Brand guides
Guides are grouped by what you are trying to do. If you have not set up a brand before, start with the Quickstart. For everything the module can do in one list, see the Feature list.
Building the brand
Section titled “Building the brand”Create a brand — name it, choose a template, and set it as the default. (~5 min)
Colours and contrast — palettes, swatches, the contrast matrix, the colour-vision simulator, and gradients. (~15 min)
Typography — fonts from four sources, weights, type scales, and text styles. (~15 min)
Logos — uploading marks and checking them on three backgrounds. (~10 min)
Design tokens — turning brand values into names code can use, and exporting them. (~15 min)
Brand guidelines — writing the rules down where people will read them. (~15 min)
Custom branding — office, vehicles, clothing, and the rest of the physical world. (~10 min)
Keeping it
Section titled “Keeping it”Brand controls — restricting fonts and colours, and locking template elements. (~15 min)
Versions and history — snapshots, restoring, and the activity log. (~10 min)
Export and share — brand kit JSON, CSS variables, and the brand book. (~10 min)
Common situations, fast
Section titled “Common situations, fast”| If you need to | Go to |
|---|---|
| Check a colour is legible | Colours and contrast |
| Hand the brand to a developer | Design tokens |
| Send the brand to an agency | Export and share |
| Stop someone using the wrong font | Brand controls |
| Undo a bad change | Versions and history |
| Record signage and uniform specs | Custom branding |
If something is wrong
Section titled “If something is wrong”Troubleshooting collects the failures with a known cause.
