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9 Best Free Digital Signage Design Templates for Every Business
Dayana Mayfield
Finding the right design for your digital screens should not take half a day. I have watched businesses spend hours hunting through template libraries only to settle on something generic that does not reflect their brand at all. It is one of the most common friction points we hear about from Juuno customers, and it is completely avoidable.
That is a big part of why we built our Canva integration. Canva has over 4.5 million templates across every category imaginable, and through Juuno, you can access them directly and push your finished designs to your screens without jumping between platforms. In my experience, that single workflow change saves teams a significant amount of time every week.
That said, 4.5 million options is its own kind of problem. So I put together this list of the templates I think are genuinely worth your time, across the use cases I see most often. For each one, I have explained what makes it work and how to actually use it, so you can get something live on your screens today rather than spending another afternoon browsing.
The best digital signage design templates on Canva
Here’s the list of our winning template designs.
🏆 Best restaurant menu template
Why it’s great:
We love this Canva restaurant menu template. The dark chalkboard background with the selective chalk marks adds a rustic charm and gives a lot of character to the design. The white text pops and is easy to read in the simple column format. What makes this one of our favorite digital signage TV templates is the way the food stands out. Utilizing the white dishes provides a sharp contrast that makes the food stand out. And, it provides an easy method to incorporate images of your own dishes.
What this template includes:
100% fully customizable
Edit and download on the go
Millions of photos, videos, and elements that can be added
Easy adjustments and editing
Simple drag and drop functionality
How to use this template:
Access the template through the link and sign into Canva.
Customize the text to include your menu items, prices and restaurant name
If you serve different dishes than shown, replace the food images with your own (if you have them)—or find the right ones in the stock images
Incorporate your branding
Download the finished menu
Try an AI font generator if you want to create a totally custom look
🏆 Best office message board
Why it’s great:
What is great about this template page for office messages is its simplicity and contrast. The format makes any announcement easy to read and attention grabbing without being distracting. This template is also part of a 3 slide presentation stack focused on introducing new team members. So whether you want to use it as a three slide introduction for new team members, or just utilize it for office announcements, your messages are sure to be read.
What this template includes:
Fully customizable features
Simple block editing
Additional drag and drop features
3 slide presentation stack with consistent design features
AI writing assistance
How to use this template:
Go to the template page and click “Create”
Log in or create an account with Venngage
Select template page from the navigation menu
Edit the contents
Download the finished announcement
🏆 Best retail sale signage
Why it’s great:
This Black Friday sale template from Canva is bold, dramatic, and impossible to miss. The dark brick background with spotlight lighting creates a high-energy atmosphere that matches the urgency of a big sale event. But what makes it one of our favorites is what it represents as a starting point.
Retail sale signage is one of those cases where finding the right design style matters more than anything else. A luxury boutique and a streetwear store are both running sales, but they need completely different looks. Canva has enough variety that you can keep browsing until you land on something that genuinely fits your brand rather than settling. Once you find the right design, the customisation is simple. Adjust the colors slightly to match your palette, swap in your store name, and add any text you need for sale categories or exclusions.
What this template includes:
High-impact full-screen layout built for TV displays
Fully customizable text, colors, and branding
Millions of photos, videos, and graphic elements available to add
Mobile editing features for on-the-go updates
Simple drag and drop functionality
How to use this template:
Sign into Canva and open the template page
Browse related templates until you find a design style that matches your brand
Swap in your store name, sale details, and discount information
Adjust colors to align with your branding without overriding what makes the design work
Add any supporting text for sale categories or exclusion terms
Download the finished sign and push it to your screens through Juuno
🏆 Best reporting dashboard
Why it’s great:
Reporting dashboards need to be clean and concise. They need to convey data and information in a way that is easy to interpret and updatable. That’s why Visme’s simple marketing dashboard template made the top of our list.
In addition to the clean and easy to read format, Visme provides many widgets, charts, and graphics to showcase your data. You can easily import your data through Google Sheets and connect with Google Analytics to make your reporting dashboard stay up to date with your data.
What this template includes:
Simple chart and graph data presentation
Ability to link to Google Analytics for real time reporting
Publish to the web for continued tracking on your digital display
Customizable graphics to match your brand
Many interactive features
How to use this template:
Select the template link and login to Visme
Select the different charts and graphs and upload or link your data
Adjust the coloring and text
Click share to publish
Embed the dashboard into your signage solution
🏆 Best event schedule board
Why it’s great:
When it comes to conferences you want to keep everyone moving in step with the schedule. That's what you get with this winning event template designed by VistaCreate. The simple design of the grayscale background with the color contrasting blocks makes the schedule super easy to read and follow. The ease of editing this format to match your brand is also a major plus so you can focus on the more pressing issues of event planning.
What this template includes:
Easy editing features including automated color style changes
Simple drag and drop format
Mask features for dynamic outlines of images
Downloadable in multiple formats including GIF (so you can add animations)
How to use this template:
Go to the template page and click “Use this template”
Sign in to VistaCreate
Go to the “Styles” tab to automatically change the color and font pallets
Edit text and speaker images
WHen finished, click share and select the download format or sharing options (such as the embed code)
🏆 Best announcement template
Why it’s great:
This announcement template is sure to grab attention. The easy-to-read contrasting text has the key information in large text so anybody who sees it will know what the announcement is about. The simple speech box overlay further heightens the communicative nature of the sign. If you’ve got something to announce, then here is the template for you
What this template includes:
Fully customizable design
Quick color selection options
Millions of photos, videos, and elements that can be added
Easy adjustments and editing
Simple drag and drop functionality
How to use this template:
Sign into Canva
Go to the template page and click “Customize this template”
Adjust background and text colors
Ungroup the text to customize the layout
Edit the text and adjust the placement
Incorporate your branding
Download the finished sign
🏆 Best live social media feed display
Why it’s great:
This is our favorite template for live social media feeds. The waterfall format is easy to read and provides a great structure to the posts while also maximizing the available space. Images and videos are displayed with the text. And, you can pull content from all your favorite social platforms into a single feed. Curator also offers a free forever plan which is a defiant plus.
What this template includes:
Posts from social media feeds
Images and text from personal accounts and hashtag campaigns
Fully customizable format
Automatic and manual moderation options
Easy integration
How to use this template:
Login to Curator (or sign up if you don’t already have an account)
Pull content by selecting the “Create new feed” button and choosing the moderation style
Select the types of posts you want to display
Click “Style/publish feed” and select the waterfall template
Select a digital signage solution like our super easy-to-use web-based option
Integrate the feed into the signage solution you chose via the embed code
Launch the social media feed display
🏆 Best welcome back to school template
Why it’s great:
This Canva back-to-school presentation template is built for exactly the kind of moment that back-to-school night creates. Parents are in the room, paying attention, and you have a real opportunity to make a strong first impression. The retro-style design is warm and approachable without feeling childish, and the multi-slide format gives you the structure to cover everything that matters in one cohesive presentation.
What I like most about it is that it works brilliantly as a slow-cycling TV display. You do not need to click through it manually. Set it to loop on your classroom screen and it walks parents through your intro and bio, teaching philosophy, focus for the year, weekly schedule, and upcoming projects, all without you having to stand at a podium the whole night.
What this template includes:
Multiple slides covering teacher bio, teaching philosophy, homework policy, and supply wish list
Consistent retro design with customizable colors and fonts
Canva drag and drop editing with no design experience needed
Access to millions of Canva illustrations and graphic elements
Downloadable as a PDF, video, or shareable link
How to use this template:
Open the template page in Canva and click "Customize this template"
Sign in or create a free Canva account
Update each slide with your own information, starting with your bio and teaching philosophy
Swap any illustrations for ones that match your classroom theme
Set the presentation to autoplay and connect it to your screen through Juuno for a hands-free display all evening
🏆 Best employee recognition board template
Why it’s great:
Employee shout outs are great for morale—be it a welcome message for someone new or recognition for work well done. This employee recognition template offered by VistaCreate is our top choice for those shout outs. The clean and simple design puts your employee in the spotlight. And, the simple format makes it easy to customize to your brand.
What this template includes:
Easy editing features including automated color style changes
Simple drag and drop format
Mask features for dynamic outlines of images
Downloadable in multiple formats including GIF (so you can add animations)
How to use this template:
Start at the template page and click “Use this template”
Login to VistaCreate with your credentials
Go to the “Styles” tab to automatically change the color and font pallets
Replace image with your employee
Edit text to the message you want to share
Click “Share” when you are finished and select the download format or sharing options
How to create and display your digital signage designs
At Juuno, we believe digital signage should be accessible to any business, regardless of size or budget. You should not need a design team or a technical background to put something polished on your screens. I have seen a 10-person café nail their digital signage strategy just as well as a 50-location retailer, and the process is the same either way.
Here is how to do it properly from start to finish.
Step 1. Define your communication goals
Before you open a single template, decide what you actually want your screens to do. Are you promoting products, sharing announcements, displaying a menu, recognising employees, or building brand awareness? Your goal shapes everything that follows.
Also, think about your setup. You have more flexibility than most people realise. You can:
Display a single piece of content continuously on a screen
Run a playlist of content that rotates automatically
Show multiple widgets side by side in different zones on one screen
Schedule different content to play at different times of day or week
Mix all of the above across different screens in your location
I always encourage businesses to think about this before touching any design tools. A clear plan saves a lot of rework later.
Step 2. Choose a template that fits your desired layout
Once you know what you are communicating, pick a template based on layout first. Do not get distracted by fonts and colors at this stage because those are easy to change later. What matters is the structure. Does it give enough space to your main message? Does it support images or video if you need them? Does it work at the screen size and orientation you are using?
For instance, let's say you want to showcase photos of your employees, customers, or a recent event. It's better to choose a layout you love, like the cool collage below, rather than focus on the colors, which can be changed more easily.
Step 3. Customize your design
Once you find one you like, click "Use this template" and make it yours.
Swap in your brand colors, update the fonts, and replace the placeholder content with your own. If you are creating digital signage regularly, such as weekly menus or recurring announcements, a Canva paid plan is worth the investment. It lets you save your brand kit and apply it instantly to new designs, which makes the whole process significantly faster. If you are only designing a few times a year, the free plan works fine.
Before you publish anything, get a second set of eyes on it. Share it with a teammate for a quick review and approval.
Step 4. Add the content to your digital signage schedule
Head to your Juuno dashboard and add your finished design to a content playlist. Then assign that playlist to your screen, either as a continuous loop or as part of a , that plays at specific times or dates. From there, it runs itself.
The last thing I always remind people is to keep content current. An outdated promotion or last month's menu does more harm than no signage at all.
When you start to transform your chosen template, take a moment to consider some design tips for any changes you want to make. And, don’t forget to choose the right content manager for displaying your designs. For those of you that are new to the game, here's what you’ll need to get your digital signage up and running.
Frequently asked questions
How many templates should I use across my screens?
Less is more. Sticking to two or three complementary layouts creates a consistent visual identity across your screens. Rotating through too many different templates makes your signage feel disjointed and harder to read. Pick a core set that fits your brand and build from there.
When should I use zones versus a full-screen layout?
Use zones when you have genuinely different content that benefits from being visible at the same time, like a menu alongside a social feed or a promotion next to live announcements. If your content works better sequentially, a full-screen playlist is cleaner and easier for your audience to absorb.
How often should we be refreshing our digital signage designs?
Seasonal promotions and time-sensitive content should update as soon as they change. Brand and awareness content can stay longer, but I would review everything quarterly at minimum. Stale signage trains your audience to stop looking. Keeping things current is what makes screens worth having in the first place.
Should we design different templates for different screen locations?
Yes, if the context is different. A lobby screen talking to visitors needs a different message and tone than a breakroom screen talking to employees. Designing with the specific audience and dwell time of each location in mind will always produce better results than a one-size-fits-all approach.
Start displaying your digital signage in a matter of minutes with Juuno.