![]() ![]() Then use a labeling system that’s easy to understand. Organize everything related to a specific project under one umbrella, with as many subfolders as needed to be able to locate any asset, anytime. So why not make and use a map instead?įirst, find a filing system that makes sense to you. ![]() As such, it’s relatively easy to get lost in a pile of similarly-looking documents and occasionally scream for help to find the way out. Particularly in the world of design (whether it’s digital or print), working on a project usually implies using several documents (like brand guidelines or the brief mentioned earlier), creating multiple deliverables and even more versions for those deliverables. Third rule: Create an asset management process. Lastly, keep your files organized throughout the process. But tomorrow always comes, and having notes about where you left off the day before makes it a lot easier and faster to restart your imagination engine. At the end of a creative session, you may feel that your mind simply cannot pursue the task further. Thirdly, keep notes of your progress, ideas, and next steps. Leave your phone in another room, close all unnecessary tabs in your browser, shut down any distracting apps (particularly chat ones) and just zoom in on the task at hand. Once you jot down start & end dates, preferably with milestones included too, you have a better idea about how to organize your creative jams.Īnother solution is to deliberately create a space and time of total, uninterrupted focus. One that’s been proven to work is the very dull, yet highly effective, calendar. There are a couple of ways to prevent this from happening. Minor administrative chaos follows as it’s easy to lose track of when, what and how should a deliverable be presented to clients. ![]() Alt-tabbing between screens and jumping from one topic to another is what’s popularly known as disruption. And going after that momentary inspiration often leads to several files and folders being open at the same time. Second rule: Keep track of what you’re working onĪside from the time which you may specifically set aside to work on a project, there’s really no way to ban when and how ideas about the same project may pop up. ![]() And be sure that brief is relevant and clear. So big no-no.īe sure to always kick off a project with a brief. Lacking direction and expectations means you will not only suffer the losses mentioned earlier but also potentially damage your confidence and creative sparks, at least for a while. Needless to say, this means plenty of wasted time, unproductive work and a generous amount of frustration that could have been easily avoided. That helps you focus and invest your energy in just the right places.Ī bad or non-existent brief means everybody’s free to anticipate anything and you’ll rarely meet on common grounds. The information provided and agreed through a creative brief also sets the tone and the “perimeter” for creative ideas to follow. There’s no way this rule can be underestimated.Ī good brief will set all parties (you as the designer, the client, any other teams or individuals involved in the process) for clear and attainable results. So how do creatives like designers keep work under control? Read on for a few rules and ideas on how to manage your ideas, assets, and projects. But the fact is that by nature and by roles, creative professionals are also some of the most focused individuals in a room, intense about their ideation and exploration, objective and often more modest than they may lead on.Īnd the biggest surprise is, perhaps, that while their work process may seem rebellious and even disorganized, creatives are actually disciplined professionals. Creative work is passionate, playful, exploratory and frequently perceived as a bit chaotic. ![]()
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