Carousel (slideshow) – Visualbook

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Carousel (slideshow) – What This Section Does

The Carousel (slideshow) section shows a set of images in one prominent block—slides rotate automatically and readers move between them with arrows. Use it wherever you want a dynamic visual story without asking people to scroll through a long vertical stack. For a thumbnail grid with a lightbox, consider the Image Gallery; for a slideshow with buttons or expandable copy, see Multifunction Image.

Display Variants

  • Original aspect ratio – keeps each image’s natural proportions with no forced crop to one frame size
  • 16:9 aspect ratio – wide cinematic framing for campaigns, hero visuals, and presentations
  • 4:3 aspect ratio – classic photo shape, a practical balance of height and width
  • Square 1:1 aspect ratio – social-style square crops, suited to product shots and detail views

When to Use It

  • Presenting a visual campaign across several focal crops
  • Hero areas on guideline homepages or onboarding pages
  • Comparing products, materials, or logo use on different mock-ups
  • Showcasing brand photography style in one continuous sequence

Variant: Original aspect ratio

A slideshow with images in their original aspect ratio. Images rotate automatically and visitors navigate between them using arrows.

Tip

The "Original" aspect ratio preserves the natural dimensions of each image. Best when all photos share the same format.

Variant: 16:9 aspect ratio

A widescreen carousel in 16:9 ratio—a cinematic format suitable for campaign presentations, hero images, or wide-angle photography.

Variant: 4:3 aspect ratio

A carousel with the classic 4:3 aspect ratio—a universal format close to most photographs. It offers a good compromise between width and height.

Note

You can customise the arrow background colour to match your brand colours. In this example it is set to white.

Variant: Square 1:1 aspect ratio

A square carousel in 1:1 ratio—suitable for product photos, social media, or close-up shots of materials and stationery.

Warning

The square format crops the edges of wider photographs. Make sure important elements are centred in the frame.