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Design

How the design team works: artwork, proofs, and the design board in EVO.

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Trainings in this department

Reviewing a proof on screen Coming soon

Preparing a Proof

How a proof gets made and sent to the customer for approval, and what happens when they approve or ask for changes.

A sign being printed Coming soon

Prepare a Job for Print

After approval: save the final files with the right suffixes (_PRINT, _CUT, _FINAL) into 03_Print_Ready, then set the handoff status: Print Files Ready or Outsource Files Ready.

Organized job files Coming soon

File Structure: The Sign Depot File System

Every order gets the same folders in Google Drive: 01_Design, 02_Proofs, 03_Print_Ready, 04_Outsource, and the same name in every system: INV#_CUSTOMER_Description. What the client sent goes in Client_Files; what we made goes in Assets.

Jobs on the board Coming soon

Jobs in SD-Orders

Design works jobs in SD-Orders (Asana). Change the Status and the task moves itself: never drag it. In Progress, Awaiting Approval, In Revision, Approved.

Customer artwork being prepared Coming soon

Artwork From Customers: What We Need

File types, resolution, and sizes we ask customers for, and what to do when what they send is not usable.

Inside EVO Coming soon

The Design Board in EVO

How design work is assigned and tracked on the EVO design board, and how statuses should move.

Writing job notes Coming soon

Writing Design Notes

The shop standard: instructions live in the line item's Notes tabs, in sentence case. Design Notes are for proof and artwork work.