Using Gradiently

How Marks, the Forge, the Studio and the Designer work.

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Using Gradiently

What is a Gradiently Mark? Living gradients, explained

6 min read

A Mark looks like a gradient background, but it behaves like a brand asset: a recipe drawn live, with a public code, a creator and exactly one owner.

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How to find and claim a Mark

5 min read

Twenty thousand Marks, one of them right for you. Here is how to search the Market well, test a Mark on your own words, and make it yours.

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The Gradiently Forge: crafting a Mark control by control

6 min read

The Forge is where Marks are made. Here is what every section does, in the order you meet them, and how to use them without getting lost.

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How to describe a gradient and get a Mark from one sentence

5 min read

The Forge can make a Mark from a single sentence. The sentences that work best sound less like a spec sheet and more like a memory.

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Getting started in the Gradiently Studio

6 min read

The Studio is where designs are made. Here is what each panel does, how your Mark fits in, and a first design from blank page to export.

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The Gradiently Designer: working with its built-in AI

5 min read

The Designer makes designs, forges Marks and edits what is on your canvas, in your brand and on your Mark. Here is how to ask so it gets it right the first time.

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Brand kit setup in Gradiently, section by section

5 min read

Ten minutes on the Brand page saves a correction on every design after it. Here is what each section does and how to fill it in well.

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Find gradient from image: Match a picture, explained

5 min read

Have a photo of the look you want? Drop it in. Gradiently reads its colour, light and texture, then finds or makes Marks as close to it as it can.

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How to export designs as images, PDFs and looping videos

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One Export button, six formats. Here is which one to choose for each job, and how to make a looping video that nobody can see the seam in.

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Design templates in Gradiently: start from a layout, keep your look

6 min read

A template should save you the layout, not decide your look. Here is how Gradiently's templates work, from the first search in Explore to publishing one of your own.

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Your design portfolio profile on Gradiently: what you own and make

6 min read

Every member gets a public page at gradiently.design/your-name. Here is what goes on it, what stays private, and how to make it read like a portfolio rather than a list.

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Mark codes and the Mark certificate: proof of what's yours

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A Mark has exactly one owner at a time, so there has to be a way to prove it. That is the job of two things: a short public code and a certificate anyone can check.

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Design collaboration in Gradiently: workspaces, roles and sharing

6 min read

A team needs one place for its brands and designs, clear rules about who can change what, and an easy way to show work to people outside. Here is how Gradiently handles each.

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Gradiently MCP: connect Claude, ChatGPT or any MCP client

6 min read

Gradiently speaks MCP, so an AI assistant can search Marks, read your brand and make designs that open in your Studio. Here is the setup in plain language, and how to keep it safe.

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How to manage multiple brands from one Gradiently account

5 min read

Your own name, a company and two clients should never borrow each other's colours. Here is how brands keep each look separate, and how to set one up in a few minutes.

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Gradiently vs Canva: a Canva alternative built around a look you own

6 min read

Canva is a broad design suite for almost anything. Gradiently is a narrower tool built around one idea: a living background that is yours alone. Here is an honest look at when each fits.

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Resize design for social media: one look, every size

5 min read

A square post, a vertical story and a three-to-one banner are different problems. A good system solves each on its own terms and still looks like one brand.

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Make your own gradient: a Mark with your name on it

5 min read

Anyone can craft a Mark in the Forge. Publish it, and your name stays on it as its creator, whoever owns it next.