The appearance of your digital signage content is all that matters in capturing viewers' attention and telling your message. Good looks, compelling design, and professional composition are no longer a luxury—nor a luxury item—they're essential.

 

What is Canva and Why Does It Matter for Digital Signage

Canva has shaken up the graphic design industry since it was established in 2013 and is currently one of the most widely used online editing tools in the world. Its user-friendly design tool enables users to create a staggering amount of content, ranging from presentations and posters to social media visuals and, most significantly for our clients, digital signage content.

With digital signage, your screen is only as powerful as the message it conveys. Compelling designs increase interaction, improve recall of information, and promote brand awareness. Canva's user-friendly interface erases the distance between your idea and expert-level execution, the perfect companion to Castit's powerful digital signage software.

 

* Canva for digital signage

 

Castit's Canva Integration: Powerful Features at Your Convenience

To make content creation and design management simpler, our app now features integration with Canva. With this integration, there are two flexible means to share your Canva creations.

 

Embed Link Integration

The simplest way of integrating your Canva creations with Castit is through direct embed links. Using this method, you can:

• Instantly publish any Canva design to your digital signage network
• Edit your design in Canva and get the changes on your screens in real-time
• Remove the tedious process of manual re-uploading and downloading content
• Maintain design authority without complicating the deployment process

- What it is: This is like copying and pasting a link from Canva to Castit 
- How it works: You create a design in Canva, get a special "embed link," and paste this link into Castit
- Best for: Individual users or small teams who want a quick, simple solution
- Key benefit: When you update your design in Canva, the changes automatically appear on your screens without needing to do anything else in Castit

 

Canva Connect API

For enterprises that want a more robust and automated solution, our platform leverages the Canva Connect API for fetching and showing user-designed content. This integrated solution enables:

• Browsing and picking designs within your Canva account directly
• Displaying content throughout your digital signage network with minimal clicks
• Automated content updates and scheduling
• Enabling teamwork and master control of designs
• Simplifying your whole content library

- What it is: This is a direct connection between your Canva account and Castit's system
- How it works: Instead of copying links, you can browse your entire Canva library directly within Castit
- Best for: Larger organizations or teams that manage many designs and need more control
- Key benefits:

• You can see and select from all your Canva designs without leaving Castit
• You can set up automatic schedules for different designs
• Multiple team members can collaborate more easily
• You have more tools to organize and manage many designs at once

Regardless of what method you follow, Castit maintains your Canva content, displaying it beautifully on any screen via responsive resizing and landscape and portrait modes. Your advertising banners, social media posts, presentations, and branding pictures will always display with sharp, professional-grade quality.

 

* Preview mode of Canva app in Castit digital signage software

 

How to Access and Use Canva in Castit

Getting started with Canva in Castit is simple:

1. Get started with Castit: Sign up for free or log in to your existing account at https://app.castit.nl
2. Find the Canva App: Navigate to the App Section at https://app.castit.nl/market/canva and search for "Canva"
3. Add to Your Workspace: Click on the blue button to add Canva to your workspace
4. Configure Your Settings:
   - Name your Canva integration
   - Set slide duration (in seconds) for multi-page designs
   - Specify the number of slides to show (blank to show only the first slide)
   - Enter your Canva Embed URL (learn how to get your embed URL)

As soon as you have it set up, any further updates you make to your Canva design will be automatically applied to your digital signage content within approximately 15 minutes—no need for intervention.

 

Advantages of Using Canva with Castit Digital Signage

Using Canva in combination with Castit's digital signage solution offers numerous advantages:

• Time Efficiency: Create professional-grade content in minutes, not hours
• Design Accessibility: No graphic design expertise required—Canva's intuitive interface does the magic
• Content Versatility: Create announcements, promotions, social media highlights, presentations, and more in minutes
• Brand Consistency: Ensure your visual identity is consistent across all screens with editable templates and brand packs
• Real-Time Updates: Edit your content in Canva and have it automatically updated on your screens
• Cost-Effectiveness: Break free from the reliance on expensive design software or outsource creative labor
• Collaboration: Let team members provide content creation without compromising control over quality

 

Best Practices for Creating Digital Signage Content with Canva

In order to maximize the visibility of your Canva-created digital signage content:

• Keep It Simple: Use one single, prominent message per design with readable, concise text
• Size Appropriately: Design based on your screen size—landscape for horizontal screens, portrait for vertical screens
• Improve Readability: Employ high-contrast color schemes and readable fonts that are easy to read from afar
• Add Movement: Use animated features to draw attention (but not too much motion that might distract)
• Leave White Space: Don't pack your design too much—give your content room to breathe for greater visual effect
• Employ Quality Images: Choose high-resolution images that won't pixelate when shown on big screens
• Follow the 3x5 Rule: Do not use over 3 lines of text having 5 words per line to ensure optimal readability

 

* Canva design on a display with Castit digital signage software

 

Effective Canva Applications for Digital Signage

The connectivity of Canva with Castit allows various businesses to create attractive content:

• Retail: Design visually appealing promotional signs, seasonal offerings, and product highlights
• Corporate: Create formal internal communications, event announcements, and data graphs
• Education: Make interactive class materials, campus notifications, and celebration displays
• Hospitality: Design welcoming lobby displays, event calendars, and amenity information
• Healthcare: Create patient education displays, wayfinding instructions, and employee recognition boards
• Manufacturing: Present production information, safety reminders, and employee announcements

 

Get Started with Canva for Digital Signage Today

Leverage your digital signage plan with the strength of Castit and Canva. If you're looking for enhanced customer engagement, more effective internal communication, or a better content creation process, this pairing guarantees professional results without the complexity.

Ready to modernize your screens with the amazing Canva look? Access your Castit account or get a free login at https://app.castit.nl and get to know our Canva app in our App Section today. Your screens—and your audience—will thank you.

 

FAQ

Does Canva support digital signage?

Canva is itself a design tool and not a digital signage system. However, through integrations like the integration with Castit, Canva designs can be simply displayed on digital signage systems. Integration allows you to design in Canva and publish straight to your digital signage screens through Castit's software, combining Canva's design capabilities and Castit's content delivery system.

 

Does the best digital signage software exist?

The best digital signage software for your use case, but the usability, robustness, and flexibility offered by Castit are exceptional. With integrations like Canva, weather software, social media feeds, and more supported, Castit offers a feature-rich solution to organizations of every size. Cloud-based management of the platform, easy screen distribution, and scheduling functionality with robust features make it one of the highest-rated digital signage solutions for those seeking effective digital signage without technological overhead.

 

Can I resell digital items created using Canva?

Yes, you can resell Canva-designed digital products displayed on digital signage, as long as you follow Canva's licensing terms. If you use Canva's free assets, you may be restricted in using them for commercial purposes. By having a Canva Pro subscription, you get to use a larger pool of commercial-use licenses. When displaying Canva designs on your Castit digital signage for promoting products or services, you're totally within licensing limits.

 

Does Canva print signs?

Yes, Canva also offers printing services on various physical materials such as posters, banners, and signs. Physical printing isn't, however, necessary for digital signage. Through the integration of Castit-Canva, you can display your designs in digital form on your screen network without printing. This digital approach is more flexible, less expensive, and environmentally friendly than printed signage, with real-time content updates to boot.