Whether you’re just getting started with metadata or your asset taxonomy has grown a little messy, Metadata Architect helps you design or refine your metadata structure with intelligent AI suggestions. Instead of guessing your way through setup, you get a clear starting point — one that’s built around your brand, your library, and your goals. It’s like having an architect by your side: only faster, more flexible, and endlessly patient.
Instead of staring at a blank properties panel or untangling an inconsistent taxonomy by hand, you get AI-generated suggestions tailored to your context — ready to review, adjust, and apply.
Your teams benefit from:
A clear starting point: no blank-page problem, whether you’re building from scratch or cleaning up an existing structure
AI suggestions grounded in your context: informed by your brand, industry, asset types, and retrieval goals
Flexible and reviewable output: every suggestion can be adjusted before anything is applied
A structure built to scale: metadata designed to grow with your library, not fight against it
More than a setup tool, Metadata Architect gives your DAM a well-considered foundation — in a fraction of the time it would take to design one manually.
Step 1: Open Metadata Architect in your library
Metadata Architect lives inside your Frontify library. You access it directly from the metadata properties area — no separate setup or installation required.
Navigate to your library in Frontify.
Go to ‘Create Metadata properties’ in your library settings.
Select Metadata Architect to open the setup flow.
Step 2: Set your context and generate suggestions
Metadata Architect uses context about your brand and library to generate relevant property suggestions. The more detail you provide, the more tailored the output. Fill in as many fields as apply to your situation.
Enter your brand name and industry to establish the context for your metadata structure.
Specify the asset types your library holds — photography, video, documents, templates.
Describe your search and retrieval goals: how do your teams find and filter assets today, and what should they be able to find?
Identify key stakeholders who will use the metadata — for example: designers, marketers, or agency partners.
Set your metadata sophistication level — Basic for simple tagging needs, or Advanced for structured, multi-field taxonomies.
Select Generate to produce your suggested metadata structure.
Step 3: Review, adjust, and apply your properties
Metadata Architect presents a set of suggested properties based on your context. These are starting points, not fixed decisions — review each one and tailor the structure to fit how your team actually works.
Review each suggested property and click “Add” for those that suit your library’s needs
Adjust the name, type, options, and required status as needed
Click “Add property” to create the metadata property in your library
Step 4: See your structure in action
Once you confirm, your metadata properties are created and immediately available across your library. This is where the work pays off — assets become searchable, filterable, and easier to manage because there’s finally a consistent structure behind them.
Open any asset in your library to see the new metadata fields ready to be filled.
Start applying values to your assets — your team can begin tagging straight away.
Use Frontify’s search and filter tools to find assets by metadata — and experience the difference a well-designed structure makes.
Metadata Architect is your shortcut to a well-structured DAM — whether you’re starting fresh or bringing order to a taxonomy that’s grown out of hand. By grounding its suggestions in your specific brand context and goals, it gives you a structure that’s meaningful from day one and flexible enough to scale as your library evolves.