file naming, what works for you?
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- ********
we try proyectname_Worker_version_
- ********0
projectname_Worker_version_def_A...
- ********0
projectname_Worker_version_def_A...
- ********0
projectname_Worker_version
_def_A26_
promiseitsthelastone_
motherfucker_
hedoesn'tlikethebluethebastard.p...
- __TM0
projectname_name_final3_def_revi...
- Jordy0
Folder with date:
year|month|dayso today would be
100513All files are named like this:
Number_Client_Projectname_Page_V...
This comes to:
01_NiveaSun_iPhoneApp_InputStage...
- ********0
hmmm...year month day.. hmmm
- comicsans0
Version s/be padded with zeros for sorting but date instead than version might be more informative, date format should be YYMMDD, '-' is easier to type than '_' so project-worker-date e.g. proj-abc-100513
- jamble0
I tend to call it "file-name.aspx" according to what the file does and then let svn take care of client, projects, versioning etc.
- iceberg0
YYYYMMDD_time_projectname_taskde...
- ... scription.filenameiceberg
- yourthemannowdog?cannonball1978
- d_rek0
jesus...
do you people ever find the files you need?
- valentim0
Untitled-1.psd
- Layer 1, Layer 1 copy, Layer 1 copy 2! hahaLets_not_pretend
- Jordy0
from my experience, putting dates in files, ALWAYS goes wrong .. other people work on it .. don't resave .. date doesn't match anymore .. versioning problems etc..
- ********0
yeah, when looking for a file what do you start searching for ?
- ********0
we ned the TV spot of XXX that we did last year , sometimes we do not remember exact dates..maybe we start searching by client, proyect...then we need to find that final version
- ********0
descriptive_name_DDMMYY.ext
If I make more than one revision on any day, then I'll use v1 etc after the date.
- d_rek0
This is typically how i set up a file structure. I've found it works quite well on an individual level and moreso for me personally. However, I will warn, that as soon as other designers get added to the mix it can get to be very confusing / disjointed.
001 Assets - Pretty self explanatory
002 Concepts - This is where conceptual/WIP documents are store/created. I typically label them sequentially starting at 000 and will created as many 'versions' up until what is pretty much finalized artwork.
003 Rounds - These are simply for presentation purposes. I will store the WIP file from concepts as well as any client-facing file (PDF's, jpegs, etc) in a sequentially labeled folder. I add what the round was for and also stamp it with the date.
004 Working Files - These are production ready files for print or web.
005 Management - Will contain anything related to invoicing/rfp/rfq/creative briefs
006 Specifications - If the project has a particular set of parameters or specs to work with any docs that outline this are stored here.
007 Recd from client - Typically client communications and/or feedback.
- bored2death0
askjdfaksdfhakds_v1
- sseo0
I knew a guy with a really loose system, most of the time just named files based on the first thing that popped into mind when saving.
They lost a client when they sent them something like 001_Client_Round2_Buttsecks.pdf
- guy who works here did that not too long ago. Something like "001_not_feeling_it" and sent it off. Client was like "WTF"d_rek
