The Über-Droplet: Tidy Your Work Folders

Note: This extremely simple mini-tutorial was written for Adobe CS3. Hopefully CS4 handles everything the same way.

I personally have an intense fear of two things: a) losing image data and b) having disorganized folders. I always keep hi-res versions of any image separate from the final comp, and I most definitely always keep my .psd finals. However, for any web graphic, you also will need the flat jpeg version. However, if you use this technique, you’ll keep your work folders clear of those redundant jpegs.

I’m sure everyone has some form of coping mechanism for the .psd/.jpeg glut, but for what it’s worth, here’s mine. It’s possibly the simplest tutorial ever, but I hope it helps you out.