I'm the kind of person who loves to have everything organized. Properly named folders turns me on. I have everything organized on my computer except my work folder, and that's because it's a couple of years old. And back in 2004, I didn't do that kind of stuff.
So this is how it looks today:
- Work |- Year |- Name of Project |- Big mess of files
Well this is horrible, in my eyes. I guess sorting by year is a good thing. Especially if you want to remember dates for future portfolio development.
So my question for you guys who read my simple blog, how do you sort your work folder?
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Work > Client/Project > huge mess of files
I really should organize it better too. But while working on it, it's really hard. I tend to create a resource folder with inspiration imagery, examples, one with the images that the client gives me, and then it's chaos all over the place.
What about the "FINAL" file? I always have like 4 or 5 files named final, because I always remember that something's left undone after that.
Haha I know exactly what you mean. I have like ten final files too..
I dont really have client work or something, but i have a lot of folders and files for school....
I have just 3 icons on my desktop, My Computer, Trash Can, Shortcuts
And under Shortcuts , ive made about 10 easy to use-complete folders.
One of them is a folder with schoolwork and than > Year > Period > Module(Course)
And most of the time i put all the documents (assignments) and files from school self, in a distinct folder and the results/work from myself in a distinct folder.
I liked it all organized too, its something i really started using my pc, cause on my old laptop everything was (is still) a mess ;)
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Haha, first of all I like to say that it's nice to see someone else that value organized folders and to top it of you want to do redesigns right after the new one is done, I thought I was the only one! My classmates been teasing me about it for ages! (I used to do redesigns every week, but now I don't have time really which sucks!)
Well anyway, about the folders! I'm like crazy about this and all my hard drives is very structured and my portfolio is structured like:
Year > Project name > Material (images, documents, fonts...), Workfiles (work documents and most of the time in folders, photoshop, flash etc...) and last, the Final folder where I put the files that I have sent to the customer!
Oh, yeah and I try to create a txt doc in the project folder where I write a short text about the project so that I remember ^^
By the way, you're really talented! Just found your site today so now you're saved in my bookmarks.
@Johan, wow thanks a lot mate! Yeah you have a really good structure, I really like the "Material", "Workfiles" and "Final" folder. That's a great idea.
-Domain Name
--Design
---Print || Web || Photo
----Day Month Year PROJECT NAME
-----projectname_final.extension
-----RAW (all originals go here)
-----BACK-UP (every 'drastic' change to any file goes here)
That's a rough outline of the majority of my files =x I get lazy sometimes, so I do what you do and do a mass reorganization of files x.x
Hey Alex, long time no speak :)
2008 >
2008.01 >
01_Project Title >
00_PDF ( or the files that were given to me ) >
01_PSD
02_AI
03_JPG
04_Web
Mostly something like that :)
I got that system from working at my internship - I enjoyed it - because I could find ANYTHING in 2 minutes.
So yea :)
I like an organised file system too - all nice and clean - so I can find my stuff and know what is done!
I was going to mention something similar to Johan, because that is how I organise - but he beat me to it.
I've gotten into this habbit mostly because its the way everyone in my office organizes things on the shared drive... and frankly.. it's embarassing looking for a file infront of a client...
Under there I have multiple directories
Work / Project Title /
----/WorkFiles/
----/---- /Wireframes/
----/---- /Resources/
----/---- /Other/
----/Visual Design/
----/---- /Resources/ (photography, logos, etc go here)
----/---- /Working PSD/
----/---- /----/~old/ (old files dumped in here every morning and new dated file made)
----/---- /----/pagename_01012008.psd
----/----/Working JPG/
----/Front End Design/
----/----/Working Code/
Maybe you should check out Subversion (a Versioning System, that records all the steps of the development, pretty much like Time Machine, but for a specific folder and with an external server works also as a backup.
My work is mainly code so I have the "code" folder, the "junk" folder (for unused code I want to keep there) and the "resource" folder where I keep all the docs related to them (being reports, request orders, raws, etc...)
Hey Alex,
Just found your site. Awesome design. :)
I like to keep my work folder very organized, but in the simplest way possible.
My structure is:
-
| Work
> (I didn't use years before, but will start now, as it seem a good idea) Year
> Project Name
> Graphics
> Site
> Other
-
That it's.