A full brand guidelines document in minutes.

Add your logos, colours and fonts, pick a template, click generate. Akrivi builds the whole document inside Illustrator, and updates every page when the brand changes.

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★ 4.8 from 308 reviews · used by 7,432 designers

14-day free trial · pay at the end of your project · includes all six tools

João MeirelesBrand Designer

"It makes brand design and presentations so much easier. Powerful, simple, and a huge time saver."

CJ CawleyFreelance Brand Designer

"Has become one of my go-to plugins for Illustrator. It helps me show clients the detail behind their logos."

Lars GalFreelance Brand Designer

"This Illustrator plugin is a total game-changer for building out brand systems."

The problem

The part nobody bills for.

8 to 40 hours

Per document, on top of the design work you actually quoted for.

$400 templates

Bought once, fought with forever, still not matching your brand.

Out of date on day one

One colour tweak means editing every page again.

Three steps to a finished document.

Step 1

Add your brand assets

Point Akrivi at the logo variations on your artboard, choose the fonts, and enter your HEX codes.

Logomark and logotype.
Assigned from your Illustrator file.
Any font.
Anything installed in Illustrator.
HEX in, everything out.
RGB and CMYK values calculated for you.
Reuse from Logo Grids.
Clearspace and construction grids carry over.
Step 2

Pick a template

Choose the layout that fits the client's brand. Your logos, colours and type flow into every page automatically.

Multiple styles.
Pick the layout that fits the client's brand.
Growing library.
New templates arrive with updates, included.
Nothing to buy.
No $400 template marketplace purchase.
Your assets flow in.
Logos, colours and type fill every page automatically.
Step 3

Generate

One click and the full document is built: sections, logo rules, clearspace, colour codes, typography, all filled in from your assets.

Logo rules written.
Do's and don'ts filled in for you.
Clearspace and minimum size.
Pulled from Logo Grids.
Colour codes.
HEX, RGB and CMYK on every swatch.
Typography pages.
Weights and hierarchy set from your fonts.

Change the blue. Every page follows.

Swap a logo, a colour or a font in the panel and click Apply Changes. The whole document updates, no manual edits.

Apply Changes.
One click updates the entire guide.
Export to PDF.
Or share straight from Google Drive.
Pairs with Logo Exports.
Rules and files ship together.
Client-ready.
Nothing left to tidy before sending.

How much time is that?

Designers we surveyed spend 8 to 40 hours on a guidelines document. Brand Guidelines builds one in about six minutes: four to assign your logos, fonts and colours, then generate.

Guideline documents per project1
Projects per year12
287hrs
back every year, on guidelines alone
23.9 hours per project · 7.2 working weeks a year
Based on the midpoint (24 hours) of an Akrivi survey of around 490 brand designers, who reported 8 to 40 hours per guidelines document. Your numbers may differ.

Step three of your workflow.

What designers are saying.

Feedback from designers who've used Akrivi's tools to speed up their logo work.

Matt J. West
Matt J. West
In-house Designer

"This tool in all its entirety has helped me grow professionally in all aspects of design. It just works — you never have to question anything. You get what you pay for 1000x over."

Yasmine Yende
Yasmine Yende
Freelance Designer

"The time savings! I was sold on the idea of no longer having to create brand guidelines from scratch. Run, don't walk."

Daldrop Team
Daldrop Team
In-house Designer

"It simplifies the presentation of creative work and makes updates much easier. Highly recommended."

C. Barbosa
C. Barbosa
Freelance Designer

"Once you know what and where you want to go, Akrivi can help you get there. Just get your hands on it."

Usman Abid
Usman Abid
Freelance Designer

"It's insane, you must try. It will ease your workflow — join Akrivi."

Ron Shamshiri
Ron Shamshiri
CEO & Co-Founder of Brainy Circles

"The most helpful Illustrator plugin I've used. Essential for logo and brand designers."

Robert McCombe
Robert McCombe
@robert.mccombe

"Always good when you find a way to make a laborious task, quick and easy, but still managed to achieve the best quality possible."

Halil Kulbak
Halil Kulbak
Brand Designer

"It's a game-changer! During the hectic launch and busy times, it's been my rock, saving me tons of time and elevating my designs."

Shane Harry
Shane Harry
Creative Artworker

"As a relatively new logo & brand designer for Twhn Design but with over 20 years experience of graphic design and art-working, we fully embraced this new plug in."

Dalla Villa Filippo
Dalla Villa Filippo
Creative Director

"Fast, intuitive, and perfect for designing brands. I recommend this to fellow designers!"

Garik Vanyan
Garik Vanyan
Graphic designer | Upwork

"This is a time saver. As a logo designer, I find this tool very useful. It can be a good friend especially for a junior designers."

Javid
Javid
Graphic Designer

"It is a very successful and useful project, This tool is very useful for my work as a graphic designer. I use this tool in almost all my logo projects."

Myles Isaac
Myles Isaac
@themylesclub

"Remarkable. A clear revolutionary product for all logo designers!"

Tiago Simoes
Tiago Simoes
Customer

"This is an extension every designer should have! Definitely a time-saver — I truly recommend it."

Irem Aslan
Irem Aslan
Graphic/Web Designer

"I can only recommend it to everyone! Speeds up the work and is great for a great presentation of the logo. I love it!"

One plan. Hours back on every project.

Every tool, every update and every new release included. Pays for itself on your first project.

Akrivi Studio
$129/ year, + sales tax where applicable
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✓Logo Grids
✓Logo Presentations
✓Brand Guidelines
✓Bento Grids
✓Logo Exports
✓Brand Hub
✓Every update and new tool
✓Use on up to 2 devices
✓Setup guides and email support
Adobe Illustrator 2021–2027macOS and Windows

Questions & answers

Can I edit the document after it's generated?

Yes. Every page is a normal Illustrator artboard. Edit anything, or change the assets in the panel and click Apply Changes to update the whole document.

How many templates are there?

Several styles today, with new ones added in updates. All templates are included in the subscription.

Can I add my own pages?

Yes. Add, remove or reorder artboards as you would in any Illustrator file.

Do I need to buy Brand Guidelines separately?

No. It's one of the six tools in Akrivi Studio, all included in the $129/year subscription.

Deliver guidelines with your next logo.

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14-day free trial · pay at the end of your project