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African Geek
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Free Canva tools and tutorials, made for Africa.

Learn Canva, build your brand, get paid in your currency.

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  • 15+countries
  • 655tutorials
Benjamin T. Minnow, founder of African Geek, smiling in glasses and a black t-shirt.

Made for every country in Africa

Tools

Tools built for African designers

Price your work, build your brand and bill clients in your own currency. No account, no paywall.

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Learn

Start with the path, then keep up with the channel

A structured Canva path from beginner to expert, plus new tutorials every week.

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  1. Track 1

    Beginner

    You're new to Canva or just starting out as a freelance designer.

    10 steps

  2. Track 2

    Intermediate

    You know the basics. Now sharpen real design skills and win clients.

    11 steps

  3. Track 3

    Expert

    You're skilled. Now use Canva to build websites, video and income.

    9 steps

About Benjamin

I started African Geek because the world's design tools weren't built with us in mind. The currencies were wrong. The examples weren't ours. The prices assumed a salary we don't earn. Every free tool on this site is my answer to that.

Benjamin T. Minnow, Accra, GhanaCanva Verified Expert
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Comments

What designers say after watching

Real comments from the YouTube channel, quoted as written.

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“Woohoo! Massive thanks for sharing your Canva-mazing tips and tricks with us, Benjamin. 🥳”

Canvaon YouTube8 likes

  • “People like you are the reason I hit subscribe faster than I hit 'undo' on Canva 😭🔥 You just saved my project and my sanity — LEGEND!”

    Rolexaep E.

    YouTube comment, 94 likes

  • “Honestly, I underestimated Canva based on the designs I'd seen — but this is amazing 🤩 You've completely changed my mind.”

    Omeje K.

    YouTube comment, 25 likes

  • “Whoever made this video deserves a trophy and a parade.”

    Shamsumaa B.

    YouTube comment, 20 likes

  • “Oh my god, it's easy with Canva. I thought it was hard to design professional layouts like this. Turns out you just need to know how to play around with it. Thank you — please keep making videos like this!”

    Lorraine J.

    YouTube comment, 5 likes

  • “Till this day it still works. You're amazing — big fan ❤”

    Charlie L.

    YouTube comment, 3 likes

  • “Oh my god, this is a gem. This is exactly what I was searching for — thank you so much! This is going to help me with my upcoming project work.”

    Varsha T.

    YouTube comment, 3 likes

Community

Design with 4,500+ African creatives

Weekly challenges, feedback on your work and people who get your market.

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  • Live Q&A sessions
  • Early access to new tutorials
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