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File Organization and Management
Required as a professional skill
Other designers may or may not have this skill = you get the job!
Saves Time and that means more money
Create a File management system that works
No - everything on your flash drive does NOT work
Create a File Naming System that works
No - project 1 thru 1000 does not work
Create Sub folders by projects works best
No - not one folder for all your projects
You need to create a folder structure for all the projects
One folder per project
The Project Folder may have sub folders
Give Folders Strong Names
Example: 18 Coop Flyer Designs
Use Sub Folders to continue to organize
18 Coop Flyer Designs (Main Folder), Sub Folder: Two Head Design and One head design
Using Strong File Names is critical to finding the correct file
Strong Names are:
Descriptive - what the file is
Provide Client Information
Do not contain abbreviation
Can be figured out if you are not in the office
Poor Examples:
Flower1.psd
Flower2.psd
Flyerdesign1.ai
Flyerdesign2.ai
Good Examples:
Red Rose Water Color Painting.psd
Two Head Coop Flyer Design.ai
DCCC Tabloid Size Layout Brochure.idd
Professional Designers use:
good organization systems
strong file names
Need to think ahead of time how to create folders and naming systems
Hands-on Exercise: Let's review how to make folders and sub folders
Save Files with strong file names