- How many of you can relate to this meme?
Look at it just up there.
It's beautiful, isn't it?
My friends and I, sorry, my friend and I,
though not very popular can go weeks without speaking
but we rarely go a day
without exchanging something funny from the internet.
Memes are simple, yet powerful.
They can make someone laugh
or also highlighting the interesting complexing
human behaviors that we all have, wowsers.
But you already know this,
which is why you want to learn
how to make them for yourself.
Let me show you how easy it is to pull one together.
Come on folks.
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Good day folks.
I'm Jackson from the Vibe team here at Canva.
I've got a question for you.
Are you looking to have some fun?
I assume you said yes.
Well, also deep diving into the memeology
and meme-urpose of your life.
That's purpose but for memes.
Perhaps you've got the perfect idea for content ready to go
or maybe you're just looking for some layout inspo
to help you get started.
Whatever the reason, this tutorial's got you covered.
Will cover graphic memes, photo memes, and even video memes.
The three kinds you can download the last one as a gif.
It's gonna be beautiful.
All the designs we'll create will involve templates
so let's just jump right into Canva, check 'em out.
But before we do, make sure you hit that like
and subscribe button if you haven't already.
Let's get started.
Okay, I'll start by typing meme, sorry,
memes into the search bar.
Even if you end up creating something from scratch,
I recommend scrolling
through the templates to get some inspo.
There are so many different styles and layouts.
I'm in meme heaven folks.
Watch out.
Extended friendship group,
you're about to get memed, son.
Just be aware that any with that lovely crown there are
for pro and Canva for team users, but all the rest are free.
We love democratizing memes.
So let's start with this template.
This style is perfect for Instagram and especially
for businesses that want to get their name out there.
Luckily, I have an indoor plant side hustle that started
during lockdown.
It was gonna be called,
"Hey, you over there, come by these plants."
But of course that was taken.
I'll start by changing the name and the Instagram handle.
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Next, I'll upload the logo and drag it over here.
Now, for some witty text,
since this is intended for plant lovers
I'm thinking this could be funny in a fern kind of way.
See what I did there?
That's a plant joke.
Folks, if you haven't heard of the five Love languages,
it'll mean absolutely nothing to you.
But hopefully those that know will get it
and that's what memes are all about, right?
They cater to a specific audience.
Okay, now time to add a photo.
I'll head over here
and search house plant lady to speed up my search.
I'll click on photos only.
This one's perfect.
I'll drag it and drop it into the frame.
Well done plant lady.
And lastly, I'll change the gray background
to something more vibrant.
We do love a vibrant meme.
Perhaps I'll add a gradient.
This simple one will do
but just so you know, there are a few options
available to select your own color palette as well.
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Now, this is ready to download or post straight to Insta.
Very well done.
Now, of course, comes the fun part,
the divine downloading to-do list
of memes and memeology alike.
Folks, follow along.
Step one, just head up here.
Step two, click that thing, and then of course,
step three, select your preferred file type.
Brava, stunning and beautiful.
The trinity of downloading has been complete.
JPEG is of course best for sharing, so I'll go with that.
Then hit download.
Now, I have a copy saved to my computer to upload
to whatever and wherever and whomever I like.
But if you can't get the ball rolling,
go back to share.
Hit this button and click the Instagram icon.
If you haven't used this feature before
you'll have to allow access before posting,
of course you do.
Basic photo meme, done so,
well done me, me, meme.
Now, I'll show you how to pull something together
using only graphic elements.
This time I'll type in pie chart meme
to limit the search results and folks, yum.
They do look delicious.
Yum, yum, yum.
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Once again, we've got a lot of options.
There's chicken curry, apple, but other one too,
all the pies.
Considering Canva has a tool
for adding pie charts like this one,
I'm not all that surprised.
I wish you could see my face right now.
It's not surprised at all.
Let me show you how simple and easy it is
to replace this progress ring with a pie chart.
I'll search chart in the elements panel,
then click see more.
I'll add this and then delete these numbers, bye-bye,
until I'm left with the two and then, of course,
I'll change that to 90%, 'cause 100 is too much.
In settings, I can turn off the labels.
Now, it's ready to resize
and change the color to what I want.
I'll do that by heading up here
and the same goes for any other elements.
For the background, I'll select a dark color
so I can change the text to white.
And last, but absolutely, certainly not the least,
I'll change the text.
Up here, I'll write why I do security updates on my phone.
And then down here I'm gonna add two reasons,
one being the proper reason
and then the other being the most common reason. (laughs)
Take that everyone.
What a beautiful experience that was.
Can you relate to this meme
or are you far more practical than I am?
It's not very hard, so I assume the latter.
Let me know in the comments, folks,
whether you think I'm hitting the mark
or need to step up my meme game.
Folks, you know what I just realized?
I jumped straight to showing you some of my favorite layouts
without teaching you how to make the most stonk.
Sorry, stock standard memes.
How rude.
Let's rewind that.
Wicker, wicker, wicker, and do that right now.
If you simply want to add a picture with some bold text,
I recommend starting from scratch
or selecting a basic design like this one.
Designs are like pizzas.
They're better when you make them from scratch.
This time I wanna make an observational meme
about life as an office worker.
I'll start by finding a photo of an office.
This one with the blurred background will work very well.
Next, I'll add a character
that most people will recognize from popular memes.
The expression on its face will pair perfectly
with this caption I'm about to add.
Are you ready?
Watch out everyone
for this incredibly astute observation about my world
and our shared context that is intrinsically morphed
to our common contemporary context existence.
Context, context, context.
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I know my work buddies will get a laugh out of it.
Now, for another simple design.
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I'll start with this template and add some text.
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Then find a suitable stock image.
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Once that's done, I'll change the background to align
with this message and voila!
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How long did that take me?
I've completely lost track of time.
Under a minute?
My watch doesn't work, but I assume it was under a minute.
Folks, it's nearly as easy as getting heap sunburn
at the beach for me, which happens in about two seconds.
Be sure to wear sunscreen, but truly the hardest part
of memeology is coming up with what to say
whereas pulling it together on Canva is easy as.
All right, folks, let's do one more photo meme
before I show you how to add a video.
Before and after memes have been popular forever.
They've been around since the dawn of time,
so I'm tipping they'll be around
for many more years to come.
This time I'll leave the text as is and simply switch
out the photos to create something entirely different.
I'll search young businesswoman relaxing.
This smiley shot will work well over here
and now for a photo for the other side
the woman will need to look similar
or not show a closeup of her face.
This one is perfect.
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Folks, a meme like this will be great
for introducing the topic of burnout to new teachers
or to accompany a newsletter article
on ways to prioritize your mental health as a teacher.
Well done teachers, you're doing a very good job.
We love ya.
Well done.
Okay, the time has come to show you
how to create a video video meme.
Are you ready or should I say
a gif meme because that's what it is, folks.
It's just a gif that's downloaded and plays on loop.
(Jackson imitates explosion booming)
Crazy.
First, I'll delete these images
and find some videos to put in their place.
Since I haven't decided what this is gonna be about,
I'll have to search meme, meme, that's how you spell it,
to get some ideas.
To watch a preview of the video,
I can hover my cursor over the top just like this.
Ideally, I'd like to find two separate clips
of the same person, but doing different things.
I thought this was gonna be difficult
but it looks like there are a lot out there.
Well done, Canva.
Perhaps I'll start with this one
and find another one like it
with the guy doing a different expression just like this.
Okay, now I'm gonna crop them both
and move them into position.
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And then of course next I'm gonna need to clip them down
so they're no more than six seconds long.
That way they'll loop
around quick enough to hold someone's attention.
Folks, so then I'm gonna hit this icon here
and then drag the sliders in
until I'm happy with the length of a clip.
Okay, time for the next one.
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Now, all I need to do is change the text folks.
I'll type this in here
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and then of course add a statement
to match his expression in this one.
Alrighty, let's check out how this looks
by hitting the play button.
Are we ready?
Yes. Looks great.
When you're happy with the design
you can download it by heading over here.
Just make sure to select the gift option
or else it won't play on a continuous loop.
It's that easy.
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Folks, can you believe it?
We've covered six different meme designs
in under 10 minutes.
That's six different memes.
I'm no mathematician,
but that's one, two, four, five and six.
Well done.
Internet friends, I hope this has given you
all the memespiration you need to make a start.
The meme-onfidence to get crafting
with your meme journey, and of course, the meme-ompass.
If you're a captain of a meme ship or something like that,
you need to figure out which way north is.
Anyway, folks, let me know
in the comments which layouts you liked best
and what you want to try out for yourself.
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Actually, no, before you scoot off,
make sure you've liked the video
and subscribe to our channel.
That way you'll see more videos you love
and help others find us too.
If you're not in a hurry,
you could even watch another one
of these recommendations of the clips.
Watch the one I did about my mom
and some hot sauce I made her.
It was beautiful.
She hated the gift.
Anyway, folks, happy watching and see you later.