A Surface Designer's Guide to File Organization & Workflow Techniques

Join me in this class where we learn that maintaining organization of our creative work will help us also maintain inspiration and proficiency.

Working on something as huge as an entire surface design collection can feel overwhelming. With so many elements, motifs, colors, designs, and tabs open it can be really difficult to get focused and find a workflow that’s proficient. In this class, we’ll be covering why having a system is important, how to organize your files, and the workflow I use to create a surface pattern design collection. 

 PLEASE NOTE: This class doesn’t cover the technical learning aspect of designing collections, rather the workflow and file organization you’ll use once you’ve learned the design skills. If you're new to Illustrator, be sure to take Intro to Surface Pattern Design and Surface Pattern Design 2.0 first. This course will assume that you're either competent in Illustrator or that you've taken these two courses first. :)

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

• How having an organization system will help our professional career
• Why working in collections will enhance your surface design skills
• My 5 step process to preparing and planning for a surface design collection
• How to organize your files and what exactly mine look like for a collection
• Workflow techniques for creating a surface design collection

LET'S GET STARTED!

I am so excited to begin this adventure with you. Let's get started!

• A Surface Designers Guide to File Organization & Workflow Techniques
• 02: Why We Need A System
• 03: Why Work In Collections?
• 04: 5 Step Process To Preparing For A Collection
• 05: File Organization For Collections
• 06: Workflow
• 07: Thank You!