You know what screams 'noob'? It's when their favourite font to use is Open Sans or Calibri.

How to avoid resorting to this?

First, get your design's images, background, and elements ready. I'll walk you through.

Step 1. Examine your design CAREFULLY.

So my design is a profile picture for a science fiction writer.

Step 2. Go to 'Text' (below 'Uploads' and above 'Photos').

Step 3. Think of a key word to search up.

Remember that Canva is not Wattpad so avoid typing in genres. I initially tried typing 'sci-fi', but nothing popped up.

Step 4. Choose a font of your choice.

So many choices! Umm, I'll do HK MODULAR.

Step 5. Experiment until you get the perfect font.

Hmm, 12 seems small. I'll try bigger.

Wow, 24 is HUGE! Time to shrink it down.

There. That's better.

So that's it for fonts! Wait for a walkthrough on effects!