Dropbox Design Guidelines

dropbox_guidelines.md

• Use a flat folder structure, organized by client name

  • No numbers, unicode dots or dashes in front of folder names
  • Never create empty directories

• If there are less than 10 total items (design assets, screenshots, etc) there should be no sub-directories

  • This rule also applies to nested sub-directories
  • Never create empty directories

• Files should follow a naming structure that's consistent from within a given client folder

  • We do not need to strive for consistency between clients
  • Source files (photoshop, ai, sketch) should always be included
  • Fonts and other embedded assets should also be included along side the source files

• Always put things in dropbox

  • Never stage files locally (do everything dropbox)
  • Never email files around (ok if sending to clients)
  • Never send "sharing" links from dropbox
  • Syncing (or selective syncing) is the only acceptable means of sharing things internally

• Keep it simple. There's always time to add complexity later

• In the event that a client needs to be shared multiple files:

  • Create a folder for the client in Design-Clients
  • Use "sharing" links to distribute these files to clients
  • Never do new work in the client-facing directory