Just figured out that naming my layers is the only thing keeping me sane

For years, I'd just let Illustrator auto-name everything 'Path 147' or 'Group 23', and then spend 15 minutes hunting for one tiny shape. Last month, a 50-layer project for a local bakery's menu turned into a total mess. Now, I force myself to name every single layer as I make it, like 'background_leaf' or 'logo_text_shadow'. It adds maybe two seconds per step but saves me hours of frustration later. How do you guys keep your files from becoming a digital junk drawer?

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nathan_davis20d ago

Remember my buddy who spent a whole weekend just finding one layer in his old logo file?

stella_shah8920d ago

I saw a post last week where a designer had over 200 layers in a single icon file. @nathan_davis, that story about your buddy hits home. It makes me wonder why we don't just name layers properly from the start. I guess old habits are hard to break.