file naming, what works for you?
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- 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.