
Using Gradiently
How Marks, the Forge, the Studio and the Designer work.
200 guides · 11 topics
Using GradientlyWhat is a Gradiently Mark? Living gradients, explained
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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.
Using GradientlyHow to find and claim a Mark
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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.
Using GradientlyThe Gradiently Forge: crafting a Mark control by control
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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.
Using GradientlyHow to describe a gradient and get a Mark from one sentence
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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.
Using GradientlyGetting started in the Gradiently Studio
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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.
Using GradientlyThe Gradiently Designer: working with its built-in AI
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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.
Using GradientlyBrand kit setup in Gradiently, section by section
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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.
Using GradientlyFind gradient from image: Match a picture, explained
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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.
Using GradientlyHow 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.
Using GradientlyDesign templates in Gradiently: start from a layout, keep your look
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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.
Using GradientlyYour design portfolio profile on Gradiently: what you own and make
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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.
Using GradientlyMark 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.
Using GradientlyDesign collaboration in Gradiently: workspaces, roles and sharing
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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.
Using GradientlyGradiently MCP: connect Claude, ChatGPT or any MCP client
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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.
Using GradientlyHow to manage multiple brands from one Gradiently account
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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.
Using GradientlyGradiently vs Canva: a Canva alternative built around a look you own
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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.
Using GradientlyResize design for social media: one look, every size
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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.
Using GradientlyMake your own gradient: a Mark with your name on it
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Anyone can craft a Mark in the Forge. Publish it, and your name stays on it as its creator, whoever owns it next.