Course Blueprint: Your First Cohesive Planner Collection 1. Course Foundation Title: Your First Cohesive Planner Collection: Design, Print, and Present in Canva Description: A four-week practical course for aspiring digital-product creators who want to turn separate page ideas into one coordinated planner. Learners define a simple visual style, build reusable layouts, create 12 purposeful pages, test their exported PDF on paper, and prepare three product mockups using their finished designs. Format: Four weeks, self-paced, three hours weekly. Twelve lessons combine short video demonstrations, guided worksheets, and incremental work on one final project. Assumptions and feasibility Learners have a Canva account, a laptop or desktop, internet access, and a PDF viewer. The course is designed around a Free-account workflow; the producer must verify feature availability before recording. Learners can access a home printer or local print shop and cover a small printing cost. Printing access is arranged before Week 4. Travel and print-shop waiting time are outside the study budget. Worksheets and starter layouts described below will be supplied by the course creator. Assessment is self-directed through checklists and annotated examples. Instructor feedback is optional and is not assumed. The transformation is achievable within 12 hours with a tightly defined project: one undated, single-size, mostly black-and-white planner using three reusable layout families. Custom illustration, multiple sizes, and elaborate photographic mockups would exceed this budget. Prerequisites Learners can: Open a Canva design. Edit text and move elements. Duplicate a page. Save and locate downloaded files. No previous product-design or printing experience is required. Scope boundaries Included: page planning, visual consistency, typography, spacing, reusable layouts, content checks, PDF export, physical print testing, and simple mockups. Excluded: editable-template sales, fillable PDF fields, hyperlinks, dated calendars, professional binding, full-bleed production, shop setup, pricing, and marketing campaigns. The working example is an undated “Everyday Clarity” planner. Learners may change the theme while keeping the page functions and workload.