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A friend said my design files were a mess and it changed my whole system
They looked at a project folder and said, 'I can't find anything, this is chaos.' I started using a simple naming rule for every layer and group, like 'button_primary_active' instead of 'Group 23 copy'. Has anyone else fixed a messy file habit and what worked for you?
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vera_roberts2mo ago
My old Figma files were a disaster zone... I had like twelve artboards just called "Homepage test". What finally clicked for me was adding dates to everything, like "hero_layout_2024_10". Do you keep old versions or just overwrite the main file?
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diana_bell7413d ago
The date thing is smart. I read somewhere that designers should treat their files like they are saving a game, you know? Keep the main version but also save a copy with the date before you make big changes. I do "homepage_v2_2024_10" now and it saves so much headache. Before I would just overwrite and then cry when I needed something from the old one. Learned that lesson the hard way.
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joel2802mo ago
Twelve artboards all called the same thing?
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