Comments on: How To Properly Archive Your Design Work http://www.typesett.com/2009/05/how-to-properly-archive-your-design-work/ Your AMUSING Resource for Useful Design, Typography and Web Dev Articles Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:46:48 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Drupal development http://www.typesett.com/2009/05/how-to-properly-archive-your-design-work/comment-page-1/#comment-720 Drupal development Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:43:45 +0000 http://www.typesett.com/?p=755#comment-720 Very nice read. Thank you for the information. Very nice read. Thank you for the information.

]]> By: Brandon http://www.typesett.com/2009/05/how-to-properly-archive-your-design-work/comment-page-1/#comment-581 Brandon Thu, 14 May 2009 21:46:25 +0000 http://www.typesett.com/?p=755#comment-581 Over the years I have learned to keep everything. I store all digital files that I use in a project on a Drobo and filed under the client's name. Then inside the clients name I have different types of projects (ie. web design, video, print, etc...) then in those folders I have the individual job folders with all of the proper files to archive. I have found that there is no real reason not to keep all of the files with the ways we can backup data these days. A 1TB hard drive is only $100 and stored on a Drobo it will never get lost. As for the things that I do not have in digital format I strongly believe in an alphabetical system of quality storage boxes based on client name. I always store in a climate controlled place. Just my 2 cents.... cheers! Over the years I have learned to keep everything. I store all digital files that I use in a project on a Drobo and filed under the client’s name. Then inside the clients name I have different types of projects (ie. web design, video, print, etc…) then in those folders I have the individual job folders with all of the proper files to archive.

I have found that there is no real reason not to keep all of the files with the ways we can backup data these days. A 1TB hard drive is only $100 and stored on a Drobo it will never get lost.

As for the things that I do not have in digital format I strongly believe in an alphabetical system of quality storage boxes based on client name. I always store in a climate controlled place.

Just my 2 cents…. cheers!

]]> By: admin http://www.typesett.com/2009/05/how-to-properly-archive-your-design-work/comment-page-1/#comment-580 admin Wed, 13 May 2009 19:10:11 +0000 http://www.typesett.com/?p=755#comment-580 Nick - I didn't want to get too into the digital stuff because that's a whole different animal but I should have made the clear distinction between "active" jobs and "closed" jobs that are never coming back. If several technology cycles have passed, the PDF can withstand that technology change but that Quark 3.5 file is only fully functional on that OS9 machine. You bring up a good point though, if you have an open active client - by all means maintain a working file format and update when appropriate to maintain that great client/designer relationship! Thanks for posting! Nick – I didn’t want to get too into the digital stuff because that’s a whole different animal but I should have made the clear distinction between “active” jobs and “closed” jobs that are never coming back. If several technology cycles have passed, the PDF can withstand that technology change but that Quark 3.5 file is only fully functional on that OS9 machine.

You bring up a good point though, if you have an open active client – by all means maintain a working file format and update when appropriate to maintain that great client/designer relationship! Thanks for posting!

]]> By: Nick http://www.typesett.com/2009/05/how-to-properly-archive-your-design-work/comment-page-1/#comment-579 Nick Wed, 13 May 2009 17:07:39 +0000 http://www.typesett.com/?p=755#comment-579 What good does a high-res PDF do if you need to make a small update to a client's project for a new year and you did it in InDesign? What good does a high-res PDF do if you need to make a small update to a client’s project for a new year and you did it in InDesign?

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