Import and use brand assets

Assets are visual and written artifacts that are unique to your brand. All the content you generate and bring into Typeface are stored in a unified content hub. Typeface can incorporate or repurpose your assets when creating images and copy.

Image asset examples

• Product shots 

• Lifestyle photography 

• Illustrations 

Text asset examples

• Whitepapers

• Ebooks

• Guides

• Blogs

• FAQs

To import an asset, go to the Assets tab on the left side of the homepage. 

From the Assets tab, here are the steps to import an asset: 

1. Click “+ Add” on the top right 

2. Import via connection or upload from device 

3. Select the asset(s) you’d like to add 

If you are an Enterprise customer, you can import assets via connection. All customers have the option to upload assets from a device.

Collections help you categorize your assets into a group for easy organization. You can create collections based on your product, campaign, or any custom criteria. 

There are two ways to create a collection. One way is to click on “+ Create new collection”. This will create an empty collection.  

Another way to set up collections is to hover over your assets, select their checkmarks, and click "Add To Collection."

From there, you can add those assets into an existing collection or new one.

Training assets

Collections can be used to train custom models of consumer products (e.g. a branded shampoo bottle). This helps Typeface’s personalized AI realistically portray its product details in any generated background scene.  

Here are tips on what product images to upload into a collection:

• Use images that showcase the same product SKU in different angles and orientations

• Use JPEG or PNG with a solid or transparent background. Avoid busy or noisy backgrounds.

• Include a variety of lighting and shadows in your training images

• Avoid cluttered images where the product is not the main focus

After you've imported your product images into the collection, click on “Start training.” 

Assets can be easily retrieved using filtering and natural language search. 

Filtering: After clicking the filter icon, you can filter your assets by asset type (image, document, etc.) and source (generated or uploaded). 

Searching: Our natural language search allows you to find assets using keywords (no metadata tagging or file naming system required). You can enter basic keywords about the topic such as “beverage can,” “beach,” and “buyer guide.” You can also search for colors, products, blog content, and file types (e.g. "PDF"), and Typeface will retrieve the asset. 

All Typeface templates let you use (and import) assets on-the-fly. There are three ways you can do this.

Document Transform allows you to repurpose your written documents into any desired format, such as a blog post or email announcement. To add in a text file, switch the “Are you using a URL?” toggle off and upload your PDF or Word document.

From there, you enter a prompt on how you’d like to rewrite the content.

Many templates have the option to showcase an asset. Simply turn the asset toggle on and pick your asset. Since Typeface already understands which product you are using, the start of your prompt will be in reference to your product’s placement. Common ways to start your prompt include: “on,” “next to,” “with,” and “surrounded by.”

If you want greater control over the particular size and placement of your image assets, go to the Image Studio. Here you can use or import your image assets by clicking the “+ Add” button at the top left. Image studio will display all the uploaded image assets in your team. Learn more about how to use Image Studio.

Get started on adding and using your first asset. To learn the topics covered in this guide, try out the following:

1. Go to the “Assets” tab and import an image showcasing your product or service.

2. Create a new document. Add an image block or open Image Studio to use the image.

3. Go into the Document Transform template. Import a PDF or Word document or insert a URL you’d like to repurpose or summarize.

Now you’re ready to start using your assets to generate content!

What image files do you support?

For best results, we recommend uploading PNG images of a single product with a transparent background. Typeface also accepts JPEG and WEBP. Uploads of up to 5k resolution are supported.

What document files do you support?

Typeface supports PDF and Word documents of up to 20 MB in the Document Transform template.

How many images do I upload per asset?

It’s generally best to include one product per asset. If you have multiple angles of the same product, feel free to add them all to the same asset. You're able to select the particular angle you’d like to use from the Image Studio.

What happens when my asset masking looks inaccurate?

After uploading your asset, hover the asset and click the edit icon. Then go to "Edit Mask." This feature allows you to click areas of the image to define both the Foreground and Background.

Editing the mask is helpful when your image has multiple products, and you want to guide Typeface to recognize the right one or multiple products in the same image.

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