How to Make a Canva Post That Doesn’t Look Like… Canva

Tutorial Lab • May 2025 • 3 min read

Canva’s not the problem. It’s how most people use it—straight from the template, untouched, unbothered, unmemorable.

Here’s how to flip a basic Canva post into something that actually slaps, scrolls, and stops thumbs.

Step 1: Ditch the Default Font

If your post still says “Open Sans,” throw it away. Canva has *way* better typefaces now—Space Grotesk, Agrandir, DM Serif, Ginto Nord. Use something that makes your post sound like *you*, not like a group project.

Step 2: Add Tension

Great posts don’t look clean—they look alive. Offset your layout. Shrink one line. Blow up one word. Make the top half whisper and the bottom half yell. Give it rhythm.

Step 3: Layer with Purpose

Use shapes, stickers, textures—*sparingly but strategically.* Don’t just decorate. Use them to guide the eye. Think magazine spread, not bulletin board.

Step 4: Rewrite the Copy

A great design can’t save a dead caption. Make the copy sound like a voice, not a slogan. Speak in rhythm. Break lines. Use silence. If the words feel like a script, rewrite them.

↑ Left = Default Canva. Right = You, but in type.