Cloud-based storage and interchange mechanism for design elements

A computer-implemented method for storing design elements comprising:

• receiving a design element from a first application, the design element representing a property or component embedded in a document;
• determining a primary representation for the design element, the primary representation being a representation with a highest level of detail;
• and
• storing the design element as multiple representations in a centrally stored library, the multiple representations corresponding to the primary representation and one or more variations of the primary representation;
• the design element being available in a local library of a second application.

A system comprising:

• a processing device;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium communicatively coupled to the processing device, wherein the processing device is configured for executing instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium and thereby performing operations comprising:
• inputting a design element of a document to a first local library of a first application component, the design element representing a property or component embedded in the document;
• storing the design element as multiple representations to a centrally stored library component, each of the multiple representations corresponding to a storage format for the design element based on a design element type;
• and
• providing the design element in a selected representation from the multiple representations to a second local library of a second application component, the selected representation being compatible for use in a second application associated with the second application component.