Here I want to upload tools to create and better manage projects. The intial idea is to automate project folder creation, and to make naming conventions consistent across projects.
From my research into folder management conventions, I've resulted in a concise approach that allows for flexibility to address projects of different natures. Here I'll explain my convention:
Parent directory: .\Projects | A place to house all projects, Research, Creative, or Other projects (soon to come, there will be different layouts depending on which opition you choose).
Subdirectories: \01_Admin | Where you can store briefing documents, contracts, proposals, budgets, and any other components associated with the administration of the project. \02_Research | For research materials, relevant literature, comparable or appropriate methodologies, moodboards, etc. \03_Work | A folder for all active components that convert materials into outputs, this includes data, program scripts, and drafted materials. \04_Outputs | A folder for deliverable items or outputs of the project, i.e., the final elements, reports, and publishable content.
- Create a "Projects" folder in which ever directory you prefer, i.e., C:\Users\Minch\Projects
- Download and move createProjects.bat file and which ever program templates you are interested in (e.g., rTemplate.bat) to "Projects" directory
- Click to operate the createProjects.bat file and follow the cmd prompts NOTE: the files you pasted in "Projects" will be moved to a new directory .\Projects.projectsAdmin. In the future, you can run the createProjects.bat from there with no difference in operation.
- Use createProjects.bat to set up project folder structure
- Navigate to .\Projects%folderName%\03_Work and click to operate the rTemplate.bat file.