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# Create Signature

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Signature is available on Premium and Enterprise plans. If you do not see it in your workspace, contact your organization admin or your account team.
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**Signature decodes a brand's visual logic: tonality, light, texture, composition, mood, and what to avoid.** It structures that knowledge into an active object that guides every generation precisely, keeping your team in control of what each piece means. AI models trained on everything produce the average of everything. For brands whose value is their distinctiveness, Signature is what prevents that.

Creating a Signature is an Admin and Team Lead action. To apply an existing Signature to your generations, see [Use Signature in Playground](broken://pages/F2KxyqbT2mu6VoxgUDJ5).

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## How to create a Signature

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#### Open the Signature library

Navigate to <kbd><mark style="color:$primary;">**Signatures**<mark style="color:$primary;"></kbd> in the main navigation.

The library shows all Signatures in your organization. Admins and Team Leads see a <kbd><mark style="color:$primary;">**+ New signature**<mark style="color:$primary;"></kbd> button in the top-right corner of the page.

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#### Name your Signature

Select <kbd><mark style="color:$primary;">**+ New signature**<mark style="color:$primary;"></kbd>. A centered input appears with the prompt "This is…".

Type the name of your brand or campaign. Once you reach 3 characters, the layout animates and the board opens automatically.
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#### Build the board

The board is a freeform canvas. Drop in everything that represents the brand: campaign visuals, reference images, guidelines documents, links, and notes. Order does not matter.

\[screenshot: the board with a mix of image stickies, text notes, and document cards]

Use the floating toolbar at the bottom of the screen to add content:

* <kbd><mark style="color:$primary;">**Images**<mark style="color:$primary;"></kbd> — pick from your organization's existing visuals, or upload files directly (PNG, JPEG, PSD, up to 90 MB). You can also drag images from your computer straight onto the board. You can select up to 20 images at a time.
* <kbd><mark style="color:$primary;">**Questions**<mark style="color:$primary;"></kbd> — opens a list of brand questions grouped by type. Selecting one creates a text note pre-filled with that question as a starting point. Answer it in the note; answered questions are removed from the list.
* <kbd><mark style="color:$primary;">**Documents**<mark style="color:$primary;"></kbd> — attach brand guidelines PDFs, DOCX files, or plain text (up to 90MB)

You need at least 12 images before you can reveal your Signature.

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The more relevant campaign visuals you include, the sharper the generated Signature will be. **Published key visuals are the strongest input.**
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#### Reveal your Signature

When your board is ready, select <kbd><mark style="color:$primary;">**Reveal Signature**<mark style="color:$primary;"></kbd> in the top-right corner of the screen.

Beachside processes everything on the board and generates a structured Signature document. This takes approximately 6 to 10 minutes.

You can wait on the screen or select <kbd><mark style="color:$primary;">**Continue in the background**<mark style="color:$primary;"></kbd> to return to the library. A loading card with a spinner appears in the grid while processing is underway. Select <kbd><mark style="color:$primary;">**View**<mark style="color:$primary;"></kbd> on that card at any time to check progress.

\[screenshot: the Reveal loading screen with animated messages]
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#### Review and edit the Signature

Once processing is complete, the generated Signature opens in editable mode. Review each section and correct anything that feels off.

\[screenshot: the editable Signature document, inline text fields active]

The Signature is organized into sections: Overview, Emotions, Mission, Audience, Colors, Composition, Light, Texture, Campaigns, and No GOs.

To edit:

* Click any text field to edit it inline. Clicking outside saves the change.
* Click a color swatch to open the color picker.
* Replace images in any section by hovering the image and selecting the replace option.
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#### Publish

When the Signature is ready, select <kbd><mark style="color:$primary;">**Publish**<mark style="color:$primary;"></kbd> in the top navigation.

The Signature is now live. It appears in the library for the full organization, and becomes available in the Playground Signatures tab for everyone on the team.

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Selecting <kbd><mark style="color:$primary;">**Save as draft**<mark style="color:$primary;"></kbd> instead saves your edits without making them live. The library card shows a "This signature is a draft" label so the team knows the latest version is not published yet.
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***

## Edit an existing Signature

Open any published Signature from the library and select <kbd><mark style="color:$primary;">**Edit**<mark style="color:$primary;"></kbd> in the top-right corner. The board and reveal steps are skipped. The Signature opens at the editable document view, pre-populated with the current published version.

The first change you make — to any text, color, or image — automatically moves you to a new draft version. The published version stays live until you explicitly select <kbd><mark style="color:$primary;">**Publish**<mark style="color:$primary;"></kbd>.

To discard your draft and return to the published state, open the version selector in the top navigation, switch back to the published version, and confirm.

***

## FAQ

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<summary><strong>How many images do I need to build the board?</strong></summary>

At least 12 images. The "Reveal Signature" button is visible at all times but is disabled until you meet the minimum. A tooltip explains why.

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<summary><strong>What happens if generation fails?</strong></summary>

If an error occurs during processing, Beachside returns you to the board with an error message at the top. Your board content is intact. Resolve the issue and select "Reveal Signature" again to retry.

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<summary><strong>Can I keep using Beachside while a Signature is generating?</strong></summary>

Yes. Select "Continue in the background" on the Reveal screen. A loading card appears in the library grid. You can continue using Beachside while the signature is created.

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<summary><strong>What is the difference between Publish and Save as draft?</strong></summary>

"Publish" makes the new version live immediately. The Playground starts using it for all future generations where this Signature is active. "Save as draft" saves your edits without changing what is live. The published version remains active until you explicitly publish an update.

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<summary><strong>Can I go back to an earlier version?</strong></summary>

Yes, using the version selector in the top navigation. Switching to a previous version shows a confirmation prompt before reverting, since any unpublished draft changes will be discarded.

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<summary><strong>Can I export a Signature?</strong></summary>

An "Export to PDF" button is visible in the top navigation of the Signature view.

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<summary><strong>Who can see unpublished Signatures?</strong></summary>

Draft and loading cards are visible to Admins and Team Leads only. Editors only see published Signatures.

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<summary><strong>Can I rename or duplicate a Signature?</strong></summary>

Yes, both are available from the "⋯" menu on any Signature card in the library. Rename opens a dialog pre-filled with the current name. Duplicate creates a copy directly below with "(copy)" appended to the name.

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