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Create a 360° virtual exhibition with Canva and ThingLink!
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Learn how to create a 360° virtual art gallery using Canva templates and ThingLink.
People often think that you need to have a professional tool like Adobe Photoshop to create a 360° image using graphic design. However, images with a 2:1 pixel aspect ratio can be created with other, less sophisticated presentation tools, and stitching the images together is possible, although a bit tricky.
People often think that you need to have a professional tool like Adobe Photoshop to create a 360° image using graphic design. However, images with a 2:1 pixel aspect ratio can be created with other, less sophisticated presentation tools, and stitching the images together is possible, although a bit tricky.
The ThingLink team has come up with a quick and easy way to create 2:1 panoramic gallery images. You can use them to create virtual art exhibitions, various virtual events, or online exhibitions. You can copy the templates created in Canva and create your own! Now you can show off your art in your own online exhibition space. You can embed, link, share on social media, or even share it through a VR exhibition experience in VR mode.
A real-life example of a virtual 360 exhibition – Explore a snow-covered art gallery!
Here's what your blank copy looks like:
How to Create a 360° Image Using Canva Templates: A Simple Tutorial
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Copy the template from the link above to create your own copy.
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Upload your image to Canva and get it ready to be inserted into your copy. Now you can place the image in the placeholder of your own 360° image.
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Download new gallery images as JPEG files.
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Convert to ThingLink now!
-Click the blue Create button in ThingLink and upload to your ThingLink account page. Uploaded files will appear in 'My Media'.
-Click the edit pen icon and add tags!
-Share ThingLink with your audience, embed it on your site, or share the link!
-Click the blue Create button in ThingLink and upload to your ThingLink account page. Uploaded files will appear in 'My Media'.
-Click the edit pen icon and add tags!
-Share ThingLink with your audience, embed it on your site, or share the link!
Various ways to use 360° images
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Create a Top 10 gallery on a topic your students are studying. The rotating style of this “digital art gallery” is great for starting a discussion without having to define a Top 10 or hierarchy. Use the built-in tags to conduct research and collect data.
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Use the carousel to create a timeline or demonstrate an ongoing cycle or process.
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Let your learners create their own online galleries to share with their groups or classes. You can provide images or ask them to curate their own.
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Create a virtual space or showroom for your products as part of your marketing campaign.
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Create a gallery of world-class travel destinations in each window or explore new places by adding tour tags under the images.
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Create a universe to explore from the cockpit of your spaceship!
More ideas and tips for using 360° images
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Add audio to your carousel to create an immersive experience and more context.
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Add a beautiful background to your gallery. You can achieve this by setting a 360° image (an equirectangular cylindrical image) as the background to a copy of your Canva template. Download a 360° sample image, upload it to Canva Media, and set it as the background. Here’s the result:
NOTE: Images cannot be downloaded from the ThingLink 360° image gallery.
Create a virtual exhibition base image using Canva
You can create a variety of images and infographics using the excellent design platform Canva. You can easily create all kinds of high-quality professional materials such as maps, graphs, presentations, resumes, etc., and use them for various purposes such as education, publishing, marketing, etc. You can upload everything you create in Canva to your ThingLink account as a basic image or part of a tour.
You can create a variety of images and infographics using the excellent design platform Canva. You can easily create all kinds of high-quality professional materials such as maps, graphs, presentations, resumes, etc., and use them for various purposes such as education, publishing, marketing, etc. You can upload everything you create in Canva to your ThingLink account as a basic image or part of a tour.
We created this template for free for all ThingLink users to use. As always, we'd love to see how you implement and use it in your own learning materials, products, or content!
How to create new 360 images: Pano to 360
NEWLY RELEASED! Creating immersive content like virtual tours, exhibitions, escape rooms, and more just got easier! ThingLink has now released Pano to 360, a simple way to turn your panoramic images into 360-degree photo spheres using your smartphone. For more information and step-by-step instructions, check out this helpful support article.
NEWLY RELEASED! Creating immersive content like virtual tours, exhibitions, escape rooms, and more just got easier! ThingLink has now released Pano to 360, a simple way to turn your panoramic images into 360-degree photo spheres using your smartphone. For more information and step-by-step instructions, check out this helpful support article.
Try the free Pano to 360 converter
The Pano to 360 Photo Sphere Converter is free for anyone to use and does not require a ThingLink account! Upload a panorama image to see it in action.
Trying out PANO TO 360 BY THINGLINK
The Pano to 360 Photo Sphere Converter is free for anyone to use and does not require a ThingLink account! Upload a panorama image to see it in action.
Trying out PANO TO 360 BY THINGLINK
ThingLink 360 Image Library
We recently launched a new royalty-free 360° image library for all ThingLink users, where you can find and use amazing scenes from around the world, including UNESCO World Heritage Sites, cityscapes, historical landmarks, and more.
We recently launched a new royalty-free 360° image library for all ThingLink users, where you can find and use amazing scenes from around the world, including UNESCO World Heritage Sites, cityscapes, historical landmarks, and more.
The ThingLink team is often asked for advice on how to create 360 images. We’ve created a support page on how to capture 360 images using a 360 camera.
Looking for more inspiration on how to create a virtual exhibition?
Read how museum educators and exhibitors in real galleries use ThingLink to create virtual exhibits for global audiences.
Read how museum educators and exhibitors in real galleries use ThingLink to create virtual exhibits for global audiences.
Highland Folk Museum : Includes annotated 3D models of heritage buildings recreated in the open-air museum and immersive tours.
V&A Dundee : The Scottish Design Museum expands accessibility to museum exhibitions through ThingLink.
Royal Ontario Museum : Includes a video tutorial on tour navigation for the optimal user experience.
Vermont Art Online : Includes virtual tours of statewide galleries and museums created with ThingLink during the pandemic.
V&A Dundee : The Scottish Design Museum expands accessibility to museum exhibitions through ThingLink.
Royal Ontario Museum : Includes a video tutorial on tour navigation for the optimal user experience.
Vermont Art Online : Includes virtual tours of statewide galleries and museums created with ThingLink during the pandemic.
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