Tip Tuesday: Design That Refines

Save your button style and stop rebuilding it

Happy Tuesday!

This is the last Tip Tuesday of June, and I want to close out Design That Refines with something that might be the most practical thing I've said all month.

Stop rebuilding your button.

You know the one. The call-to-action button you re-create from scratch every time you start a new graphic, a new sales page, a new one-pager. You pick the shape. You adjust the corners. You choose the fill. You format the text. Every. Single. Time.

Here's what to do instead:

Design it once. Design it right.

→ Choose your shape and corner radius

→ Set your fill color (from your brand palette — always)

→ Style your button text: font, size, weight, color

→ Add a shadow if it suits your brand

That's it. That's the button.

Now save it as a component. In Canva, right click on your newly designed button (or use the shortcut ctrl + alt + K) so it's saved in your Brand Kit the next time you open a design. No decisions. No rebuilding. Just drop it in, update the text, and move on.

This is what I mean when I say efficiency is a design skill. The time you spend rebuilding small elements is time you're not spending on the work that actually matters. Systems like this are what make showing up consistently feel sustainable — not exhausting.

And that's what this whole month has been about: the refinements that quietly make everything better. Thank you for spending time here. See you in July. ☀️

Tip Tuesday takeaway:

Design your button once: shape, corner radius, fill, and text style. Then, save it to your Brand Kit and never rebuild it again. Efficiency is a design skill, and this one pays off every single time.

If you're ready to hand this off entirely with templates built to your brand (buttons and all), I'd love to help.

templates, done for you

Join me July 8th for Summer School at Good Company!

Canva with Confidence (and a Side of Ice Cream!)

🗓️ Wednesday, July 8 | 1:00–3:00 PM

📍 Good Company Workspace, Downtown Marlborough

Learning is more fun with good company... and really good ice cream.

I'm SO EXCITED to join Harmony Larson for the first Summer School at Good Company, a new series for curious professionals, entrepreneurs, creatives, and lifelong learners.

Whether you're brand new to Canva or ready to level up, I'll share practical tips on:

🛣️ Navigating templates, apps, elements, filters, and search features

🎨 Building and using your Brand Kit, including logos, fonts, colors, and folders

📱 Customizing templates for social media, presentations, and marketing materials

🎬 Animation, exporting, and other helpful tricks

❓ An open Q&A where you can ask me anything!

Enjoy gourmet local ice cream from Picco during the workshop, then stay to cowork, connect, and tackle a few to-dos alongside other local professionals. We'll keep the summer vibes going with a little yacht rock in the background.

Registration: $15 per person includes:

Gourmet local ice cream from Picco
A practical 30-minute mini workshop
Live Q&A with yours truly
Coworking time until 3 PM
Coffee, tea, sparkling water, and all the usual Good Company comforts

Space is intentionally limited to keep things comfortable and conversational.

Bring your laptop and your questions. We'll take care of the Canva tips, the coworking space, and the ice cream. See you there!

Until next time,

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Framingham, MA 01701, United States