Creating Venn Diagrams

Introduction

Venn diagrams are a type of graph used to illustrate the relationships between items. Typically, Venn diagrams contain two overlapping circles used to depict the similarities and differences between two items.

In this course you will need to create a Venn diagram.

*ADD GUIDANCE ON THE ASSIGNMENT HERE

About Canva

Canva is a multimedia design platform that allows users to create visual content. Canva offers templates for many types of projects, like resumes, presentations, and Venn diagrams! If you choose to use Canva for this project, you will have to sign up for a free account. A free account includes access to 8,000+ templates, 100+ design types (social media posts, presentations, resumes, and more), and hundreds of thousands of free photos and graphics. Therefore, you will be able to use Canva for many more projects in the future.

Getting Started

If you choose to use Canva to create your Venn diagram, you will need to create a free account.

The steps to create a free Canva account are listed below:

Access the Canva website and click Sign Up.
You can choose to sign up with your Google account, Facebook account, or email. We suggest signing up with your Auburn email (i.e., xxx000@auburn.edu).
Fill out the registration page with your name and email and create a password. Canva will send an activation link to your email. You will need to click on the link to confirm your email.
Canva will then take you to a page where you can select what you will be using Canva for. On this page, you can click Student. You can then skip the next page prompting you to 'add collaborators" by clicking skip in the top right of the page.
Next, Canva prompt you to start your first design. Type 'Venn diagram' into the search box to be taken to a list of Venn diagram templates.

Now you're ready to get started!

Creating a Venn Diagram

Start by finding a Venn diagram template that you want to work with. Canva offers Venn diagram templates consisting of 2, 3, or more circles. However, for this assignment you will only need a 2-circle template.

Select the template you want to use, then click Use this template.

Below is more information on how to design your Venn diagram:

Text

To change the text on your Venn diagram, you can select within the text box you want to change.

At the top of the screen you can find these different functions to design and personalize your text:

Font
Size of text
Text color
Bold, Italics, or Underline
Text alignment (flush left, centered, flush right)
Uppercase (to toggle between all uppercase text and normal text)
Bulleted/numbered list
Spacing (between letters and/or lines of text)
Duplicate
Position (align text on top, middle, bottom, left, center, or right on the page)

See the troubleshooting information at the bottom of this page to learn more about the Canva user guides and tutorials.

Colors

You are able to change the colors of all aspects of the Canva Venn diagram template that you choose.

To change the color of the background of the template, select the small colored square at the top left of the page. A side bar will open with a variety of document and default colors. You may also choose to create a new color.

To change the colors of the two Venn diagrams circles, first click on the circles. In the top left of the screen, select the small colored square of the color you wish to change. Then you can choose a document or default color or create a new color. You can continue to change the other colors of the Venn diagram by clicking the other colored squares in the top left corner.

You can change the color of the text by clicking in the text boxes and selecting Text color at the top of the page.

Size/Orientation

To change the size of text on the page, you can either select the text box and drag the corners OR you can click within the text box and change the size of the font.

To change the size of the Venn diagram, you can select the circles and drag the corners to the size of your liking.

You are able to rotate content on the template by using the rotate button that appears near the selected text or graphic box.

You can also crop or flip (vertically or horizontally) the graphics on the page by selecting Crop or Flip.

Concluding

After completing your Venn diagram on Canva, you will need to download and submit it on Canvas.

At the top right of the page, click on the download icon. Next, you will select a file type and select download. We suggest the PDF Standard or JPG file types. The file will download to your computer and you will then be able to submit the file on the assignment page.

Troubleshooting

If you experience any issues with Canva, there is a purple Help ? button on the bottom right of the screen.

The information below offers topic areas and specific problems that you can find assistance with on Canva's site:

Guide to Canva

Here you can find information on:

Creating designs
Managing designs, photos, and folders
Saving my design
Downloading my design

Fun Tutorials

Here you can find:

Guides to make engaging designs
Tips and tricks

Problem With My Account

Here you can find helps with problems such as:

forgotten email address
no access to my account's email address
can't find any of my designs
did not receive password reset email
can't change my email address
haven't received my verification email
another problem

Saving Problems

Here you can find help with problems such as:

Offline, attempting to reconnect...
Changes to my design didn't save
The preview (thumbnail) of my design is not updating
My design is missing
Another problem