Guideit is a brand guidelines generator for Adobe Illustrator. Upload your logo, fonts, and colors, choose an Automated Template™ and click Generate. No more dragging logos, typing hex codes, or buying expensive templates. Share one Google Drive link and every update syncs automatically.
I’m Kwaku, the solo founder behind Akrivi, and today I’m finally sharing something I’ve wanted to build for over 4 years: Guideit — a brand guidelines generator inside Adobe Illustrator. Excited… and definitely a bit nervous.
I’ve been a brand identity designer for almost 10 years, working with clients across different industries. And there’s one universal truth every designer knows:
👉 Creating brand guidelines is the most boring, draining part of every branding project. You finish the brand identity, you’re excited… and then the admin begins.
When I surveyed nearly 500 designers, I learned something shocking but unsurprising: 75% of designers spend 8–40 hours creating a single brand guidelines document. And that’s not just “time wasted” — it’s mentally and creatively exhausting. Dragging logos. Typing color codes. Fixing spacing. Re-exporting PDFs. It kills momentum and drains the fun out of the process.
Designers told me they wanted three things: ⚡️Speed — a way to create guidelines fast 🎨 Style — a library of clean, modern templates 🛜 Share-ability — simple online sharing and effortless updates
So I set out to build exactly that.
Guideit:
✔ Generates brand guidelines in seconds ✔ Lives inside Illustrator (no platform switching) ✔ Uses a growing library of Automated Templates™ ✔ Lets you share one Google Drive link ✔ Automatically updates with an Apply Changes button ✔ Makes guideline creation simple, fast, and stress-free
After years of wanting to fix this problem… I finally built the tool I always wished existed🪄
How it works:
1️⃣ Upload your logo, fonts, and colors 2️⃣ Choose a template 3️⃣ Click Generate 4️⃣ Share with your client using Google Drive 5️⃣ Apply changes anytime and update online automatically
It’s the fastest way to create brand guidelines. Period.
If you’re a designer or know someone who spends hours building guidelines, I’d truly love for you to try Guideit.
Thanks so much for the support today 🙏🏿 Guideit is officially launching very soon — we’re currently letting people join the waitlist before opening access.
Hi ! I just spent some time exploring Guideit, and I have to say it’s refreshing for anyone involved in branding.
What I loved: Creating brand books typically feels like a chore, but this makes it enjoyable. I really liked the Automated Template feature because it takes care of the tedious tasks, like typing out hex codes and alignment. Plus, the Google Drive sync is a brilliant idea. No more sending "v2_final_FINAL" PDFs to clients; you just update it once, and it’s done. It’s such a relief to stay in Illustrator instead of constantly switching to a web browser.
Congrats on the launch! Turning something so tedious into a one-click workflow is impressive, especially with auto-updating via a single shared link.
Yep, this hits a nerve. I’ve wasted silly hours dragging logos and re-exporting PDFs. Living in Illustrator + one Drive link that updates = nice. If the templates aren’t too rigid, this could save me from Sunday night guideline chores. Joining waitlist.
As someone who’s worked with designers, I’ve seen how draining guidelines creation can be after the fun creative part is done.
Congrats on the launch — love the Illustrator-native flow and the Automated Templates. The Google Drive auto‑sync is clutch. Curious if a Figma bridge is on the roadmap. 🚀
This is so well-considered for designers! Building it right into Illustrator so we don’t have to juggle apps — such a smart move ✨
The fun part of branding is the creative stage… but then we always end up drained by tedious work like dragging logos, tweaking spacing, exporting files 😮💨
One thought that came to mind: if you ever open it up to let designers submit or sell templates, could this grow into a living "brand guide template community"? 💡 Styles could stay fresh, and the tool itself would really take on a life of its own 🌱
I can already hear so many designers saying “Where have you been all this time?!” 😄 Big congrats on the launch — wishing you huge success 🔥🎉
Huge congrats, Kwaku! 🎉 Reading your story about wanting to build this for 4 years really hit home. As a fellow solo founder, I know that mix of excitement and nerves on launch day all too well!
You've tackled the classic 'creative vs. admin' problem perfectly. Nobody likes the manual grunt work of typing hex codes. Quick question: Since you started with an Illustrator integration (which makes total sense for print), do you have plans to bridge this into Figma for the web-focused devs later on? Supporting you!
Hey Product Hunt 👋
I’m Kwaku, the solo founder behind Akrivi, and today I’m finally sharing something I’ve wanted to build for over 4 years: Guideit — a brand guidelines generator inside Adobe Illustrator.
Excited… and definitely a bit nervous.
I’ve been a brand identity designer for almost 10 years, working with clients across different industries. And there’s one universal truth every designer knows:
👉 Creating brand guidelines is the most boring, draining part of every branding project.
You finish the brand identity, you’re excited… and then the admin begins.
When I surveyed nearly 500 designers, I learned something shocking but unsurprising:
75% of designers spend 8–40 hours creating a single brand guidelines document.
And that’s not just “time wasted” — it’s mentally and creatively exhausting.
Dragging logos. Typing color codes. Fixing spacing. Re-exporting PDFs.
It kills momentum and drains the fun out of the process.
Designers told me they wanted three things:
⚡️Speed — a way to create guidelines fast
🎨 Style — a library of clean, modern templates
🛜 Share-ability — simple online sharing and effortless updates
So I set out to build exactly that.
Guideit:
✔ Generates brand guidelines in seconds
✔ Lives inside Illustrator (no platform switching)
✔ Uses a growing library of Automated Templates™
✔ Lets you share one Google Drive link
✔ Automatically updates with an Apply Changes button
✔ Makes guideline creation simple, fast, and stress-free
After years of wanting to fix this problem… I finally built the tool I always wished existed🪄
How it works:
1️⃣ Upload your logo, fonts, and colors
2️⃣ Choose a template
3️⃣ Click Generate
4️⃣ Share with your client using Google Drive
5️⃣ Apply changes anytime and update online automatically
It’s the fastest way to create brand guidelines. Period.
If you’re a designer or know someone who spends hours building guidelines, I’d truly love for you to try Guideit.
Thanks so much for the support today 🙏🏿 Guideit is officially launching very soon — we’re currently letting people join the waitlist before opening access.
— Akrivi
www.akrivi.io/guideit