Organizing - Designer Collabs

[neenee]

I'm sure this question has been asked before but maybe it's been awhile and we can revisit it for ideas and tips.

When two or more designers here at SSD have a collab, how do you organize it in your stash? I never know where I want to put it! I wind up putting it in one designer's folder but then I may not remember to look back there when say I need to do a layout with the other designer's product (for a team req., etc.).

I really hate to put it in BOTH places.....

[hollyxann]

All of my SSD kits are in my SSD folder and alphabetically by the name of the kit. It's just way easier for me to do it that way otherwise I would be too picky and anal about what kit goes where.

[Darcy Baldwin]

You can always just put the preview in the 2nd designer's folder. That way it gives you a heads-up, and you know where it's stored.

[heathergw]

I have a separate folder aside from each designer's folder that is just for scoops... though, I'm not sure it's the most efficient... what about putting a preview of in each of the designers' folders? but then keep it in a collab folder

[Valgal]

You can always just put the preview in the 2nd designer's folder. That way it gives you a heads-up, and you know where it's stored.

Duh. I never thought of doing it this way. You're a genius.

[neenee]

Duh. I never thought of doing it this way. You're a genius.

Ditto that! I love Heather's idea of putting them in a Designer Collab folder and then the preview in each participating Designer's folder!

Now to get that organizing done!!

[rach3975]

I organize SSD kits by DesignerName_KitName within the same big folder so that I can see everything at once but can still go straight to a designer's kits. Scoops are named Designer1'sName_Designer2'sName_Kit, with designer 1 being the one I buy from more often. Anything that has more than 2 designers I just label Collab_KitName.

Like Darcy, I put previews where I need a reminder. For example, I copy a holiday kit's preview to my holiday folder and for a kit that has good wordart I'd put a copy of the preview in my wordart folder. If I ever separate SSD designers into different folders (which is unlikely) I'd use previews to remind me about collabs.

[emmasmommy]

I have a separate folder aside from each designer's folder that is just for scoops... though, I'm not sure it's the most efficient... what about putting a preview of in each of the designers' folders? but then keep it in a collab folder

this is what i do as well.

[crecia27]

All of my SSD kits are in my SSD folder and alphabetically by the name of the kit. It's just way easier for me to do it that way otherwise I would be too picky and anal about what kit goes where.
This is what I do as well. Darcy's idea is brilliant!

[ColleenSwerb]

I have a "collabs" folder in my SSD folder. I do like the idea of adding the preview to each designers folder though, I might have to steal that idea :) Thanks Darcy!

[kscwgirl]

I have an SSD collabs folder.. collabs and store kits go there unless I ct for one of the designers and then it goes in my ct folder.

[MommaTrish]

I have a 2Scoops folder.

[joelsgirl]

I put the name of whichever designer I use more often first. All of my SSD kits are together in one pot except for La, Zoe & Dani. A collab with any of those girls goes in her folder.

[ScrapShabby]

When I download a kit, I rename it (the kit AND the preview) with the kit name, the store, and the designer name. If there are two designers, I put both names, if more, then I put "Collab" instead of the designer name.

ie: ALL THAT'S FUNKY Sweet Shoppe Traci Reed Meghan Mullens

If the designer changes stores, I can just go back and do a search for their name, then do a FIND and REPLACE to rename all their kits with the new store name.

Then I sort like this:

ALL PREVIEWS: A copy of all kit previews go in here, then I can sort by store name and/or designer.

PREVIEWS BY THEME: I also put a copy of all the previews in this folder by themes (birthday, holidays, kids play, etc.). Then I can sort them by store AND designer if I need to.

ALL KITS: Just that. All the actual kits go in here.

This way, if I need to use a kit by a certain store, I can sort that. Same with a designer. And, if I'm looking for a COLLAB, I can at least sort the preview folder by store, then collab, and find it.

This might be redundant, but I never have to search for anything for more than a few seconds.

[BrattyMeg]

I have just an SSD Collab folder with store collabs, scoops, QA, etcin there

[litabells]

I have a separate folder aside from each designer's folder that is just for scoops... though, I'm not sure it's the most efficient... what about putting a preview of in each of the designers' folders? but then keep it in a collab folder
Think I'll give this a go! Nice one Heather lol

[kristijoy]

I organize by designer unless it has more than one! I have another folder for '2 scoops' and another for collabs.

[Amber1279]

I have both a 2 Scoops and a Triple Dip folder! LOL

[Leila]

Alphabetically by designer last name unless it's for one of my teams. So, for example, if the kit is a KCB/La collab, it goes into Kristin's folder labeled thusly: Kit Name w La.