In this article, we’ll go over Designer’s Brand Kit options for enforcing brand guidelines across created content.
OptiSigns’ Designer tool comes with a fully-functional Brand Kit, capable of enforcing corporate brand guidelines across multiple users.
Using the Brand Kit function, you can:
- Limit fonts and color codes to adhere to internal guidelines
- Prevent unauthorized users from modifying designs.
For an intro to using Designer, see our article on Getting Started with Designer.
What You’ll Need
- An OptiSigns Pro Plus plan or higher
- Owner or Administrator permissions. See Managing User Roles for more information.
- Branded assets (fonts, colors, etc.), if needed
Basics of the Brand Kit
The Brand Kit option can be selected from the Designer Side Menu:
The most critical option here is Enforce Branding. This is a toggle which switches between three modes:
- None - Enforce Branding is not enabled
- Guideline - Enforce Branding is enabled, but the preselected fonts and colors are only used as a guideline. Users will still be able to use any font or color.
- Enforce - Enforce Branding is strictly enabled. Any font or color outside of those preselected will be disabled for normal users.
When Enforce Branding is enabled, new options become available in the Brand Kit side menu: Brand Fonts and Brand Colors.
Fonts Management
The Brand Fonts section can be used to manage accepted fonts through the Brand Kit. To add fonts from within OptiSigns, hit Add Brand Font.
Numerous fonts can be selected from the list of 180 fonts available on Designer:
Once fonts are selected, they’ll be visible under the Brand Fonts section.
The yellow font signifies the Default font for all users. Hovering over another font lets you set it as Default or Remove it from the approved font list.
With Enforce Branding enabled, only fonts on this list will be available for users when they select a font from the Font picker.
Colors Management
The Brand Colors can be used to manage accepted fonts through the Brand Kit. Hit the + to open up the Color Picker:
Color Picker
- Color Selector
- Currently Selected Color / Color Drop Tool
- Color Slider
- Opacity/Transparency Slider
- Color Code Input
- Code Switcher - Switch between hexademical, RGB, and HSLA codes
- Previous Colors Used
| NOTE |
| The Opacity/Transparency Slider applies to whichever element the color picker is being applied to, be that text, background, or any of the other areas a color picker can be used. |
The Color Drop Tool lets you choose any color easily.
| NOTE |
| The Color Drop Tool is not available on certain browsers. |
The color restriction will be applied to all colors in the design - including backgrounds, texts, shapes, and elements. Once enforced, the color palette will only show colors that are allowed by Enforced Branding.
The checkmark denotes the default color. This can be altered by hovering over other colors, and colors can be removed in the same manner.
| NOTE |
| Once Enforce Branding is enabled, background and text colors will be evaluated at the time of saving. If you are using a default white background or black text, ensure these are added to the accepted brand colors. Otherwise, you will receive an error message at the time of saving. |
That’s all!
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