It’s true you will use project settings for individual projects, but I use an app called Sip to maintain palette information across various projects and there are a couple alternatives. https://sipapp.io
Indeed, I also use Sip for the palettes. However, what I am trying to look for is something either a template or tool where I can store each project details that in turn could be printed out or emailed (pdf for instance) to a client for either review or as a reference document - a shortened version of a Style Guide.
Probably I may have to create for example a Pages template. If so I’ll gladly share if I create something worth.
I only use a small percentage of the features in Sip, but I gather it allows you to export palettes with values and a text description of your choice in PDF form like this:
Thankx @Flashman Of course FontBook could be used but not exactly what I am looking for.
I want to be able to show at the same time on a one-page format typography used for all the site (somthing visual and with dimensions px and line size) as well as the color palette for background and elements (with CMYK, RGB and names) as reference to be kept for the client and myself.
A little bit like this style guide picture (although not as complete as I could wish).
Perhaps none exist in a simple format. I know there are Sketch and PSD templates for instance but there are either too complex or too simple.
If you export the PDF from Sip with colour information I guess the best option at present would be to edit the file and paste the font details in the available space. It’s not perfect, but it does what you need. I always build a full list of project colours in Sip and name them as required, so that part is simple enough.
I think I’ll just have to create it myself. Not an issue, though it would have been cool to find an existing usable template to save some time. Still hesitating which soft I’ll use but it I get something running and nice. I will share it if it can be of use by someone else.
Surely this is something where you can create a template once and then edit as required. Dare I say it, why not create a web page with all your elements inside Blocs and then export as an image? Alternatively you could preview it in a web browser and export as PDF.
I don’t know know why I didn’t think of it either. It just came to me when I opened a draft project I had created that lists the text sizes, font choices and colours as a means of setting up projects settings quickly on new sites. I use it visually to apply new project settings, then save it as the new project.
@Flashman Played around last night and came up with the following draft made in Blocs. Save as image and then exported as PDF (although here cannot load the pdf).
That does the job. It’s basically a prettier version of the draft setup I use when starting a new project, since you also include the colour samples below that I have left in Sip up to now.
To make it more useful and truly informative you should set the sizes for different breakpoints. You could either include this on the single page or create fresh pages for each breakpoint size.