Managing version control to maintain brand consistency with Adobe Express.

What is version control?

Version control (also referred to as source control) is a system that lets you keep track of changes in documents or design – especially when multiple people are involved. It’s the practice of tracking and managing changes to a file by taking snapshots of files.

Let’s say you use Adobe Express to create a flyer – you’ve got the design down but need another department to fill in the dates. It could be as simple as saving your file as its current name plus “Version-2” or “Date-Edit.”

There are systems that can automate version control for you too. This removes the repetitiveness of needing to save multiple versions (or the risk of accidentally overwriting a document.)

Employing a version control system is an essential practice on any project that has multiple iterations.

Why is version control important for UK businesses?

Version control is an essential tool for any business – in the UK or abroad. Without a well-considered version control system you may find yourself lacking a lot of tools to help you manage a given a project.

Some of the benefits of a version control system include:

• Helping you keep track of changes to designs, documents and more. With version control you can easily track changes by simply looking at the file name. It’s an easy way to know where you’re at and who’s changed what.
• Improving collaboration between teams. Team collaboration can be tricky – if there’s multiple teams involved it can be hard to track what changes have been made and when. Version control fixes these issues making inter-team projects easy.
• Rolling back files as needed. Is the most recent version not working out? Changes better in theory than in practice? With version control you can easily roll back files to the version you want.
• Viewing a full history. Want to retrace your footsteps or look at your workflow? Version control means you get a full history. That means it’s easy to see what changes were made and when.
• Reproducing results and experimenting. Version control means you can replicate experiments with the exact same data points. It also allows for experimentation without fear of ruining a version of a document with the exact same start point.

How to use Adobe Express to keep track of brand changes.

Get the support you need with Adobe Express for business and discover the power of version control for your brand projects. Whether you’re riding solo or working as part of a larger team, Adobe Express helps you with your project workflow.

Edit Brands.

With Adobe Express, you can keep all of your brand assets in one place with the Brands feature. Then, if you undergo a rebrand or need to add extra fonts or colours to your brand kit, you can easily set up a new Brand for your teams to use. That way, you can update the essentials, without losing the previous version of your brand kit.

Just make sure the naming conventions are clear and simple, so users know which version is the latest and correct one to use.

Version history.

Get a robust version history on your projects so you can track changes without the background work with Adobe Express Manager. See your version history in real time.

Version control add-ons.

Need more from your version control? Utilise the power of add-ons to get even more functionality from your version control systems. Augment existing systems to meet your needs with Add-ons for Adobe Express.

Collaborate and copy files.

Get all hands on deck by using the Share function in Adobe Express. Copy files from specific brand projects with with ease to create functional version histories and documents for collaborators to work into.

Comment on what matters.

Working closely with another team? Does the project require input from multiple sources? Easily share work so collaborators can leave comments without causing any significant changes to your base design.