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# Design Management **(FREE)**
> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/660) in [GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 12.2.
> - Support for SVGs was [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/12771) in [GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 12.4.
> - Design Management was [moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/212566) to GitLab Free in 13.0.
> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/660) in GitLab Premium 12.2.
> - Support for SVGs [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/12771) in GitLab Premium 12.4.
> - [Moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/212566) to GitLab Free in 13.0.
Design Management allows you to upload design assets (wireframes, mockups, etc.)
to GitLab issues and keep them stored in one single place, accessed by the Design
Design Management allows you to upload design assets (including wireframes and mockups)
to GitLab issues and keep them stored in a single place, accessed by the Design
Management's page within an issue, giving product designers, product managers, and engineers a
way to collaborate on designs over one single source of truth.
way to collaborate on designs over a single source of truth.
You can easily share mock-ups of designs with your team, or visual regressions can be easily
You can share mock-ups of designs with your team, or visual regressions can be
Newly created projects use hashed storage by default. A GitLab administrator
can verify the storage type of a project by going to **Admin Area > Projects**
and then selecting the project in question. A project can be identified as
hashed-stored if its *Gitaly relative path* contains `@hashed`.
If the requirements are not met, the **Designs** tab displays a message to the user.
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## The Design Management section
> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/223193) in GitLab 13.2, Designs are displayed directly on the issue description rather than on a separate tab.
> - New display's feature flag [removed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/223197) in GitLab 13.4.
> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/223193) in GitLab 13.2. Designs are displayed directly in the issue description instead of a separate tab.
> - [Feature flag removed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/223197) for new displays in GitLab 13.4.
You can find to the **Design Management** section in the issue description:
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## Adding designs
> - Drag and drop uploads [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/34353) in GitLab Premium 12.9.
> - New version creation on upload [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/34353) in GitLab Premium 12.9.
> - Copy and paste uploads [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/202634) in GitLab 12.10.
> - [Moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/212566) to GitLab Free in 13.0.
To upload Design images, drag files from your computer and drop them in the Design Management section,
or click **upload** to select images from your file browser:
or select **click to upload** to select images from your file browser:
in GitLab 12.10, you can also copy images from your file system and
paste them directly on the GitLab Design page as a new design.
You can also copy images from your file system and paste them directly on the
GitLab Design page as a new design.
On macOS you can also take a screenshot and immediately copy it to
the clipboard by simultaneously clicking <kbd>Control</kbd> + <kbd>Command</kbd> + <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>3</kbd>, and then paste it as a design.
On macOS, you can take a screenshot and immediately copy it to the clipboard
by simultaneously pressing <kbd>Control</kbd> + <kbd>Command</kbd> + <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>3</kbd>,
and then paste it as a design.
Copy-and-pasting has some limitations:
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- Copy/pasting designs is not supported on Internet Explorer.
Designs with the same filename as an existing uploaded design create a new version
of the design, and replaces the previous version. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/34353) in [GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 12.9, dropping a design on an existing uploaded design also creates a new version,
provided the filenames are the same.
of the design, and replaces the previous version. Dropping a design on an
existing uploaded design creates a new version if the filenames are the same.
### Skipped designs
Designs with the same filename as an existing uploaded design _and_ whose content has not changed are skipped.
This means that no new version of the design is created. When designs are skipped, you are made aware via a warning
This means that no new version of the design is created. When designs are skipped, you are made aware by a warning
message on the Issue.
## Viewing designs
Images on the Design Management page can be enlarged by clicking on them.
You can navigate through designs by clicking on the navigation buttons on the
Images on the Design Management page can be enlarged by selecting them.
You can navigate through designs by selecting the navigation buttons on the
top-right corner or with <kbd>Left</kbd>/<kbd>Right</kbd> keyboard buttons.
The number of discussions on a design — if any — is listed to the right
of the design filename. Clicking on this number enlarges the design
just like clicking anywhere else on the design.
of the design filename. Selecting this number enlarges the design,
similar to clicking or tapping anywhere else in the design.
When a design is added or modified, an icon is displayed on the item
to help summarize changes between versions.
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### Exploring designs by zooming
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/13217) in [GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 12.7.
> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/13217) in GitLab Premium 12.7.
> - Drag to move a zoomed image [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/197324) in GitLab 12.10.
> - [Moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/212566) to GitLab Free in 13.0.
Designs can be explored in greater detail by zooming in and out of the image.
Control the amount of zoom with the `+` and `-` buttons at the bottom of the image.
While zoomed, you can still [start new discussions](#starting-discussions-on-designs) on the image, and see any existing ones.
[Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/197324) in GitLab 12.10, while zoomed in,
you can click-and-drag on the image to move around it.
While zoomed in, you can drag the image to move around it.
## Deleting designs
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/11089) in [GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 12.4.
> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/11089) in GitLab Premium 12.4.
> - [Moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/212566) to GitLab Free in 13.0.
There are two ways to delete designs: manually delete them
individually, or select a few of them to delete at once,
as shown below.
To delete a single design, click it to view it enlarged,
then click the trash icon on the top right corner and confirm
the deletion by clicking the **Delete** button on the modal window:
To delete a single design, select it to view it enlarged,
then select the trash icon on the top right corner and confirm
the deletion by selecting **Delete** in the window:
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## Starting discussions on designs
When a design is uploaded, you can start a discussion by clicking on
> - Adjusting a pin's position [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/34353) in GitLab Premium 12.8.
> - [Moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/212566) to GitLab Free in 13.0.
When a design is uploaded, you can start a discussion by selecting
the image on the exact location you would like the discussion to be focused on.
A pin is added to the image, identifying the discussion's location.
[Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/34353) in [GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 12.8,
you can adjust a pin's position by dragging it around the image. This is useful
You can adjust a pin's position by dragging it around the image. This is useful
for when your design layout has changed between revisions, or if you need to move an
existing pin to add a new one in its place.
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From GitLab 12.5 on, new discussions are outputted to the issue activity,
In GitLab 12.5 and later, new discussions are output to the issue activity,
so that everyone involved can participate in the discussion.
## Resolve Design threads
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There are two ways to resolve/unresolve a Design thread:
1. You can mark a thread as resolved or unresolved by clicking the checkmark icon for **Resolve thread** in the top-right corner of the first comment of the discussion:
1. You can mark a thread as resolved or unresolved by selecting the checkmark icon for **Resolve thread** in the top-right corner of the first comment of the discussion:
