Every kind of layer, one canvas
Text, photos, shapes, QR codes, calendars, maps, star maps, moon phases, Spotify cards, string art, word clouds, word searches and crosswords are all first-class layers — live-editable in the same canvas, print-ready in the same export.
One layer model, no special cases
A star map layer and a text layer behave identically: same transform handles, same z-order, same conditional visibility rules, same export path. That sounds obvious until you have used an app where the “special” layers live in a separate modal and cannot be rotated. Here a generated layer is just a layer that renders from data instead of from a file.
- Static layers
- Text, image, shape, line, group — the ordinary building blocks.
- Data layers
- QR, calendar, moon phase, Spotify card — rendered from a value the customer supplies.
- Generator layers
- Star map, string art, crossword, word cloud, word search, interactive map.
Bound to a field, or fixed
Any layer can be bound to a storefront field, left fixed as branding, or driven by a formula over other fields. Bind a text layer to the Name field and it follows what the customer types; leave the shop logo unbound and it prints on every order. Conditional visibility then decides which layers even render for a given combination of options.
- Bound
- The layer reads a field value live — text, colour, image, date, coordinates.
- Fixed
- Branding, legal text, a serial number — present on every export.
- Derived
- Show a layer only when another field has a specific value.
Everything exports the same way
There is one print pipeline. A crossword rendered at 3000×3000 and a two-word text layer land in the same layered file, at the same DPI, with colour spaces and fonts preserved. Your fulfiller does not need to know which layers were generated.
Specifications
The numbers, so you can check them against what your production partner actually needs.
- Static
- Text · Image · Shape · Line · Group
- Data-driven
- QR code · Calendar · Moon phase · Spotify card
- Generators
- Star map · String art · Crossword · Word cloud · Word search · Map
- Transforms
- Move · Scale · Rotate · Warp mesh · Mask · Opacity · Blend
- Binding
- Fixed · Bound to field · Conditional on field value
Questions people ask
Can a customer add their own layers?
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Next step
Try it on your
own product.
Install Customei, attach an option set, and see this working on a real listing. Every plan ships with a 14-day trial — no card.