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Assembly
To start assembling your design language we recommend creating a Kit containing your team's brand assets since everyone in your organization needs to access those. Here's some directions to help you get started.
- Create a Kit called "Brand Kit"
- Create a Section within that Kit called "Logos"
- Add your brand's Logos
- If you have different types of logos use Headings to visually separate the different types of logos
- If you want to provide contextual information on how to use the logos insert a note alongside your assets
- Create a Section called "Colors"
- Add your brand's colors
After this step your Lingo should look something like this 👇
Distribution
Now that you have your first Kit assembled simply share it with your team by using an invitation or a public share link.
Use
Finally it's time to use your design language. Here are some things to try out.
- Export your asset as different file type
- Resize your asset before downloading
- Drag n drop or copy n paste an asset from the Mac app into a content creation program like Illustrator, Keynote or Google Slides.
- Drag n drop an alternate file cut from the Mac app into a content creation program like Illustrator, Keynote or Google Slides.
- Copy a HEX value from a color swatch
If you've worked through all these steps you now have a good overview of how Lingo can help you establish and distribute a shared design language. If you'd like to continue to explore Lingo's functionality here are some additional articles that might interest you.
- Manage your Sketch design language using Lingo
- How to use Kit Versioning to control how changes to your library are released to your team
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