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Shapes and clipart are the quick wins — the decorative elements that sit between text and full image layers.

Shapes

A shape is a vector primitive you draw directly on the canvas. Customei ships with:
  • Rectangle (with optional corner radius).
  • Ellipse / circle.
  • Line.
  • Polygon (triangle, star, custom N-gon).
  • Path — drawn with the pen tool for custom outlines.

Add a shape

1

Pick Shape from the Add panel

A submenu lists the available primitives.
2

Pick a primitive and drag on the canvas

Draw by clicking and dragging. Release when the shape is the size you want.
3

Style it

In Properties, set Fill color, Stroke color + width, Opacity, and Corner radius (for rectangles).

Shapes as decoration vs structure

Shapes are great for:
  • Backgrounds — a colored rectangle behind text.
  • Dividers — a thin line separating sections.
  • Badges — a circle or polygon behind an icon.
  • Outlines — a stroked shape framing other content.
A shape’s fill color can be bound to a swatch field, so customers can pick a color that also recolors shapes on the design.

Clipart

Clipart is pre-tagged, reusable artwork from your Library. Unlike a generic image upload, clipart is organized by tags and meant for merchants to drop into templates without leaving the editor.

Add clipart

1

Pick Clipart from the Add panel

Customei opens the clipart browser.
2

Search or filter

Type a keyword or pick a tag. The browser shows matching clipart from your library.
3

Drop it onto the canvas

Click a result to add it as a new layer. Resize and position like any other image layer.

Managing clipart

Clipart is organized by tags you define in the library. For larger accounts, organize clipart into categories (e.g. holiday, sports, travel) so your team can find things fast. See Libraries → Clipart.

Clipart as an option

You can give customers a choice of clipart. In the option set, add a Dropdown or Swatch field where each value is a clipart asset. When the customer picks a value, the bound clipart layer swaps to the chosen asset.

Shape vs clipart: which one?

  • Shape — when you want a simple primitive, and you’ll style it from the editor (color, stroke, size).
  • Clipart — when you want a richer piece of art that doesn’t belong in a template’s own assets (reusable across many templates).

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