Guides to PDF and image automation

Step-by-step help to make invoices, tickets, certificates, ads, and social images from one template, in our editor, with ChatGPT or Claude, or from your own code and automations. Each guide shows a real file made from a designer-made template.

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Brand kits

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  • How to create a brand kit for your PDFs and imagesLearn what goes in a brand kit, why it pays off, and how to create one for free in thirds.ai from your website, by hand, or from ChatGPT or Claude. Then use your colours, logo, and fonts on every PDF and image you make.8 min read

Image import

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  • How to turn an image into an editable templateUpload one design you own and get an editable template with your logo, colours, and fonts. Then fix the draft and fill it with new words and photos for each campaign.7 min read

Open Graph

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  • Open Graph image size: the complete OG image guideThe Open Graph image size to use is 1200 × 630 pixels at 1.91 to 1. See the size for each platform, where to keep your text, the tags you need, and how to make a card for every page.9 min read

Static ads

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  • Static ad examples: 15 editable campaign layoutsChoose a static ad layout for a product, offer, event, or review, with the size of each one and what makes it work. Copy any of the 15 templates, or ask ChatGPT or Claude to fill one with your brand.14 min read

Webhooks

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Make your first file from a designer-made template

Start from a template our designers made, and put your logo, colours, and fonts on it in one step with a brand kit. Then connect ChatGPT or Claude and ask it for each new file. It’s free to start.