- So before starting, and during the project,
it helps to have everything in place.
So you don't have to waste time and energy
thinking about organization.
Having everything in place
will enable you to hit the ground running.
During a creative project,
all your organization revolves around the project folder.
This is simply a folder on your computer
and a physical folder
where you will place all the work you do on a project
such as research, development, design, and presentations.
In my experience,
I have found that having a pre-composed folder system
at the start of a project
ensures that is a place for all work
and materials developed
and discovered, which can help prevent any disruptions.
So when I start any project,
the first thing I do is go to my blank project folder
template, make a copy, rename it.
And in two clicks,
I have a new project folder complete and ready to go.
Effortless and time-saving.
Also in this blank project folder
is a design process checklist, ready to go,
which I can use during the course of my project
to keep me focused.
Now this makes the whole process a breeze.
In this video,
we are going to quickly set up a project folder,
which will organize everything we do
going forward on this course.
So let's get into it.
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So here is a blank project folder ready
and waiting on my computer,
which I have created earlier.
This folder has been carefully prepared
and organized to synchronize to my creative process.
So as I execute my design process,
I can place any resources I acquire
or any design into the appropriate folders.
Whatever I do at any moment,
there is a neat place ready to put it.
This means in future,
I know exactly where everything is at any moment.
Again, the aim is to spend more time being creative,
rather than searching for things on the computer
or wondering where to file documents.
If you want to grab a copy of this folder structure,
you can get it in the course project folder.
The course folder
comes with my complete logo design solution.
I will be demonstrating on this course,
including all my design example files
and documents at each step to aid your learning experience.
The folder also comes with design resources,
such as a logo design process checklist,
process documents and templates,
the project folder structure,
color sample charts,
and a logo proposal document example,
all of which you can not only learn from,
but use in your own design process
to get the full learning experience
and use the resources to help develop your own logo project,
I recommend you get the course folder.
Download link with instructions is in the description.
So with the course folder open
click into the resources folder,
click into the first folder blank project folder.
And then here you will find a folder which you can easily
duplicate and rename.
So let's take a look at my project folder.
So what we can see here is the initial project
folder structure.
If I click into each folder,
we will see that each contains additional sub folders,
which accommodate each step for each part of the process.
So here we have some folders named project wall,
learn and discovery, design presentations, and deliverables.
So here, my project folder consists of five key folders.
Each folder has been prepared to facilitate each major step
along the project process.
And inside each are further folders to place everything
inside neatly, along the way.
As we carry out the design process,
we will be using this project folder structure
and you will see how each folder works
to help keep everything organized.
Also included in my project folder is a logo design process,
PDF checklist,
which I can print off and pin up onto my project wall.
I find this really helpful to refer to and tick off as I go
along in order to keep on track and stay focused.
This is a system and a technique that I have built
and tweaked over the years,
and it works really well for me.
This saves me a lot of time and headache during my projects
and allows me to stay focus on the creative side of things.
Now, I really recommend using this folder system
or something similar in your process,
as it will save you a lot of time and energy
during the project.
So let's now begin our project together.
So with the downloadable course folder open
click into the resources folder
and then click into the project folder
and we will see a fresh blank folder ready for us to use.
So here we can select the blank folder, with it selected,
we can right click and copy.
Now I recommend you paste this somewhere.
You will easily be able to locate it.
Here, I'm going to paste this new project folder
onto my desktop.
Now I already have one here from earlier,
so I'll just replace this.
And with our new folder,
let's rename it and I'll name mine Euphoria Project Folder.
So now I have both the course folder and my project folder
on my desktop,
where I know where everything is.
For the rest of this course,
we are going to place everything we do
into our new project folder.
Now, as well as preparing the digital project folder,
I would also recommend you have a physical folder
readily available.
During the course of any project.
You will no doubt be collecting a lot of printed documents,
research material, and making lots of notes and sketches,
which can all get out of hand pretty quickly.
The physical project folder is a neat place to file
and keep all your physical documents.
So they are easily accessible
during the course of the project and easily portable.
Now this could be anything
from an A4 to A3 cardboard folder,
a plastic folder or a plastic case.
So this is what we are going to be working with
and how we are going to structure our project
as we develop our logo design on this course.
Now, as well as setting up a project folder
before we start a project,
we should also make sure we have all our tools and equipment
in place and ready.
When it comes to designing logos,
there are a variety of tools I would recommend you get.
Now, there is no right or wrong way of designing logos,
only the way that you feel comfortable with,
but there are some tried and tested ways
which work well.
For logo design,
the tools you will need will fall into four categories,
brief builder tools, stationary tools, reference material,
and hardware and software tools.
In the next video,
we are going to look at the tools you will need
during the logo design process.
So see you in the next video.
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