CI HUB x Frontify: Supercharging Brand Building, Streamlining Workflows

Your brand. Everywhere. On-brand. Every time. CI HUB now powers Frontify for even more streamlined brand building, consistency & creativity across your entire brand ecosystem. Every designer, marketer, and collaborator across any time zone can access your brand assets instantly, within the design and productivity tools they use. This integration cuts hours of friction from your workflow and helps your team focus on creativity again.

In this blog, we will discuss:

• Integrate CI HUB with Frontify
• Why Connect Frontify Directly with Creative Tools
• Key Use Cases for the CI HUB Frontify Connector
• Getting Started: Integrate CI HUB with Frontify
• What’s Next for Brand Workflows
• Frequently Asked Questions
  
  

Integrate CI HUB with Frontify

CI HUB Connector Professional now links Frontify’s asset library to your favorite apps, so your brand files follow the tools, not the other way around. Your creative team can stay in flow, while your brand asset structure remains intact. Here’s how:

• Search, preview, and place Frontify files right inside Adobe, Figma, Canva, Office and dozens more apps without switching apps
• Updates in Frontify reflect immediately across connected tools to prevent outdated assets
• Microsoft Office users can pick brand-approved logos, templates, and graphics from Frontify directly in their documents
• With CI HUB Drive on macOS, Frontify assets appear like local files in Finder for fast access
• Assets can be filtered by metadata, and relinked to files, while maintaining permission rules across apps
  
  

Why Connect Frontify Directly with Creative Tools

Linking the Frontify connector to your creative applications bridges the gap between your Digital Asset Management system and your team’s workflow. Instead of switching back and forth between tools, your team can access Frontify’s asset library inside your tools, whether they are Adobe, Figma, Canva, Office, or others.

This in-app DAM integration ensures that asset updates in Frontify transfer instantly to any linked tool. You can maintain real-time asset version control across platforms, so outdated or duplicated files no longer sneak into projects. With this setup, your creative tools consistently reflect the same source of truth, improving asset consistency across creative tools.

Since permissions and metadata are connected with each file, you retain control as you scale. Integrating CI HUB with Frontify simplifies workflow and transforms how teams use and trust brand assets.

Key Use Cases for the CI HUB Frontify Connector

With the Frontify Connector, your brand assets become part of your creative toolbox, not hidden in a separate portal.

Explore how the integration powers workflows across design, marketing, and regional execution.

Frontify Assets In Your Creative Tools

Designers can access approved brand assets from Frontify inside apps like Adobe Illustrator and InDesign without switching windows. The connector supports relinking and version updates, so the assets always reflect the latest version.

Branding in Presentations & Documents

Teams can insert logos, icons, or templates from Frontify directly into PowerPoint, Word, or Google Slides. If a brand update happens, you will be notified and the assets can be updated, ensuring consistency.

Regional & Local Campaign Execution

When running campaigns in multiple regions, teams can use metadata filters to swap region-specific visuals automatically. This helps creative teams execute localized content without reworking entire designs.

Web, Packaging & Channel Systems

Frontify assets can be pulled directly into CMS tools, packaging templates, or digital commerce platforms. With in-app DAM integration, marketing, design, and product teams use the same library for all channels, avoiding duplication and version mismatches.

Finder Access on macOS

CI HUB Drive lets users treat Frontify assets like native files in Mac Finder. You can drag and open images without opening a browser or app, yet the connector ensures files remain tied to the central library behind the scenes.

Getting Started: Integrate CI HUB with Frontify

The CI HUB Connector lets you access and use Frontify brand assets directly inside tools like Adobe, Microsoft 365, or Figma, without ever leaving your workspace. Here’s how to get started:

1. Log In and Set Up

• Install the CI HUB Connector plugin in your preferred app, such as InDesign, Photoshop, or PowerPoint.
• Open the plugin panel and select Register or Login.
• After logging in, the CI HUB interface appears, ready for configuration.
  
  

2. Add Frontify as a Connection

• Go to the Connections section and click + Add Connection.
• Search for Frontify, click Add, and enter your Frontify portal URL.
• Log in with your credentials and choose the brand library you want to link.
• Repeat the step if you need to connect additional brands or libraries.
  
  

3. Explore Your Libraries

• Once connected, your Frontify libraries appear directly inside the panel.
• Navigate folders using the breadcrumb view and mark favorites for quicker access.
• Use the search bar to locate assets or apply filters like asset type or metadata for refined results.
  
  

4. Place and Use Assets

• Drag and drop assets from the CI HUB panel straight into your document.
• Or right-click and choose Place and Link to create a live connection.
• All linked assets remain synchronized so updates in Frontify instantly reflect in your design.
  
  

5. Manage Assets Efficiently

• Open the External Content Panel (ExCoP) to view asset status and detect missing or outdated links.
• Use Relink to connect to the latest version and maintain brand accuracy.
• If you have editor access, upload revised assets back to Frontify directly from the panel.
• The Details Panel lets you view metadata, file info, and take quick actions like Open in Browser or Update File.
  
  

6. Stay Organized

• Save your connections to reuse them across creative tools such as Adobe, Word, or PowerPoint.
• Restore saved profiles easily with Load Connections when switching apps.
• Use favorites, filters, and collections to keep your workspace efficient and consistent.
  
  

What’s Next for Brand Workflows

The Frontify connector marks only the beginning. As teams expand, creative environments diversify, and content demands increase, organizations that adopt in-app connectivity will gain a clear edge. Digital asset management connectors will become the norm in how brands ensure consistency, agility, and scale.