Brand Guidelines

Creating a new Guideline within Frontify

How to create a new Guideline from scratch

Written by Frank Hesenius
Updated over a week ago

Document your Brand / Design

Start filling up your Guideline by adding some content Blocks.

Written by Frank Hesenius
Updated over a week ago

The Guideline Power Bar

The Power Bar from the Guideline view

Written by Frank Hesenius
Updated over a week ago

Targets for Guidelines

An intelligent way to serve (and control) the view of global content for specific stakeholders

Written by Johannes Waibel
Updated over a week ago

Duplicate your Guideline

You wanna duplicate your work. No problem.

Written by Frank Hesenius
Updated over a week ago

Annotations

Give your images even more meaning – by adding explanations.

Written by Marco
Updated over a week ago

Referencing Content

You've created content and want to reference it to another Style Guide or another part of the same one? Referencing enables you to do this.

Written by Frank Hesenius
Updated over a week ago

Custom UI Pattern Height

Learn how to change the height of UI Pattern Blocks to visualize the elements you’re creating in its full size.

Written by Laura Vámosi
Updated over a week ago

Personal Notes

How to add personal notes to your Guideline.

Written by Marco
Updated over a week ago

Link Chooser

Learn how to add external and internal links to your Guidelines

Written by Laura Vámosi
Updated over a week ago

Gradient: How to Add Them to Your Guideline

Use this guide to learn about how to display color gradients in your Guideline

Written by Diana
Updated over a week ago

Image Resolutions

Recommendations for the best image resolution

Written by Marco
Updated over a week ago

Content Block Settings

How to use the Guidelines Block Settings to customize your Guidelines

Written by Laura Vámosi
Updated over a week ago

Guidelines – Navigation

Learn about the seamless Guidelines Navigation and how it maximizes efficiency

Written by Laura Vámosi
Updated over a week ago

All Brand Portals Link

This article shows you how to set up and visually create a direct link to your different brands.

Written by Laura Vámosi
Updated over a week ago

Export & Print Guidelines

Learn how to export your Guidelines as a PDF file or print it.

Written by Frank Hesenius
Updated over a week ago

Permalinks

You can now set permanent links to documents, pages, and sections within your Frontify Guideline.

Written by Laura Vámosi
Updated over a week ago

Changelog

Send a list of recent Guideline updates using the Changelog.

Written by Diana
Updated over a week ago

What's the Frontify Cover Page, and how do I make use of it?

Activating your Cover Page is done within minutes. But no worries; initially, it will not be visible to the public.

Written by Laura Vámosi
Updated over a week ago

Get the most out of your Cover Page

This article gives you an insight into the advanced functionality of your Cover Page. There are almost limitless options for customization.

Written by Laura Vámosi
Updated over a week ago

Targets for the Cover Page

An intelligent way to serve (and control) the view of your Cover Page for specific stakeholders

Written by Johannes Waibel
Updated over a week ago

Divider Block

How to separate your Content Blocks with the Divider Block

Written by Laura Vámosi
Updated over a week ago

Text Block: Column Breaks

Written by Chris
Updated over a week ago

Code Snippet Block

How to reuse your code snippets in an easy way

Written by Laura Vámosi
Updated over a week ago

Font Kit Content Block

How to set up, download, and use your Font Kits

Written by Laura Vámosi
Updated over a week ago

Quote Block

How to incorporate the thoughts of others in your Brand Guidelines

Written by Laura Vámosi
Updated over a week ago

How to Add Content Blocks

Content Blocks make your Guidelines super-useful! Add content blocks for color, typography, icons, and more stuff.

Written by Frank Hesenius
Updated over a week ago

Installation Guide for Figma Block Sync

The technical guide to setting up the Figma Content Block for your Guidelines

Written by Lily
Updated this week

Guideline Image Block

The Image block.

Written by Frank Hesenius
Updated over a week ago

Replace an Image in the Image block

How to replace an image without deleting the block

Written by Frank Hesenius
Updated over a week ago

Callout Block

How to create outstanding Callout information within your Guidelines

Written by Laura Vámosi
Updated over a week ago

Audio Block

You can upload, play and download audio files in your Frontify Guideline

Written by Laura Vámosi
Updated over a week ago

Figma Content Block

Streamline your design system documentation and empower everybody to build your brand

Written by Lily
Updated over a week ago

Embed Block for Guidelines

Display external content in your Guidelines

Written by Laura Vámosi
Updated over a week ago

Storybook Content Block

Learn how to display code components from Storybook in the Frontify Guidelines.

Written by Laura Vámosi
Updated over a week ago

Color Swatches

How to provide your color swatches as a download package for sharing between applications.

Written by Marco
Updated over a week ago

Dos and Don'ts

Define what can be done with your brand assets, and what not.

Written by Laura Vámosi
Updated over a week ago

Tables

How to use the table block.

Written by Marco
Updated over a week ago

How can I hide the dashboard link in the left bottom corner in the Style Guide?

Written by Carina
Updated over a week ago

Can I change the order of the collections and put them to the bottom whereas the assets are at the top?

Written by Carina
Updated over a week ago

Can I use an Anchor to link to content on the same page?

Written by Carina
Updated over a week ago

How can I set that every Menu Item at the top has the same Header settings and looks the same?

Written by Carina
Updated over a week ago

Can I change the background color of the Guideline?

Written by Carina
Updated over a week ago

Do I still have the internal and external Links after copying a Style Guide?

Written by Carina
Updated over a week ago

Is it possible to change the width/size for the Style Guide or a block?

Written by Carina
Updated over a week ago

How to Use Adobe Fonts

Integrating Adobe Fonts into Frontify is easy.

Written by Frank Hesenius
Updated over a week ago

How do I use Draft state in Pages?

Sometimes you are not ready to show your amazing work to the world. Therefore you can set the page in draft mode. Only visible for Editors.

Written by Frank Hesenius
Updated over a week ago

How to create an Image Grid

Place multiple images on a single canvas.

Written by Marco
Updated over a week ago

How to Change Guideline Document Titles

Learn how to change the Top Navigation document titles.

Written by Frank Hesenius
Updated over a week ago

How to change your Guideline name?

Change a Guideline name in Frontify is very easy.

Written by Frank Hesenius
Updated over a week ago

How to move a page between documents?

Fast and easy. Move your page to another document.

Written by Frank Hesenius
Updated over a week ago

How to make a blurred image sharp?

This article will help you if your images are blurred.

Written by Frank Hesenius
Updated over a week ago

How do I Cut & Paste page content?

You can cut & paste a block to another page. Try it out.

Written by Frank Hesenius
Updated over a week ago

How to Add Icons

A how-to for Frontify's Icon Block.

Written by Frank Hesenius
Updated over a week ago

How to Use Your Own Brand's Fonts in Frontify

Sometimes you want to use your own font(s). You can do it.

Written by Frank Hesenius
Updated over a week ago

My font does not appear, do I have to add it to every Style Guide?

Written by Carina
Updated over a week ago

How can I manage my top Navigation from getting too long?

Written by Carina
Updated over a week ago

My color is not here, is it because I didn't add it to the new Style Guide?

Written by Carina
Updated over a week ago

Does Frontify support Multi-languages?

Written by Carina
Updated over a week ago

Can I “hide” pages that I am not ready to have live in my environment?

Written by Carina
Updated over a week ago

Can I link to another page within the Style Guide or to a Media Library?

Written by Carina
Updated over a week ago

Is it possible to customize my page URLs?

Domain Path

Written by Carina
Updated over a week ago

Where can I find the navigation settings for the side navigation and the home link or why do they not appear?

Written by Carina
Updated over a week ago

How can I sort pages and categories in the navigation?

You want to have pages or categories in other positions. Let`s drag & drop them to the right position.

Written by Frank Hesenius
Updated over a week ago

How to customize your Guideline

Brand consistency starts at the style of your guidelines. With Frontify, adjusting design settings is done within seconds.

Written by Laura Vámosi
Updated over a week ago

Can I change the background color of the Cover Page?

Written by Carina
Updated over a week ago

How to build and customize your Cover Page

You've just activated the Cover Page, and want to know what it's capable of? This is the right article for you.

Written by Laura Vámosi
Updated over a week ago

How to remove the Cover Page

You've had enough of your Cover Page? Maybe you want to create a new one from scratch? We'll show you how to get rid of it.

Written by Marco
Updated over a week ago

How to add Typo Styles

Describe your font styles and define which text color can be combined with which background color.

Written by Marco
Updated over a week ago

Why is the background color grey for the annotation block that I have added?

Written by Carina
Updated over a week ago

How do I add Buttons?

Written by Carina
Updated over a week ago

How do I add different color codes to the Color Block?

Written by Carina
Updated over a week ago

How do I add the CMYK color values to the “Colors” block?

Written by Carina
Updated over a week ago

Can I remove the timeline at the bottom of a video when someone hovers over it?

Written by Carina
Updated over a week ago

Can I edit a video (e.g. change size) ?

Written by Carina
Updated over a week ago

Can I change the background color of a block in the Guideline?

Written by Carina
Updated over a week ago