and organize them nicely into a table. It returned 15 quotes categorized by book title.
I pasted the data into a spreadsheet. In Canva, I found a clean Instagram quote template and customized it with my brand colors and fonts using the Styles tool. Then I connected my book title, quote, and author data to the text elements. Using Bulk Create again, I generated 14 shareable graphics with unique Dalai Lama quotes.
Structuring Data into a Table for Seamless Import into Canva
The key to quickly importing AI-generated content into Canva for easy post creation is properly structuring the data. By asking ChatGPT to format the book quotes into a table, I could easily paste it into a spreadsheet. This allowed me to seamlessly connect the spreadsheet data to text elements in my Canva template using the Bulk Create tool.
Automating Video Promotion Posts Across Platforms
For the highest level of automation, I'm using AI and Canva tools to easily create branded social posts across multiple platforms to promote my new YouTube videos. I asked ChatGPT to summarize descriptions of my videos into 140 characters or less.
After getting the table of data, I pasted it into a spreadsheet. In Canva, I customized one of my branded templates that has a video placeholder, logos, and colors. Using Bulk Create, I connected my titles, descriptions, and thumbnails from my spreadsheet to generate five unique, on-brand video promotion posts.
Using Branded Templates and Scheduling for Efficient Multi-Channel Publishing
To take automation even further, I used the Magic Resize tool to adapt my 1080x1080 posts into the ideal dimensions for LinkedIn and Facebook. Then I used Canva's scheduling tool to queue up posts tailored for each platform, directly from Canva. With branded templates, integrated AI, and bulk creation/scheduling, I automated video promotion across channels in just over 30 minutes.
FAQ
Q: How can I use AI tools with Canva?
A: You can prompt tools like ChatGPT to generate content ideas and structure data, then import it into Canva's bulk create feature to quickly make designs.
Q: What level of automation can I achieve?
A: You can automate basic graphics creation, customize designs with structured data, and systemize publishing flows across social platforms.
Q: Does this require a paid Canva subscription?
A: Some features like bulk create, content scheduling and branded templates need Canva Pro, but you can do basic automation with the free version.